One of the highlights of spring for me is an antique show and sale that comes to our city each year. It’s held in a large venue and there are hundreds of tables – all displaying an abundance of antiques, most of which are also for sale. This year the event was held on the…
Vintage French Seed Packet Flower Labels
Here are two vintage French flower seed labels. The first label is titled Coreopsis Elegant Varie. Coreopsis is a flower of the daisy family. The second label is titled Myosotis des Alpes Varie. The flowers are forget-me-nots. These types of vintage seed labels would have been pasted on a seed packet or jar of seeds…
Illustrated Spring Poem Vintage Clip Art
This vintage poetry book page features two short poems and an illustration of a cluster of blue flowers framing a scenic view. A bumblebee is flying toward the flowers. One of the poems on the page is about spring. Here is larger, cleaner version of the image from the page. I scanned the original page…
European Wren Clip Art
This vintage illustration features an adorable European Wren perched on the side of its nest that is built on a tree branch. Here is a black and white clip art version of the bird. I scanned the original image from a book in my collection titled The Animal Kingdom Illustrated by S. G. Goodrich. The…
Our Darlings Vintage Book Cover
This vintage book cover features a lovely illustration of two young girls, dressed in matching pale green dresses, in the woods. The older girl has pulled down a branch of berries for the younger girl to pick from. There is a grouping of pretty, colorful leaves in the foreground. I scanned the original image from…
Vintage Easter Lilies and Cross
This vintage Easter postcard features an illustration of a green branch of white lilies over a white floral cross. The lilies and cross are on a silver colored background. Wishing you a blessed and happy Easter! Julie
Free Vintage Butterfly Illustration
This vintage book page features an illustration of one small butterfly in flight. The butterfly is surrounded by white space on the page. Here is a black and white clip art version of the butterfly. I scanned the original book page from an antique book in my collection titled Nearer my God to Thee. The…
Vintage Children’s Party Illustration
This vintage postcard features an illustration of two adorable Victorian children, a boy and a girl, dressed for a party. The boy is presenting the girl with a bouquet of red roses. There are wrapped gifts on a table in the background. The message on the card is: Just to let you know I thought…
Vintage Hot Bread Recipes
This vintage cookbook page includes recipes for: popovers (with alterations for rye popovers and whole wheat popovers), surprise muffins, Georgia Sally Lunn, and butterscotch curls. An illustration of the baked food on a serving platter is included to the left of each recipe on the page. The platter to the left of the Butterscotch Curls…
Vase of Chrysanthemums Clip Art
This vintage illustration features a vase filled with a beautiful bouquet of chrysanthemums. There is a single chrysanthemum on the table top beside the vase. The vase itself has an etching of chrysanthemums on it. Here is a black and white clip art version of the illustration. I scanned the original image from Beeton’s New Dictionary…
Notice of Change
This note is to let you know that I will be returning to full time employment in the new year. As much as I enjoy working on the free vintage images for my blog, I won’t be able to keep up with everything I have on the go. Working on the images for my blog…
Vintage New Year Greeting Card
This vintage New Year greeting card features an illustration of a Victorian lady and two small children, a girl and a boy, walking along a path toward a quaint cottage in the country. They are dressed in warm winter clothing. The girl is waving back to two children in the house who are waving from…
