Yesterday, while looking through Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management (circa 1888) to find ice-cream recipes to add to my blog this morning, I came across this wonderful image of a Hereford Steer. I love it and thought some of you may as well. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Ice Cream Recipes ~ Free Digital Graphics
These five aged and yellowed vintage cookbook pages include a variety of recipes for homemade ice-cream. There are some common types of ice-cream recipes included on these pages, such as: Chocolate Ice Cream, Strawberry Ice Cream and Vanilla Ice Cream. And then there are some that I’ve never heard of, such as: Biscuit Ice Cream, Brown Bread Ice…
Antique Ice Cream Maker Clip Art
Here is a fun vintage catalogue listing for a Fre-Zee-Zee ice-cream maker. The description in the listing claims this freezer is easy to operate, easy to clean, freezes quickly, makes smooth delicious ice-cream and uses as little ice as any freezer made. The ad is from the 1916 Sears Roebuck and Co. winter catalogue. And a black and white clip art…
Robin and Boy Vintage School Reader Page ~ Free Digital Image
This shabby page, from a vintage school reader, includes an image of a boy talking to a robin in a tree. The boy wants the robin to play with him. Mr. Robin cannot play because he has three baby robins in the nest to help take care of. I scanned the page from Child Life, A…
Man Eating Pie Clip Art
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for Atmore’s Mince Meat Genuine English Plum Pudding. The ad features a man (the father of the pie family) seated at a table, enjoying a piece of pie. I scanned the ad from the January 1896 issue of The Delineator magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version of the image from…
Poppies Birds and Best Wishes ~ Free Vintage Postcard Image
This lovely vintage postcard includes an image of poppies in a green vase and two white birds (perhaps doves?) in the foreground. The message on the card is Best Wishes. Here is a version of the postcard without the words. Click on images to enlarge.
Bird Seed Ad and Clip Art ~ Free Vintage Graphics
This vintage catalogue advertisement includes a description and prices for Peter Henderson & Co boxed bird seed. The package of bird seed includes an illustration of a bird in a cage. I scanned this ad from the Peter Henderson & Co. Everything for the Garden Manual, 1898. Here is a black and white clip art version of…
Kate Greenaway Sleeping Girl ~ Free Vintage Image
In this adorable storybook image by Kate Greenaway, a sweet Victorian girl is fast asleep on a fluffy pink pillow in a yellow wicker chair. The chair is outdoors on a patch of grass between two rose bushes that are lush with pink roses in full bloom. The vintage storybook image is from the children’s…
Free Vintage Treadle Sewing Machine Images
This old catalogue page includes an extensive description and price listing for an elaborately designed seven-drawer Goldsmith sewing machine. Also included on the page is an image of the open sewing machine with the leaf extended to the left, forming an extension table, and an image of the closed sewing machine. A complete set of…
W. C. Wilson Druggist Citrate of Magnesia Label
Here is a vintage medical label for Citrate of Magnesia that was printed for W. C. Wilson, Druggist. Click on image to enlarge.
The Newfoundland Dog ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a vintage image of a happy looking Newfoundland dog with a wagging tongue and fluffy coat. The image is from Cassell’s Household Guide, Volume I, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ Victorian Girl in Rain Postcard
This lovely vintage postcard features an image of an adorable Victorian girl wearing a ruffled dress and matching bonnet. It is raining and the girl is about to open her pink ruffled umbrella. The postcard is unsigned but I believe it is the artwork of Frances Brundage. Click on image to enlarge.
