Wednesday, March 27, 2013

"Tap'er Light!"


What does "tap'er light" mean? It literally means, "take it easy," or "be careful and have a good day." It comes from the practice of setting explosives in the mines; they had to pack in certain types of explosive charges by carefully tapping them in with a hammer. Hit the charge too hard, or miss and strike a spark off of rock, and ka-BOOM!  This cards is postmarked 1945




1 comment:

  1. What a great postcard. I'm glad you explained "tap'er light", because I never would have figured it out!

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