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