This vintage magazine advertisement features a hand bell that was manufactured by the N. N. Hill Brass Co. of East Hampton, Conn. The ad is from the September 6, 1917 issue of Hardware Age magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version of the bell from the ad. Click on images to enlarge.
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Baby Carriages ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here are vintage catalogue listings for two styles of baby carriages. Each of the carriages is covered by a ruffled parasol. The ads are from the 1908 Spiegel May Stern Co. Universal Home Furnishers Catalogue. Here are black and white clip art versions of the baby carriages from the ads. Click on images to enlarge.
Chippendale Cabinet ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a clip art image of a beautiful Victorian Chippendale cabinet. The image is from the November 1899 issue of The Designer magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Fisk Tires Winter Scene ~ Free Vintage Graphics
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for Fisk tires. The ad features an illustration of a winter scene, with four young boys admiring the tires on a car parked outside a Fisk Tires garage. A woman is seated in the car and a man (perhaps her husband) is outside the vehicle, standing beside the mechanic, on…
Runkel’s Chocolate ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
“Milk is Food Chocolate is Food. Separately or together they both contain great nutriment.” states this vintage magazine advertisement for Runkel’s chocolate. The ad also claims that, “In all the food world there is not another instance of a confection so delicious, so universally popular, so satisfying, and so nutritious as chocolate, especially if it…
Ladies’ Afternoon Toilette ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is an illustration of a Victorian lady holding up the side of her skirt as she comes down a set of stairs. She is wearing a Ladies’ Afternoon Toilette, which consists of a Ladies’ Basque Waist and Circular Skirt. The crown of her felt hat is encircled with velvet and trimmed with jet and wing-shaped…
Victorian Chandeliers ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
These elegant chandeliers were executed in brass-work by Messrs Hardman of Birmingham. The chandelier on the bottom is a little spooky looking and may be useful for your Halloween projects. The illustrations are from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. Click on images to enlarge.
Berry or Preserve Dish ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a vintage catalogue advertisement for an antique berry or preserve dish. This beautiful dish was crystal glass with quadruple plate embossed cover and rim around base. It was 4 inches high and cost $1.98. Here is a black and white clip art version of the dish. The illustration is from the Koch & Co….
Taplin Egg Beaters ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This vintage magazine advertisement features two types of egg beaters that were made by The Taplin Mfg. Co. The ad includes an illustration of the beaters: a Double Dasher and a Dover Egg Beater. The ad is from the September 6, 1917 issue of Hardware Age magazine. Here is a black and white clip art…
Abutilon Insigne Flower ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a beautiful vintage flower clip art image. The name of the flower is Abutilon Insigne; it is commonly known as Indian mallow or velvetleaf. The image is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
Lady Drinking Tea ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a lovely sketch of a Victorian lady holding a large tea cup in one hand and a saucer in the other. It appears that she is about to take a sip of her tea. The illustration is from Maiden’s Fair by Harrison Fisher, 1912. Click on image to enlarge.
Parlor Heating Coal Stove ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This old catalogue page features a beautifully designed Acme Sunburst Hard Coal Base Burner, a parlor heating stove. The page includes a detailed description of the stove and pricing that ranged from $22.37 to $29.00 for stove sizes 52 – 57 inches from floor to urn base. The page is from the Sears, Roebuck & Co.1907…
