Mutoscope Numerology Vending Machine Cards

The Mutoscope Company was founded in 1895

By 1925, Mutoscope had entered the vending machine business. Card vendors came in many styles and there were varied lines of card sets. Most were about the size of a postcard, and were printed on fairly think chipboard, usually in only one or two colours of ink. Although early sets are blank on the back, those from the late 1930s and the era of the Second World War usually have a printed postcard back.

the buyer got a mildly risque joke and matching cartoon, plus a set of lucky numbers to bet, framed in a border of talismanic charms

My collection of Mutoscope Numerology cards is not yet complete. If the set is like most, it contains 32 cards, of which i have 26. I will be adding more cards here as i find them, until the set is complete.

1-15-823 [Not shown here yet]: A girl can be a little dear or a little bare.

1-23-983 [Not shown here yet]: A woman "up in the air' harping about something isn't always an anngel.

1-65-982: The only way a farmer can keep his sons on the farm is to move to the city.

1-88-801: There's no fool like an old fool -- he's had mre practice.

2-40-701: If you want to marry a fortune, go widow-shopping.

2-48-924: Best way to fight a woman is with your hat -- grab it and run.

3-54-236: There's more in a grapefruit than meets the eye.

3-57-453: The good die young, and the bad die for various reasons.

3-95-623 [not shown here]: A woman belives [sic] the only way to hold a man is down.

4-98-238: A husband doesn't mind if his wife comes from a fine old family, as long as she doesn't bring them with her.

5-23-792 [not shown here]: Some give happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

5-28-531 [not shown here] Love makes time pass, and time makes love pass.

5-81-227: A friend in need is a friend to keep away from.