Here is a shabby and yellowed vintage envelope for a girls’ coat pattern. The front of the envelope includes an illustration of a girl wearing the finished coat, additional views of the coat, a description of the pattern, the amount of material required to sew the coat and a sketch of the pattern pieces. The back of the envelope…
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Free Vintage Birdcage Clip Art Images
Here are two beautifully designed vintage birdcages. I scanned the original images from Cassell’s Household Guide, Volume II, circa 1869. Click on images to enlarge.
Cluster of Pansies ~ Free Vintage Image
This lovely vintage image includes a cluster of pansies and a rustic cottage in the distance. The old picture is from a book of poetry titled Gems from Holmes, 1904. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Bride Clip Art ~ Free Download
Here is a beautiful clip art image of a Victorian bride wearing an elegant, lacy, ruffled dress, a long luxurious veil that partially covers her face and beautiful jewelry to suit the occasion. The bride is looking down and reaching out to turn the page of a book. The image is from Hill’s Manual of Social and…
Kate Greenaway Bouquet of Daisies ~ Free Vintage Image
This lovely vintage image of a small bouquet of daisies is from the book Marigold Garden, by Kate Greenaway, circa 1892. Click on image to enlarge.
Sea-Side Amusements ~ Free Digital Printable
This page, titled SEA-SIDE AMUSEMENTS, is filled with a wonderful variety of seashells. I scanned the original from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume II, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge. The following is a list of the figures:1. Turitella Terebellata (Lamarck)2. Turitella Sanguinea (Reeve)3. Turitella Goniostoma4. Turbo Argyrostomus (Linnaeus)5. Turitella Angulata (sowerby)6. Turitella Replicata (Linnaeus)7. Pholos Dactylus…
Vintage Wedding Magazine Ad and Clip Art ~ Free Digital Images
Here is shabby and aged vintage advertisement for a pamphlet on weddings and wedding anniversaries that was published by The Butterick Publishing Co. The ad also promotes a small bridal plate. ere is a black and white clip art version of the lovely image from the advertisement. It includes a cluster of: wedding bell, swirled ribbon and flowers….
Vintage Garden Seeds Magazine Advertising
This old page, shabby and yellowed with age, is filled with a variety of vintage advertisements for garden seeds. The page is from the January 1890 issue of the American Agriculturist magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Chili Pepper and Bell Pepper ~ Free Vintage Clip Art Images
Here are two wonderful illustrations of peppers: a chili pepper and a bell pepper. In the old book I scanned the images from, the peppers are also referred to as: fruit of long and round capsicums. The images are from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa…
Catherine Klein Roses ~ Free Vintage Stecher Postcard Graphic
This beautiful vintage Stecher birthday postcard includes pink and yellow roses by Catherine Klein. The message on the card is Greetings on Your Birthday. Here is a version of the old postcard without the message. Click on images to enlarge.
Vintage Magazine Wrench Advertisement
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for a Combination Service Wrench. It’s from the September 6, 1917 issue of Hardware Age. And a black and white clip art version of the wrench. Click on images to enlarge.
Victorian Advertising Card, The Fair ~ Free Graphics
The front of this Victorian advertising card includes a pretty cluster of flowers against a light colored brick background. The back of the card is an advertisement for The Fair, where you could find great bargains in holiday goods, ladies’ and gent’s furnishing goods and notions of all kinds. Tinware, glassware, crockery, bird cages, paintings and…
