| Scrapbooking can frequently be viewed as a | | | | scrapbooker. His albums included news clippings, |
| woman's hobby. There are however, many instances | | | | drawings, and dried leaves. Men in the eighteenth |
| throughout the long history of this popular craft | | | | century helped to produce "Dutch Gilt" or "Dutch |
| where men have played significant roles in developing | | | | Flowered Papers" (lithography or stenciling in Holland |
| the art that is loved by millions of hobbyists today. | | | | or Germany) using wood, metal, or blocks. Originally |
| Unfortunately, the pull for men in scrapbooking was | | | | intended to line cupboards, these patterns quickly |
| often the money, while there is plenty of evidence | | | | became a favorite in the scrapbooks of the day.- In |
| that some of them truly did enjoy scrapbooking as a | | | | the 1870's companies began mass producing |
| hobby. Here are some of the finer achievements of | | | | embossed paper for use in scrapbooking albums.- |
| men in scrapbooking history.- In the mid 1800's, | | | | While stickers, iron-on letters, buttons, rubber |
| London based "W. H. Rock" began producing leather | | | | stamps, and metal accents are used today in |
| albums with pre-printed pages of flowers and birds. | | | | scrapbooking, the Prang Company developed "album |
| These albums became popular for scrapbooking | | | | cards" for use in scrapbooks of the nineteenth |
| hobbyists.- In 1857, the production of "carte-de-vista" | | | | century. These sets of ten cards were pictures of |
| albums, containing photograph pockets, became | | | | birds, flowers, or landscapes to be used in |
| popular.- Mark Twain, best known for Tom Sawyer | | | | scrapbooks.- Most nineteenth century scrapbooks |
| and Huckleberry Finn invented "Mark Twain's | | | | have "calling cards" in them. These decorated cards |
| Adhesive Scrapbook" with pre-pasted pages. This | | | | were left by guests at the host's home. They |
| idea was one of his most loved business adventures, | | | | eventually made their way into many scrapbooks |
| possibly because it earned him over $50,000. Don't be | | | | because of the fond memories of wonderful parties |
| too easily fooled, however, because Mark Twain | | | | and dances, not just by women, but, as you have |
| enjoyed scrapbooking so much that he devoted his | | | | already guessed, by men.Kathy Williams loves |
| Sunday afternoon to keeping his scrapbooking albums | | | | scrapbooking and |
| up to date.- Thomas Jefferson was an addicted | | | | rubber stamping. |