This vintage image shows a woman ironing her clothes the old fashioned way. Before electricity, sadirons were commonly used for the job. The iron would have to be heated on a wood or coal burning stove until it was hot enough to take creases out of the clothing. Here is a black and white clip…
Archives for July 9, 2014
Circus Acrobat Vintage Clip Art
Here is a sketch of a vintage circus acrobat doing a one-handed handstand on the upper back edge of a chair. This is the fifth in a series of eight vintage circus images that I’ll be posting from the November 1891 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Steadmans Lessons in Writing Booklet Cover
Here is an aged front cover of a Steadmans’ Graded Lessons in Writing booklet that was published by the American Book Company in the early 1900s. This booklet was printed for students to practice penmanship skills. Click on image to enlarge.
Flowering Strawberry Plant ~ Free Vintage Image
Here is a beautiful flowering strawberry plant, showing numerous short stamens. The image is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
