Here is a vintage engraving of a basket of pretty shell flowers. The image is from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume III, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge.
Archives for August 1, 2014
Historical Map of Australia ~ Free Vintage Image
Here is a beautiful old map of Australia. New Zealand and Tasmania are also included on the map. This is a C. S. Hammond map that was printed in one of a two-volume set of dictionaries in my collection that was published in 1906. Click on image to enlarge.
Rubber Stamp Outfit
Here is a vintage catalog listing for a rubber stamp outfit. The set contained letters, figures, signs, inking pad, bottle of ink, guide strip and spacer. The price for the kit was $1.50 for letters 7/8” high and $3.50 for letters 1 1/2” high. The ad is is from the Northern School Supply Company Catalog, published in…
Ladies’ Victorian Promenade Gown ~ Free Vintage Image
This lovely Victorian fashion plate includes a front view and a back view of ladies modelling beautiful Promenade Gowns. The feature lady in the foreground is daintily walking her well-groomed black poodle. The illustration is from the April 1900 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
