This vintage page includes a guide for drawing an elephant and instructions for A Jumbo Party which essentially is a game of pin the trunk on the elephant while blindfolded. Also on this page is a poem titled, Counting the Raindrops. The page is from the January 1890 issue of the American Agriculturist magazine. Here is a […]
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In this fun vintage image by Charles Twelvetrees, a young boy is using a watering pail to pour water over his puppy. The caption below the image is, “This Makes Flowers Grow -So Of Course It Will Make Puppies Grow” The image is part of a collection of Twelvetrees’ illustrations titled, “One of His Quiet Hours” from the October 1917 issue […]
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This vintage image includes a large, beautifully designed aquarium and an elegant statue/fountain in the center of a lovely conservatory. Flowered vines cover a trellis that has been constructed inside the glass walls of the room. The image is from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume III, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge. Related posts: Vintage […]
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This lovely ornate vintage frame includes plenty of fancy swirls. It’s from Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms, by Thos. E. Hill, 1886. Click on image to enlarge (actual size is much larger than reflected in this preview). Related posts: Ornate Vintage Frame ~ Free Clip Art Free Vintage Image ~ Ornate Swirly Frame Clip Art Free […]
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This lovely vintage embroidery pattern of swirly flowers and leaves is from the May 1900 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge. Related posts: Free Vintage Clipart ~ Flowers Leaves Swirls Pattern FREE Digital Image ~ Pattern Check 1899 Free Digital Image ~ Red Floral Frame
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This vintage advertisement for a Keating Bicycle For 1899 is from the Christmas 1898 issue of Harper’s magazine. Click on image to enlarge. Related posts: Free Vintage Image ~ Crescent Bicycle Advertisement and Clip Art Free Digital Image ~ Vintage Mead Bicycle Ad 1919 Free Digital Image ~ Man with Bicycle 1919
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Here is a fun silhouette of a large family out for a stroll. The two girls in the back of the lineup are on rollerskates, the toddler is riding a small bike, the parents are pushing a baby carriage and the boy in front is running so fast that his hat has just blown off […]
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I’m sure this cute little boy is having a ton of fun painting the wall! The name of the article this sweet image is part of, in the March 1918 issue of Pictorial Review, is titled How Colors Affect Us. Click on image to enlarge. Related posts: Free Vintage Clipart ~ Family Stroll Silhouette Free Vintage Image […]
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This gorgeous vintage Birthday Greetings postcard took me a couple hours to restore but I think the end result was worth the effort (my goal was to clean it up but maintain an overalll vintage feel). This is one of my favorite vintage postcards. I know I say that often but it’s true every time! This […]
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This vintage Buttermilk Toilet Soap advertisement is from Harper’s magazine published in 1896. Click on image to enlarge. Related posts: Free Vintage Image ~ Madam Rowley’s Toilet Mask Advertisement Sterling Silver Hair Brush Antique Advertisement Free Vintage Fairy Soap Ad
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