Here is an image of two lovely vintage homes on a quiet street. Both houses have been built with attached garages, a new feature to consider when building a home in the late teens and early 1920s. This is the floor plan for the house on the left. And the floor plan for the house on…
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Japanese Rose Flowering Branch
Here is a beautiful flowering branch of Camellia Japonica or Japanese Rose. The engraving 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.
Enchanted Fairytale Prince ~ Free Victorian Clip Art
Here is a clip art image of a handsome young fairytale prince. He is dressed in fine Victorian royal attire complete with velvet cape and feather plume hat. The prince is holding his hat in one hand, has a sword attached to his belt and is coming down a step. This image is from a…
Wings Book Plate and Clip Art ~ Free Vintage Graphics
If I would have been the one to write the book these beautiful images of wings are from, I would have called these: Angel Wing No. 1 and Angel Wing No. 2. However, the author determines these to be: The Wing of a Duck (No. 1) and The Wing of a Wild Goose (No. 2). The…
Free Vintage Clip Art ~ Lady Standing in Field with Head Bowed
Today I humbly pay my respects to my dear sister, Marilyn. It was one year ago today that she passed away at 51 years of age. Marilyn was not only my sister but she was also my very dear friend and I miss her. This image is from Nearer my God to Thee, a book that…
Antique Hammond Typewriter
This old magazine advertisement features a Hammond No. 2 Typewriter. The ad claims that the Hammond No. 2 writes in a straight line with uniform type impression, doing automatically what an experienced operator cannot accomplish on other machines. It offers the choice of 42 type styles and writes 14 languages with changes from one type…
Vintage Cuttle-fish Octopus ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a vintage clip art image of a Cuttle-fish or octopus. An interesting tidbit of information I learned from the article in the book is that “the color called sepia comes from the Cuttle-fish. It is used by the animal for darkening the water with an inky cloud, that it may more easily escape…
Train Travel ~ Vintage Magazine Advertisement
This vintage magazine advertisement for Rock Island-Frisco Lines claims you can travel to Switzerland in a night. Well, not really, “but you can leave Chicago or St. Louis today and be in the Colorado Rockies tomorrow long before dinner. You can take the Rock Island to the Rockies, the only line with direct service to…
Bicycles and Bicycling Outfits 1895
This vintage image shows the latest fashionable clothing styles for bicycle riding in 1895. The picture includes fashions for Victorian men, women and children. It appears the group gathered together is having a great time with their bicycles and in their bicycle outfits. The page is from the April 1895 issue of The Delineator magazine. Here is…
Large Coffee and Tea Set ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This engraving of a large coffee and tea service is from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. This beautiful set was a work of Mr. John Ridgway of Cauldron Place, Staffordshire Potteries. Click on image to enlarge.
Flowering Plum Branch ~ Free Vintage Engraving
Here is a lovely flowering branch of Prunus Sinensis Flore-Pleno. Prunus is the ancient Latin name for plum. The illustration 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.
Large Goldfish in Aquarium ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This vintage image features five large goldfish in an aquarium. A fly is sitting on the outside left of the glass. The image is from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume III, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge.
