Scrap Reliefs Collection
The word scrap is often used to describe a piece of paper, usually small, printed in colour and sometimes embossed and diecut. In Victorian times these scraps or cut-outs were an integral part of various pastimes for both adults and children, and they remain popular in many parts of the world. Meanwhile, the original Victorian scraps have become vivid emblems of the decorative and sentimental preoccupations of their era. Scraps first appeared at the beginning of the 19th century in the form of simple black-and-white engravings, often later tinted by hand. By the 1820s scraps had become more elaborate and were sometimes embossed a process by which a die was stamped into the reverse side of the paper, giving the front a raised threedimensional appearance. Within a decade, both the printing and embossing processes were automated and volume increased. Many of the best-quality scraps of the period were produced in Germany, where bakers and confectioners used small scrap reliefs to decorate cakes and biscuits for special occasions such as christenings, weddings, Christmas and Easter. In 1837, the first year of Queen Victoria s reign, came the invention of the colour printing process known as chromolithography, and scrap manufacturers were quick to apply the new technology to their products. Now brightly coloured and embossed, scraps were sold in sheets with the relief stamped out to the approximate shape of the image. These pre-cut scraps were connected by small strips of paper to keep them in place, and became known as scrap reliefs. The laborious task of cutting out small pictures was thus removed, and sales of scraps began to increase significantly. Collections of scraps were pasted into specially produced albums, together with other decorated paper items such as calling cards, food wrappers and pictures from magazines and catalogues. Scrap collectors would fill the pages of their albums with pictures grouped in themes. Often the pictures would be supplemented by personal notes, lines of poetry or dedications from friends and relatives. The Victorians delighted in romanticism and sentimentality. Sought-after subjects for scraps included angelic-looking children, fashionably dressed ladies, birds, butterflies, pets, angels and fans. Also popular were military and naval themes and scraps depicting Victorian pastimes such as the circus and outings to the seaside. Before long, scraps were being pasted into autograph books, diaries and friendship cards, and they were also used to create the most unashamedly romantic Valentines. These cards were often composed from an extravagant array of diverse materials such as paper lace, embossed gold foil, ribbons, lace, fresh flowers and feathers with the scraps as the main focal point. Contents Standard Series 16x24cm p 01 Golden Series 23x31cm p 17 Serendipity Series 23x31cm p 25 Foil-blocked Series 16x24cm p 27
Standard Series 754-766 778 782 786 787-788 811 797-854 823-824 847 849 850-851 01
Standard Series 852 855 859-860 858 865 872-873 874 905 919-920 02 966 970 971-972
Standard Series 1203-1210 1223-1307 1266 1277 1290-1306 1413-1303 1414-1302 1421-1431 1422-1311 03
Standard Series 1423 1430-1310 1481 1433-1301 1464-1465 1468-1469 1484-1485 04 1486-1489 1487-1488
Standard Series 1511-1512 1525-1526 1531-1532 1533-1534 1536-1537 1490 1591 1539-1540 1541-1542 05
Standard Series 1544-1545 1546-1547 1548-1549 1550-1551 1554-1555 1562-1563 06 1567-1568 1569-1570
Standard Series 1571-1572 1573-1574 1579-1580 1584-1585 1589-1590 1593-1594 1610-1611 1608 1612 07
Standard Series 1614-1662 1629-1630 1638-1639 1648 1650 1710 1713 1665-1666 08 1715 1716 1724-1725
Standard Series 1726-1727 1743-1744 1745-1746 1757 1761 1762 1763 1767 1768 1773 1774 1775 1776 09
Standard Series 1777 1778 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 10 1791-1792 1793-1794
Standard Series 1803 1805 1807 1808 1815 1816 1817-1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1839-1840 1843-1844 11
Standard Series 1853 1854 1855-1856 1887 1888 1889 1890 1892-1893 1898 1899 12 1900 1901 1906 1907
Standard Series 1918 1919 1927 1932 1933 1936 1937 1956 1957 1958 1960-1961 1959 1964 1965 1982 13
Standard Series 1970-1971 1972-1973 1976-1977 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989-1990 14 2009-2010 2011 2012
Standard Series 1987 2040 2013-2014 2015-2016 2041 2042 2055-2056 2057-2058 2059 2060 2062 2095 15
Standard Series 2096 2097-2098 2099 2100 2101-2102 2103 Discover our unique doll collection! 2104 16 to request a catalogue call us on +44 (0)1954 718444 or email info@mamelokpapercraft.co.uk
Golden Series A13-A14 A15-A16 A17-A18 A19-A20 A25-A26 A27-A28 A29-A30 A34-A35 17
Golden Series A39-A40 A41-A42 A51-A52 A53-A54 A55-A56 A57-A58 18 A59-A60 A63-A64
Golden Series A65-A66 A67-A68 A70-A71 A72-A73 A76-A77 A78-A79 A87 A89-A90 19
Golden Series A91-A92 A93-A94 A97-A98 A99-A100 A103-A104 A107-A108 20 A109-A110 A111-A112
Golden Series A113-A114 A119-A120 A121-A122 A123-A124 A125-A126 A127-A128 A129-A130 A133-A134 21
Golden Series A135-A136 A137-A138 A141-A142 A143-A144 A145-A146 A147-A148 22 A149-A150 A151-A152
Golden Series A153-A154 A157-A158 A159-A160 A161-A162 A163-A164 A165-A166 A167-A168 A169-A170 23
Golden Series A171-A172 A173-A174 A175-A176 A177-A178 A179-A180 24
Serendipity Series C5009-C5010 C5011-C5012 C5013-C5014 C5015-C5016 C5017-C5018 C5019-C5020 C5021-C5022 C5023-C5024 25
Serendipity Series C5025-C5026 C5027-C5028 C5029-C5030 C5031-C5032 C5033-C5034 C5035-C5036 26 C5037-C5038 C5039-C5040
Foil-blocked Series F3001 F3002 F3003 F3004 F3005 F3006 F3007 F3008 F3009 F3010 F3011 F3012 F3013 F3014 F3015 F3016 27
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