Here is a vintage clip art illustration of a beautiful fallow deer in the woods. The illustration is from Popular Natural History by Rev. J. G. Wood. The book was published in 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Dictionary Page Charm
This vintage dictionary page includes the words: chaperon, chaplain, chapter, character, charade, chariot, charity, charlotte russe and charm. I scanned the original from a vintage dictionary in my collection that was published in 1922. Click on image to enlarge.
Ornamental Victorian Brooch Clip Art
Here is a beautiful ornamental Victorian clip art brooch. The description in the book indicates this brooch was “a mass of diamonds, strung together in the most graceful form, in imitation of a bouquet of flowers.” My original scan is from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. Click…
Vintage Christmas Cozy Indoor Scene
This vintage Christmas postcard includes an illustration of a cozy indoor scene. A decorated tree stands in the corner near the window that has snow built up in the corners of each window pane. A braided rug, old fashioned wooden chair and trunk is in the foreground of the tree. The room is lit with…
Vintage Garment Drafting Machine for Sewing
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for The McDowell Garment-Drafting Machine Co. of New York. The ad claims that dressmaking would be simplified with their garment-drafting machine and that any lady would be able learn to cut perfect-fitting dresses with it. The ad includes an illustration of the machine and also warned buyers to be…
Vintage Lady Innocence
This vintage postcard, titled Innocence, features an illustration of a lady in a flowing white gown with gold trim. She is walking through a meadow, carrying five lilies that are flowering from one long stem. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Floral Design Endpaper
Here is a worn vintage book endpaper with a design of flowers and leaves. I scanned the original page from an antique book titled Our Homes and Their Adornments by Almon C. Varney. The book was published in 1882. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Postcard Lady Holding Flowers
This vintage postcard features a photograph of a lady wearing a pretty coat, a fancy hat and gloves. She is holding a bouquet of flowers in her hand and has a matching flower pinned to the lapel of her coat. There is handwriting across the front of the card. Here is the back of the…
Vintage Check Printable Ephemera
This vintage check, dated September 3, 1893, in the amount of $225.00, is made out to the Bullion & Exchange Bank on behalf of the California-Nevada Creamery Company. On the left hand side of the check is an illustration, in green ink, of cows and calves in a pasture. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Ornamental Design Clip Art
I’ve included the description here with my original scan of this lovely vintage ornamental design because it beautifully explains how this elegant pattern was derived from the hawthorn in its autumnal or ripe state, when the berries are deep red in color. Here is a black and white clip art version of the design. My…
Puppies Christmas Dinner Vintage Postcard
This vintage Christmas postcard features an illustration of a cute family of soft, furry dogs on Christmas Day. Mama is preparing dinner. She has just taken the hot turkey out of the oven while a pot of food is cooking on the wood cookstove in the background. Her two young puppies are happily playing with…
Blackberry Vintage Botanical Illustration
Here is a vintage botanical illustration of a branch with soft-green leaves and beautiful burgundy and black fruit berries on it. I scanned the original image from Wild Fruits of the Country Side by F. Edward Hulme, 1907. Click on image to enlarge.
