As a candle gutters low and a wooden pull-horse waits patiently on the floor, a curly-haired child in pink striped pyjamas stretches on tiptoe atop a red stool to push the clock hands toward midnight — a gem of Edwardian chromolithographic embossing that practically leaps off the card in tactile relief, the holly-wreath clock face shimmering in red, gold, and deep green. Painted by artist S. Garre and copyrighted 1909, this New Year greeting card is a fine example of the sentimental genre imagery that made the pre-WWI postcard golden age so beloved by collectors: childhood innocence, the turning year, candlelight, and a beloved toy all compressed into a 3½×5½-inch lithographed masterpiece. The clock shows approximately 11:58 — two minutes to the New Year — a charming narrative detail that rewarded the careful observer.