Description
Pack of four greetings cards with envelopes.
Each card has a cream border and is 210 mm x 150 mm (approx 8.25 in x 6 in).
On the inside cover of each card is inscribed the poem, ‘The Diver’:
“In the currents deep of the oceans cold
The diver is seeking a treasure of gold.
Risking his life for the spoils of the wrecks
Taking rich reward from between their decks
Facing the perils and monsters that must be
Walking alone, walking alone in the depths of the sea.”
The right hand page is blank for your own personal message.
Card 1: The Diver’s Christmas, c.1903.
Card 2: The Antarctic Expedition vessel, Discovery, being examined for a leak at Cape Town
Card 3: Diving Machines, c.1820
Card 4: Diving for important papers from a sunken yacht