Yes, now I do remember that it was cheaper to mail them unsealed. And I think I do vaguely remember twice a day delivery. My Greek Gramps was an ice cream man, too--it was one of the many things he did to survive during the Depression in Racine. In addition to having a bar and an ice cream route, I think he also helped run a candy shop with his brother-in-law at one point. Liz Heffren wrote: > Yes, and the cards weren't sealed because then the postage was cheaper!! > > The good ol' days. Mail twice a day right to your door, the milk chute near > the back door where the milkman deposited your order (and froze in > winter) -- oh, and the milk trucks pulled by horses during World War II. > The iceman and the coal men. The produce trucks, the bakery trucks, Charlie > the popcorn man, the summer ice cream man with his bells. And during the > 30's and the depression when I was quite young, a boy with a cart pulled by > a goat came by. He would give neighborhood kids a ride for a few cents each > to earn money. Still have the picture of my brother and I on that cart! > > Great memories. Too bad things have changed so very much!! > > Liz > >