Here is a vintage engraving of the fruit and leaves of Quercus Suber, or the Cork Oak tree. The beautiful botanical image is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Here is a black and white clipart version of the acorn and leaves. Click on images to enlarge.
Archives for July 31, 2014
Enamel on Steel Kettle ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a catalogue listing for a vintage enamelled-on-steel kettle. The cost for the 4 quart size kettle was $1.35; the 5 quart size cost $1.58. The ad is from the 1897-8 H. O’neill & Co. catalogue. Here is a black and white clipart version of the kettle. Click on images to enlarge.
Boats of Various Climes ~ Free Vintage Image
Here is a vintage book plate titled Boats of Various Climes. The page includes illustrations of: a Chinese Junk, Indian Canoe, Dutch Fishing-Boat, Esquimaux Kayak, Dory, Modern Yacht, Catamaran, English Fishing-Boat, Motor Boat, Haida Indian Canoe, Thames Range, Venetian Gondola, and a Mediterranean Felucca. The art is by F. E. Wright. The page is from a dictionary in…
