This two-page printable antique French letter, dated November 23, 1837, is shabby and grungy with age. The letter was written from a woman to her sister. She thanks her sister for the letter and gift, tells her that she has been sick in bed for three days, manages to do some housework but cannot knit due…
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French Garden Seed Labels
Here are two vintage French garden seed labels. The first label includes an illustration of a fully-ripe green head of cabbage. The label reads: Laitue Chou de Naples. An online translation gives the result: Naples Cabbage Lettuce. The second of the vintage French garden seed labels is for long turnips. It includes an illustration of…
Vintage French Invoices
Here are two printable vintage French invoices. I’ve shared invoices from both of these vintage companies in the past; however, these two are unique in that they are typewritten. The business name on the first invoice is Maison Jean Elion, with an address of 66-68, Place Voltaire, Chateauroux. An itemized typewritten list of groceries, candles,…
Vintage French Receipts
I recently purchased several vintage French receipts and other pieces of French ephemera. I put together a printable set for my shop and I set aside a couple of the receipts to share with you here. The first receipt, dated July 4, 1901, is a pale green color. The second of the vintage French receipts…
Color Wheel Vintage French School Lesson
This vintage French book page features a children’s color wheel school lesson. The following illustration of a color wheel is from the page following the written portion of the lesson. Colors included on this wheel, with their corresponding French names, are: purple, yellow, blue, brown, red and green. I scanned the color wheel lesson and…
French Documents Antique Invoices Receipts and Letters
I received a wonderful package from France last Friday afternoon. It was filled with a variety of naturally aged antique French invoices, receipts and handwritten documents that I purchased from an online seller ten days prior (fast shipping from France to Canada). I scanned this three-page official French document to share with you. It was…
Vintage French Seed Packet Flower Labels
Here are two vintage French flower seed labels. The first label is titled Coreopsis Elegant Varie. Coreopsis is a flower of the daisy family. The second label is titled Myosotis des Alpes Varie. The flowers are forget-me-nots. These types of vintage seed labels would have been pasted on a seed packet or jar of seeds…
Free Vintage Clip Art French Invoices
Here are two shabby and aged vintage clip art French invoices for items purchased from the candy/chocolate shop Chocolat Phalier Douelle in 1922. I previously posted another invoice from this company; however, I enlarged that invoice. I left these two true to their original size. You can find the Chocolat Phalier Douelle invoice I posted to my…
Free Vintage Clip Art Street in Paris Postcard
Hi everyone! I have time to post images to my blog again. It won’t be every day and I generally won’t have enough extra time to do extensive restorative work on the images but I would like to share more from my collection with you here. This vintage postcard features an illustration of a busy…
Free Vintage Printable French Handwritten Receipt
Here is a shabby vintage handwritten French receipt. It is dated June 2, 1917 and was written on a piece of graph paper. It is complete with a stamp that was common on the antique French invoices and receipts. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Floral French Seed Label
This beautiful vintage French seed label features an illustration of four colorful flowers. The description on the label is Belle de Nuit Variee which, according to an online translation, is Beautiful Night Variee in English although I’m guessing Variee can further be translated to Variety. When researching the name of this flower, I was fascinated to learn that some flowers…
Zither Harp French Advertisement
This wonderful antique French magazine advertisement features a lovely young lady playing a zither harp. I scanned the original advertisement from the December 1901 issue of Le Petit Echo de la Mode. Here is a black and white clip art version of the illustration from the ad. Click on images to enlarge.
