This beautiful vintage birthday postcard features a pink rose facing downward. The tips of the rose are immersed in water. The message on the postcard is: Birthday Greetings. For additional creative options, here is a version of the postcard without the birthday message. Click on images to enlarge.
Victorian Children Enjoy Books
This vintage engraving, titled Daydreams, by Oscar Pletsch, features two young Victorian children enjoying books. A boy of about 12 years of age is slouched on the sofa in a very comfortable position as he reads a chapter book. There is a closed book to his left and an open book face down on the…
Marsh Marigold and Daisy
Here is a beautiful vintage botanical illustration of dark yellow marsh marigolds and white daisies. The image is from Familiar Wild Flowers by F. Edward Hulme, circa 1890. Click on image to enlarge.
Antique Trimo Wrench Clip Art
This vintage magazine advertisement features three types of Trimo wrenches that were manufactured by the Trimont Mfg. Company. They are the: Trimo Pipe Wrench, Trimo Chain Wrench and the Trimo Monkey Wrench. Here is a black and white clip art version of the wrenches from the advertisement. The ad is from the September 6, 1917…
Victorian Girl Discovers a Butterfly
Here is an illustration of a young Victorian girl, named May, playing outdoors in summer. May has discovered a flower with pretty yellow wings that flies all over the garden. She calls her mother to come to the window to see. When her mother comes to have a look, she sees that her daughter has…
Antique Shaving Mug and Brush Sets
Here are three styles of antique shaving mug and brush sets. The first style, No. 30, was available for a cost of $2.00 for the quadruple plate gold lined mug and $1.50 for the brush. The advertisement is from the Koch & Co. Spring and Summer 1898 Fashion Catalogue. The second style, No. 117, was…
School is Over by Kate Greenaway
SCHOOL is over,Oh, what fun!Lessons finished,Play begun.Who’ll run fastest,You or I?Who’ll laugh loudest?Let us try. Here is a cleaner version of the illustration of school children from the page. This adorable storybook poem and illustration is from Under the Window by Kate Greenaway, circa 1880. Click on images to enlarge.
Commencement Gowns 1904
Here are clip art illustrations of several young ladies modelling a variety of elegant commencement gowns that were fashionable in the early 1900s. The images are from the March 1904 issue of McCall’s magazine. Click on images to enlarge.
Boy, Baseball Bat and Ball
Here are clip art illustrations of a Victorian boy, his baseball bat and ball. The images are from Our Little Book for Little Folks, an antique school reader that was published in 1896. Click on images to enlarge.
Fruiting Branch of Red Currant
Here is a wonderful clip art illustration of a fruiting branch of red currant. The image is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. For additional creative options, here is a black and white version. Click on images to enlarge.
Leeks French Seed Label
Here is a vintage French seed label that features an illustration of two bunches of leeks. The description on the label is Poireau Gros du Midi. This type of vintage seed label would have been pasted on a seed packet or jar of seeds for retail sale. Click on image to enlarge.
Ladies with Parasols
This lovely vintage illustration features two ladies visiting outdoors. They are both dressed in long, beautiful dresses and elaborate hats. Each lady is holding a parasol. The image is from the June 1908 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
