"Retro-futuristic cards (Year 2000)" Topic
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Tango01  | 10 Oct 2021 9:03 p.m. PST |
"Retro-futuristic cards were a popular inclusion for chocolates in Europe. The following set was produced by Stollwerck Chocolade, a German chocolatier founded in 1839. Of course, for as popular as retro-futuristic topics were, they were a drop in the bucket of the overall production of these advertising collectables. Stollwerck produced some 5,000 different six-card sets…"
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| jdpintex | 11 Oct 2021 7:20 a.m. PST |
Not to bad for 1839. They predicted flight, albeit individual wings versus planes/helicopters. But not bad for the time period. The cityscape is pretty much right on, although not as crowded as modern cities. But all of the concepts can be seen individually in any modern city. They got the horseless carriage right. Also looks like there is an EV charging station to the left. All that and a box of chocolates. Winner Winner!!!! |
| DyeHard | 11 Oct 2021 11:23 a.m. PST |
The company might have been around in 1839, but the art is from 1889. Otherwise, one would have to suspect time travel. |
 javelin98 | 11 Oct 2021 12:02 p.m. PST |
Electric vehicles were early competitors of gas-powered cars. New York City had a fleet of electric taxi cabs from 1900 to about 1912. |
| Tango01 | 11 Oct 2021 3:25 p.m. PST |
Happy you like it my friend….
Armand
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| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 12 Oct 2021 1:10 p.m. PST |
Good prediction that people are still eating chocoloate in the 21st century. Love the pictures. |
| Zephyr1 | 12 Oct 2021 2:44 p.m. PST |
" Also looks like there is an EV charging station to the left." Looks more like a Stollwerck vending machine to me… ;-) |
| Tango01 | 12 Oct 2021 4:02 p.m. PST |
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