| Absinthe Postcards I |
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| Some unusual and interesting postcards and advertising chromos. Click on the images to see enlarged versions. |
| Absinthe Gempp-Pernod, from a design by Victor Leydet. |
| Absinthe Cats: Un Bon Pernod! |
| Click on the thumbnail to read the back of the card - an explanation of the merits of the "Absinthe Oxygénée" process. |
| La Buveuse d'Absinthe Click on the image to enlarge. |
| Publicity card for Absinthe Cressonnée, a popular brand flavoured with watercress. |
| "Mais oui, ma chère, il est de très bon ton aujourd'hui, de prendre une "Oxygénée Cusenier", mon docteur me l'a dit." |
| Advertising postcard promoting the health benefits of Cusenier's Absinthe Oxygénée. |
| An April Fool's joke: "L’apéritif amer qu’au café tu vas boire Des plus riches couleurs a dècoré la poire" |
"Pour la fair il faut mainte peine
C'est plus malin qu'on ne le croit,
L'absinthe est une souveraine
Qu'il faut traiter comme il se doit."
C'est plus malin qu'on ne le croit,
L'absinthe est une souveraine
Qu'il faut traiter comme il se doit."
Absinthe Bourgeois #3 and #4
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Leisure hours in the colonies...
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A balloon flight at the Colonial Exposiiton in Marseille advertising
Absinthe Rivoire, a brand identified with French North Africa.
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Absinthe Rivoire, a brand identified with French North Africa.
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Above: Aperitifs in the Congo.
Below: Absinthe Rivoire in Casablanca.
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Below: Absinthe Rivoire in Casablanca.
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