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Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 42: Love Tokens, Both Endearing and Weird
The history of engraved love tokens and questionable choices in mailed valentines.
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Stealing hearts and defacing coins!Curiosity Shop Show Notes:
Here are links to the sources and resources we used while researching this episode:
Links to research materials:
Love Tokens:
- Love Tokens: A Surprising History: https://greatsoutherncoins.com/blogs/news/love-tokens-a-surprising-history
- Darling, Can You Spare a Dime? How Victorians Fell in Love With Pocket Change: https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/how-victorians-fell-in-love-with-pocket-change/
- Love Token Coins Are Bittersweet Reminders of What Life Was Like in the Old Days: https://dustyoldthing.com/antique-love-token-coins/
- What Are Love Tokens? http://lovetokensociety.com/history/love-tokens/
Questionable Valentines:
- Beef Heart Story https://www.kgw.com/article/news/beef-heart-delivered-to-wrong-portland-house/283-73231477
- Real World London https://decider.com/2015/07/04/today-in-tv-history-mtv-the-real-world-london/
- Ranch of Horror News Article https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/turlock/ranch-of-horror-creepy-clown-valentines-gram/103-e3a049e7-e0c6-405a-935c-fcc22e28623f
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