The first commercial Christmas cards were commissioned by Sir Henry Cole in London in 1843.
The first commercial Christmas card was made in 1843
The first Christmas cards were commissioned by Sir Henry Cole. Illustrations were done by John Callcott Horsley in 1843. Although there was some controversy over the scene depicted in the card (the family was shown drinking), Cole saw this as a moneymaking idea. He introduced the â??penny postâ?? three years later, selling the cards for a shilling each.
Remington Rand Corporation produced the first commercial computer, the UNIVAC, in 1951.
It was produced in 1817 in England.
Tom Smith invented and producted the first Christmas Cracker in 1847.
The first commercial Christmas card is believed to have been designed and printed in London, England in 1843. The cards were used to encourage people to use the new British postal system. John Horsley designed the card after the Dickens story.
In London. It was written in 1843 and released during that Christmas season.
Sir Henry Cole commissioned the first Christmas card in London in 1843.
John Horsely made the first Christmas card in London, England, in the year 1843.
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