This vintage cookbook page features a recipe for a Ryzon Jelly Roll. The page includes a picture of a baked jelly roll, with four slices cut, on a serving platter. I scanned the original cookbook page from the Ryzon Baking Book by Marion Harris Neil. The book was published in 1917.
Vintage Microscope Clip Art
Here is a vintage clip art illustration of a binocular microscope. A binocular microscope is one that has two eye pieces for the viewer to use. I scanned the original image from The Teachers’ and Pupils” Cyclopaedia, 1905.
Vintage Lady Christmas Card
This vintage Christmas greeting card features an illustration of a pretty lady dressed in a billowing orange dress with purple flowers and a black-trimmed red jacket over top. The lady’s large-brimmed purple, black and red hat matches her outfit nicely. The extremely long yellow scarf the lady is wearing is blowing in the wind and…
Royal Baking Powder Advertisement
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement, in cream and dark brown colors, for Royal Baking Powder. The ad indicates this was a cream of tartar baking powder and claimed it to be to be absolutely pure. Included in the advertisement is an illustration of a can of the baking powder. I scanned the original image…
Victorian Ladies’ Apron Clip Art
Here is a front and back view of a Victorian ladies’ plaid apron with black edging. It has two plaid pockets with black edging in front. The apron buttons up behind the neck, behind the waist by a narrow waist band that is attached to the apron, and also at the top of the skirt…
Country Church Pink Christmas Postcard
This vintage Christmas postcard features a beautiful illustration of a country church in a snowy field in the evening. The scene is framed by a wreath of holly and berries that is finished with two bells fastened to the bottom. The scene and the background of the postcard are colored in hues of pink, red…
Wise and Honest Vintage Quote
This vintage clip art illustration features the quote, “He is Wise that is Honest” framed within a lovely wide pedestal design with ornate legs. A large wing sits on each side of an hourglass on the top flat surface of the pedestal. Rays of sunshine. trees with leaves, a field and buildings are in the…
Vintage Poinsettia Postcard
This vintage Christmas postcard features an illustration of two lovely red poinsettias grouped together with leaves and greenery on a white background. Tucked in between the two poinsettias is a tag with the message, “Christmas Greetings”. The illustration is framed by a golden-colored line and an outer border of blue. Here is a version of…
Vintage Letter to Santa
Here is an adorable vintage handwritten letter to Santa Claus. The little girl who wrote the letter has let Santa know that she has a new baby brother named Fred and she has asked Santa to please bring some Christmas presents for him. She gave Santa a few ideas of what she thinks her brother…
Vintage Lady Faith Illustration
This vintage postcard, titled Faith, features an illustration of a lady with long brown hair, wearing a turquoise-colored gown and a white veil. She is in a flower garden, seated on a bench that is covered with green fabric. Her hands are in a praying position and there is a large white cross with gold…
Vintage Chemistry Book Pages
I posted four vintage chemistry book pages to my blog yesterday. Here are four more pages from the same vintage chemistry school book. The pages are yellowed with age and include scientific text, a couple of charts and two images of vintage lab testing equipment. The pages are from Elementary Applied Chemistry by Lewis B….
Rowan Botanical Illustration
Here is a beautiful vintage illustration of a plant named Rowan. The leaves are soft green and the berries are a vibrant red. I scanned the original image from Wild Fruits of the Country Side by F. Edward Hulme, 1907.
