This beautiful group of flowers includes four varieties of Campanulas, commonly known as bellflowers. They species included are: C. lactiflora, C. rotundifolia Hostii, C. carpathica turbinata and C. carpathica alba. The illustration is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Here is a black and white…
Vintage Toys
Here is a vintage catalogue page of toys. Included on the page is a stuffed cow, a stuffed horse and a stuffed dog. The stuffed animals are on wheels and range in price from $1.19 to $4.98. There are three toy stock farms on the page, ranging in price from 51 cents to $1.98. A…
Partridge Cochins Chickens ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a vintage clip art image of a hen and rooster. They are Partridge Cochins. The illustration is from a dictionary in my collection that was published in 1906. Click on image to enlarge.
Country Christmas Party ~ Free Victorian Graphic
This fun Victorian Christmas card features silhouetted people arriving to a snow-covered home in the country. I assume there is going to be a Christmas party at the lovely, decorated, gingerbread-type house the people are heading toward. One couple is walking and another couple is riding in a horse-drawn sleigh. The horse pulling the sleigh…
Soup Tureen ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a vintage clip art image of a beautiful soup tureen. The description in the catalogue I scanned the original image from is, “Quadruple Plate Bright Finish Soup Tureen, a large and pretty fluted pattern, embossed cover, 10 in. high.” The cost was $4.75. The illustration is from the Koch & Co. Spring and Summer…
Vintage Postcard Ephemera Christmas
Here are two shabby and aged vintage postcard backs with typography and design details in green and red. I thought these would work well for Christmas projects. Click on images to enlarge.
Cedrus Deodara Tree ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a vintage clip art image of a spruce tree. The scientific name for the tree is Cedrus Deodara. I think it would make a beautiful Christmas tree. The illustration is from Beeton’s New Dictionary of Every-Day Gardening, circa 1899. Click on image to enlarge.
Crown Hair Tonic Label ~ Free Graphic
Here is a colorful vintage graphic of a Crown brand hair tonic label. The label was printed for J. B. Lynas & Son of Logansport, Ind. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Ladies’ Coat Polonaise ~ Free Clip Art
This vintage image includes a side-front view and side-back view of a beautiful Victorian ladies’ outfit that is referred to (in the magazine I scanned it from) as a coat polonaise. The illustration is from the October 1889 issue of The Delineator magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version. Click on images to enlarge.
Holly and Berries Wreath ~ Free Vintage Graphic
This beautifully aged and worn vintage Christmas postcard features a lovely illustration of a wreath of holly and berries that is finished with a large red bow tied to the bottom. The greeting on the card is: A Joyous Christmas. Here is larger and cleaner version of the wreath from the postcard. Click on images…
Baking Powder Clip Art ~ Free Vintage Graphics
Here is an aged and shabby vintage advertisement for Mrs. Lincoln’s baking powder. The image is from the back cover of the August-September 1910 issue of Cooking School Magazine. And here is a black and white clip art version of a can of baking powder from the ad. Click on images to enlarge.
Hanging Christmas Stockings ~ Free Graphic
This scene from a Victorian storybook features three children, dressed in white pajamas, gathered around a fireplace to hang up their long black Christmas stockings on the edge of the mantle. A fire is flickering away in the fireplace and the room looks warms and cozy. The illustration is from A Summer at Grandma’s, published…
