This pretty Easter postcard, by vintage artist Ellen Clapsaddle, features an open hat box that has been set on its lid and is tilted to the side. Beautiful purple flowers spill from the box. The message on the postcard is “Good Wishes for Easter”. For additional creative options, here is a version of the postcard […]
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Here are two beautiful vintage clip art images of floral arrangements. They are named “Exhibition” (top image) and “Rosa Fountain” (bottom image). The images are from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume II, circa 1869. Click on images to enlarge. Related posts: Victorian Baby Bassinet ~ Free Clip Art Vintage Horse Covert Hack ~ Free Clip Art Rooster […]
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This vintage advertisement for Henderson’s New Early Pea “Prosperity” includes an image of a man picking beautifully ripened garden peas. His wooden basket is full and the vines still hold an abundance of peas. Large illustrations of individual peas are in the foreground of the image. The page is from the Peter Henderson & Co. Everything for […]
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Here is a vintage black and white clip art image of a sleek, elegant horse. The breed of this horse is covert hack. The image is from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume II, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge. Related posts: Rooster Hen Dorkings ~ Free Vintage Clip Art Victorian Baby Bassinet ~ Free Clip Art […]
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This lovely vintage postcard features an image of a lady in a copper colored dress seated on a rock ledge in a garden. She is framed by rose branches and several doves. One of the birds is resting on the lady’s right hand, one is resting on her left shoulder and one bird is delivering […]
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Here is a shabby, grungy, aged, stained, wrinkled texture paper. It’s an endpaper from one of my volumes of Cassell’s Household Guide, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge. Related posts: Grungy Aged Endpaper ~ Free Digital Image Free Vintage Images ~ Grungy Aged Endpapers Free Vintage Image ~ Aged Patterned Endpaper
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In this beautiful old image, a graceful swan, a contented-looking duck and 3 adorable little ducklings are all swimming peacefully in the water of a pond at the farm. The image is from an antique children’s storybook titled Visit to the Farm by Koerner & Hayes, 1896. Here is a black and white clipart version of the image. […]
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This aged page, from a vintage dictionary published in 1922, includes the words: mosaic, moth, mother, motor car, motorcycle and motorman. Click on image to enlarge. Related posts: Free Vintage Dictionary Page Graphic: Hoop, Hope, Hopeful, Hopscotch Free Vintage Dictionary Page Graphic: Lotus, Lounge, Lovable, Love Vintage Dictionary Page: Breath, Breathe, Breeches, Breeze, Bric-a-Brac ~ […]
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This old magazine advertisement features a Williams Typewriter. The ad boasts that the first and fourth place winners for speed, at an 1896 annual typing competition, used a Williams Typewriter. All the leading typewriters were used. First, second and third prizes for best work were also won on the Williams Typewriter. Here is a black and white clip […]
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Here is a lovely formal dinner table prepared for twelve people. The table is set with cutlery, glassware, stacks of plates on each end, serving dishes and platters of desserts. Decorations on the table include arrangements of pink flowers and tall lamps with small yellow shades. This vintage image is from Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management, […]
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