Here is a pretty illustration of three strawberries with vines and leaves attached. The image is from the Victorian children’s storybook A Day in a Child’s Life by Kate Greenaway, circa 1881. Click on image to enlarge.
Food and Drink
French Olive Oil ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is an aged and shabby vintage advertisement for Veuve Chaffard Pure Olive Oil that was bottled in France. The image is from the back cover of the August-September 1910 issue of Cooking School Magazine. Here is a cleaned up black and white clip art version of the bottle of olive oil from the ad….
Enamel on Steel Kettle ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a catalogue listing for a vintage enamelled-on-steel kettle. The cost for the 4 quart size kettle was $1.35; the 5 quart size cost $1.58. The ad is from the 1897-8 H. O’neill & Co. catalogue. Here is a black and white clipart version of the kettle. Click on images to enlarge.
Vintage Coffee Grinder ~ Free Clip Art
This vintage illustration of a coffee grinder is from the 1897-8 H. O’neill & Co. catalogue. The grinder had a wood frame and cost 50 cents. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Tea and Coffee Pots ~ Free Clip Art
This vintage catalogue listing features an elegant Imperial Tea Pot and Coffee Pot. Prices for each ranged from 75 cents for the one pint size to $1.60 for 6 pints. I scanned this image from The Wanamaker Stores 1903-4 Holiday Catalogue. Here is a black and white clip art version of the tea pot and coffee pot…
Yellow Layer Cake ~ Free Vintage Food Graphic
Here is a vintage image of a delicious looking four-layer yellow cake on a white serving plate. A piece of the cake has been cut and is set out on a small dish, ready to be served. The image is from the Ryzon Baking Book by Marion Harris Neil, 1917. Edited to add the recipe (by request). Click…
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.
Pancakes Waffles Popovers Vintage Clip Art
Here are yummy looking images of: a stack of buckwheat pancakes, a stack of waffles and plate of popovers. The illustrations are from Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management, circa 1888. Click on images to enlarge.
Cluster of Grapes ~ Free Vintage Clip Art Image
Here is a vintage image of a beautifully lush cluster of grapes with their leaves attached. The fully ripe grapes are hanging by a vine from a branch. This image is from the May 1880 issue of the American Agriculturist magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Antique Kitchen Stoveware Assortment
This vintage catalogue advertisement features an assortment of kitchen stoveware. Some items included in the collection are: a tin copper bottom wash boiler, kettle, teakettle, coffeepot, teapot, basting spoon, stove shovel, muffin pan, pie plates, bread pans, cake pans, rolling pin, colander, biscuit cutter, doughnut cutter, nutmeg grater, flour sifter, egg beater, dust pan, butcher knife, paring…
Vintage Ice Cream Recipes ~ Free Digital Graphics
These five aged and yellowed vintage cookbook pages include a variety of recipes for homemade ice-cream. There are some common types of ice-cream recipes included on these pages, such as: Chocolate Ice Cream, Strawberry Ice Cream and Vanilla Ice Cream. And then there are some that I’ve never heard of, such as: Biscuit Ice Cream, Brown Bread Ice…
Antique Ice Cream Maker Clip Art
Here is a fun vintage catalogue listing for a Fre-Zee-Zee ice-cream maker. The description in the listing claims this freezer is easy to operate, easy to clean, freezes quickly, makes smooth delicious ice-cream and uses as little ice as any freezer made. The ad is from the 1916 Sears Roebuck and Co. winter catalogue. And a black and white clip art…
