Vintage Swedish New Year Card with Gnomes on Bicycle Tricycle

A gold tricycle-sidecar contraption, a giant domino tile strapped to the back like cursed luggage, and two gnomes — one bald, white-bearded, and pedaling with manic energy in a red jacket and green tights, the other smugly pipe-smoking in a pointy grey hat from the comfort of a sidecar — suggest this is not your typical New Year greeting. The pipe-smoker has one finger raised as if about to make an extremely important point that absolutely no one asked for, while a mysterious bag with a red dot sits at his feet like evidence from a crime scene. 'Godt Nytt År!' reads the caption — Norwegian/Danish for 'Happy New Year' — which is exactly what Elvira, who handwrote her name below, apparently thought was the appropriate vibe for ringing in another year: unhinged gnome transportation and domino-based chaos.