Here is a vintage advertisement for Crab-Apple Blossoms, a perfume that was manufactured by the Crown Perfumery Co. The ad includes an illustration of a beautiful perfume bottle with a crown shaped lid. The ad is from a back page of advertising in Mrs. Beeton’s Household Management, circa 1888. Here is a black and white…
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Wild Wallflower ~ Free Vintage Illustration
Here is a beautiful vintage illustration of a Wild Wallflower. The scientific name for this lovely flower is Cheiranthus cheiri. The illustration is from a recent addition to my collection, a book titled Wayside and Woodland Blossoms by Edward Step, F.L.S., 1909. Click on image to enlarge.