colour printed pop up birthday card with an illustration of a young boy in a top hat knocking at a front door. He is laden with flowers and gifts, printed in Great Britain, a Mason's Alpha series, 1961. Given to Jennifer Leaver (nee Davies) on her fifth birthday.

Colour printed birthday card. Image on front depicts a boy in a top hat, red jacket and grey striped trousers. He is knocking on a door which is surrounded by red flowers. He holds a bouquet of blue flowers, and there are two boxes at his feet against which a cane rests. There is a gold foil '5' in the top right hand corner. Inside there is a pop-up picture of a girl sweeping, there is a table of cakes to the right of her and a vase of flowers to the left, and a clock on the wall. A greeting is printed inside the card, and there is a handwritten greeting on the back.

Given by Jennifer Leaver

One of 269 cards donated by Jennifer Leaver (née Davies) that have been given to her on her birthdays from 1-18 from family and friends.

Jennifer Leaver has kept every single birthday card she ever received and she has given the Museum the first eighteen years worth. Jennifer was born in the mid 1950s and the collection provides a snapshot of the changing designs of cards during this period of change and development in the history of childhood. It is fascinating to observe different trends dependent on the age Jennifer was in each particular year. The cards demonstrate the interests of a girl growing up at this time, from cute and cuddly animals to parties and music.

B.406-2010