Elephant and Castle Used On Coat Of Arms Or Family Crest 1920s Ad Card

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Elephant and Castle Used On Coat Of Arms Or Family Crest 1920s Ad Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY  3 1/8 '' x 2 3/8 ''  or  8.0 cm. x 6.5 cm.
ORIGINAL 1920s TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
ELEPHANT AND CASTLE SYMBOL USED ON COAT OF ARMS OR FAMILY CREST
From the days of Alexander the Great until  the abolition of the elephant gun teams a
few  years ago, the elephant has been a prominent  feature in Eastern warfare. The
Crusaders brought back the knowledge of the elephant with its howdah full of fighting
men, and that is the origin of the familiar elephant and castle of heraldry. The fact that
various families adopted it as their crest, and that it was the crest of the Cutlers' Livery
Company, accounts for its familiarity as a public-house sign. The arms shewn are those
Of the town of Coventry, although it is not easy to guess what may be the connection
between the town and its emblem.
HERALDIC SYMBOLOGY
Meaning of Medieval Heraldic Symbols Charges and Shield Divisions
The principal element and most important part of a heraldic achievement are shields,
shields in heraldic language are called escutcheon.
Complete surface of the shield is described as field, it can be plain, it can represent
a single tincture or multiple sections of differed tinctures divided
by various lines of partition. The shield contains the field
where on are represented the charges and figures that form a Coat of Arms.
ON THE BACK OF THE CARD IS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT
THE CARD SIZE IS APPROX. 3 1/8'' X 2 3/8"
NOTE:
THE IMAGES ABOVE ARE LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
SEE IMAGES ABOVE WITH THE RULER AS A SCALE!
THE CARD IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
IT IS NOT PERFECT
THE FRONTS AND BACKS MAY HAVE:
PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS
SEE IMAGES ABOVE!
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WE COMBINE SHIPPING
BUY 1 TO 4 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND THE TOTAL TO SHIP IS
BUY 5 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND SHIPPING IS FREE
NOTE:
ON LARGER INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WE MAY REQUIRE REGISTERED
MAIL AND WILL SPLIT THE COST WITH THE BUYER.
INQUIRE IF CONCERNED!