Here is printable vintage poem titled Sonnet, written by an author named Spenser. The poem is on a page that has yellowed with age. I scanned the original page from Flowers from Dell and Bower, a book that was published in 1896. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Clip Art Pear Blossom
Here is a beautiful vintage illustration of a wild pear blossom. The scientific name for the wild pear is Pyrus Communis. Here is a black and white clip art version of the illustration. I scanned the original image from Flowers of the Field by Rev. C. A. Johns. The book was published in 1890. Click…
Free Vintage Printable Cookbook Page Cake Bread
This vintage cookbook page includes recipes for coffee cake, fruit bread, corn bread and cinnamon buns. A colorful illustration of each of the baked goods, ready to serve, is included to the right of the recipes on the page. I scanned the original page from Any one can Bake, published by the Royal Baking Powder Co. in 1929 (copyright was not renewed). Click…
Free Vintage Graphics Harris Typewriter
Here is a vintage catalog advertisement for a Harris Typewriter. The price of the typewriter was $44.80 in 1916 and the ad is quite detailed as to how the company could offer this high quality typewriter for such a low price. Here is a black and white clip art version of the typewriter illustration from…
Free Vintage Clip Art Yellow Rose
Here is a beautiful vintage clip art illustration of a yellow rose with a rosebud and a few leaves growing from the stem. The caption below the illustration labels this a Marechal Niel Rose. I scanned the original illustration from Familiar Garden Flowers, circa 1897, by F. Edward Hulme. Click on image to enlarge
Free Victorian Clip Art Corset Advertisement
Here is a Victorian clip art advertisement for Kabo Corsets. Featured in the ad is an illustration of a lovely Victorian lady. Kabo corsets were available in 30 styles and ranged in price from $1.00 to $3.00. I scanned the original image advertisement from the May 1899 issue of The Ladies’ Home Journal magazine. Click…
Free Printable Vintage Trading Card Cherries
Here is a vintage trading card for Moulton & Bradley Clothiers who were located at 484 and 486 Washington Street in Boston, Mass. The card features a beautiful illustration of a soft woven basket tipped on its side. The basket is full of ripe red cherries that are spilling out onto the tabletop. Click on image…
Free Vintage Clip Art Ice Skates Advertisement
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for Barney & Berry ice skates. The ad features an illustration of a two men playing hockey. Here is a black and white clip art version of the hockey players extracted from the ad. I scanned the original advertisement from the September 6, 1917 issue of Hardware Age magazine.Click…
Free Vintage Printable Wild Strawberry
Here is a vintage botanical illustration of a wild strawberry. I love illustrations of strawberries and I believe it’s because they bring back wonderful memories from my early years. Wild strawberries grew abundantly in the forest surrounding the farm where I lived for the first chapter of my life. My sisters and I would often…
Free Vintage Clip Art Scissors Ad
Here is a vintage clip art magazine advertisement for Keen Kutter scissors and shears. The ad includes an illustration of spools of thread displayed together with a thimble and a pincushion with pins and needles inserted. One of the needles in the pincushion is threaded. The ad assures the potential customer that Keen Kutter scissors…
Free Vintage Printable Pink Flower
Here is a lovely vintage printable illustration of a Lyre flower, also known as the Bleeding Heart. It has pretty pink heart shaped flowers and light green leaves. I scanned the original illustration from Familiar Garden Flowers, circa 1897, by F. Edward Hulme. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Printable Antique Poem Margarita
This printable antique poem is titled Margarita. It corresponds to the illustration of the Victorian lady Margarita that I posted to my blog this morning. I scanned the illustration and this poem from a magazine that was published 175 years ago. The pages within the magazine naturally and beautifully validate their old age. Although I…
