Source: ‘Im Kino’ series of chocolate cards, dated c.1916, from the Nicholas Hiley collection Comments: Gartmann was, and still is, a German chocolate manufacturer, based in Hamburg. These cards were given out with chocolate from vending machines. The series depicts … Continue reading →
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