Ephemera - Dance card, Metropolitan Fire Brigade (Permanent Staff) Third Annual Ball

Historical information

Dance cards became popular in the Victoria era. They were often worn looped around the wrist and had a pencil attached. This card was worn by a man, as indicated by the female names written against the dances.

Physical description

Green coloured retangular shaped card, edged in gold, printed in black, with corner hole punched. Dance programme on the back. Names inserted in pencil.

Inscriptions & markings

Names inserted in handwritten pencil.

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