Puck Christmas, 1894
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Puck Christmas, 1894
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Science Source
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Entitled "Puck x-mas, 1894" chromolithograph showing two young women ice skating and towing a sleigh in which Puck is riding, holding a Christmas tree. Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoons, caricatures and political satire of the issues of the day. It was published from 1871 until 1918. It was the first magazine to carry illustrated advertising and the first to successfully adopt full-color lithography printing for a weekly publication. In English folklore, Puck is a mischievous nature sprite, demon, or fairy. A Christmas tree is a decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer such as spruce, pine, or fir associated with the celebration of Christmas. The tree was traditionally decorated with edibles such as apples, nuts, or other foods. In the 18th century, it began to be illuminated by candles which were ultimately replaced by Christmas lights after the advent of electrification. Illustrated by Frank Marion Hutchins for Puck and published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, December 5, 1894.
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