This delicious looking loaf of homemade raisin bread is cooling on a round, flat, decorated stone. Half of the loaf has been sliced; half remains unsliced. The image is from Balanced Daily Diet, a small cookbook by Janet McKenzie Hill, 1921. Click on image to enlarge.
Archives for November 19, 2013
Free Vintage Sleigh Engraving
This beautiful sleigh engraving is from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. The description from the catalogue is: “The SLEIGH, from which the engraving underneath is copied, is an American production, manufactured by MESSRS. J. GOOLD & Co., of Albany, U.S. It is a double-bodied carriage, of excellent workmanship, to…
Retro Girl and Doll Christmas Card
This retro Christmas greeting card, from the early 1950s, includes an adorable image of a cute little girl and her sweet dolly sharing a cuddle. The girl is sitting on a short red stool in front of a Christmas tree. The message on the front of the card is: Merry Christmas to you. Here is…