These butterfly book pages are the first three pages of an encyclopedia article about butterflies. The first page also includes a brief illustrated article about the buttercup, a yellow wild flower or weed of the roadside and field, found in England, The United States and Canada. A short poem, under the illustration, reads: “The buttercups,…
Coconut Layer Cake
These vintage cookbook pages include an illustration and recipe for Coconut Layer Cake. Both pages are from the “Butter cakes” section of the booklet. The first page below includes an illustration of three large slices of bright yellow coconut cake with fluffy white icing, to which appears coconut has been added. The cake pieces are…
Carrot Pudding with Lemon Sauce
Carrot pudding with lemon sauce was a special dessert my maternal grandma would make for Christmas Day. I wasn’t sure if I correctly remembered the names of the recipes, but I recently ask one of my aunts. She confirmed the Christmas dessert my grandma made was carrot pudding with lemon sauce. I went in search…
Victorian Fashion Plate
This Victorian fashion plate features an illustration of two women dressed in beautiful fashions of the day. The lady on the left is wearing a dark purple blouse with poufy upper sleeves. Her blouse is decorated with white lace and finished with a white lace collar, white lace edging on the sleeves, as well as…
Yellow Roses
Here is a printable clip art illustration of beautiful yellow roses. The illustration is titled Rose “Emilie Dupuy”. It includes one large rose at the top and another smaller rose on the left. The roses are shown on a rose branch with several leaves. The background is gray in the upper left-hand corner, fading diagonally…
French Garden Seed Labels
Here are two vintage French garden seed labels. The first label includes an illustration of a fully-ripe green head of cabbage. The label reads: Laitue Chou de Naples. An online translation gives the result: Naples Cabbage Lettuce. The second of the vintage French garden seed labels is for long turnips. It includes an illustration of…
Ornamental Designs
These antique book pages feature ornamental designs. The first, Plate 106, from the Free Ornaments section in the book, includes seven illustrations of The Akroter, & c. The second, Plate 217, from the Metal Objects section in the book, includes nine illustrations of The Candle-Bracket. Using the ornamental designs shared above, I created a…
Antique Receipt
This antique receipt was prepared on behalf of Conant Bros. Co., manufacturers of Looking Glasses and Pictures, of 18 Elm Street, Cor. Washington, in Boston. The receipt is dated April 14, 1908. Goods were sold to Atherton Furniture Co., of Lewiston, Maine. The company purchased a 24 x 18 Bev. Fr. #7 (I assume that…
Horse Harnesses
Here is a printable antique catalog page of horse harnesses. The page features a variety of ten harnesses, ranging in price from $7.65 for a nickel and imitation rubber trimmed Madison Single Strap Single Harness to $18.05 for a genuine rubber Doctors’ Heavy Single Harness. Most of the harnesses included on the page fit 900…
Horse Wagon Catalog Ad
Here is a full-page vintage horse wagon catalog ad. The ad includes two illustrations, one of a one-horse wagon, the second of a two-horse wagon. “These wagons are heavily ironed and braced, they are made of the best material throughout. The wheels are dipped in boiling oil, have round edge tires, which protect the felloes…
Winnie the Pooh Map
This shabby and aged Winnie the Pooh sketch features a map of the locations the stories in the book take place. Included in the sketch are the following areas: a treed spot that is labelled “nice for piknicks”, Kangas house, a sandy pit where Roo plays, Rabbits house, Pooh Bears house, six pine trees, Pooh…
Printable Victorian Calling Cards
Here are two printable Victorian calling cards. The first card features an illustration of dove, framed in tiny blue flowers and greenery. The dove is perched on a hand. A note with the wording, “Peace forever!” is tucked between the first two fingers of the hand. Two red roses appear on the left-hand side of…
