letter to Santa written in 1911

[mugley]

This letter to Santa was written in 1911, and stashed in the chimney of a house in Dublin, from which it was recovered in 1992 by the house's current occupant, John Byrne. The letter, written by "A or H Howard" (a brother-sister team) survived remarkably well, and is very lovely.

“I want a baby doll and a waterproof with a hood and a pair of gloves and a toffee apple and a gold penny and a silver sixpence and a long toffee.”

Dear Santa Letter sent 100 years ago found up chimney

[cerina]

Isn't that delightful. It just shows how childrens wishes have changed in the past century.