Here is a beautiful page of white ornamental penmanship flourishes and swirls, including elegant drawings of birds and a swan, on a black background. This title on the page is: Chalk and Pencil Drawing. Here is a version with the wording removed. The page is from Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms, by Thos. E. Hill,…
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Stetcher Holly and Berries ~ Free Christmas Image
This vintage Stecher Christmas postcard features a lovely illustration of holly and berries and the message: May your heart, this Christmas Day,Be filled with Joy and Cheer;And nothing give you cause to grieve –Throughout the coming year!Yours for a Merry Christmas. Click on image to enlarge.
Sewing Dress Form Vintage Ad and Clip Art ~ Free Graphics
In this vintage advertisement, two Victorian ladies are having a discussion about the importance of owning a Hall’s Bazar dress form as they admire the draping of the fabric that is pinned to the form. The ad is from the October 1889 issue of The Delineator magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version of the image…
Victorian Christmas Boy Carrying Gifts
Here is a fun vintage Christmas postcard by Ellen Clapsaddle. The image is of a Victorian boy dressed in red, bending over as he tries to balance an abundance of packages on his back. The boy is using both hands to try to keep the gifts from falling and also has the strap of a…
Free Vintage Book Page Graphics and Clip Art ~ Engravers Inscriptions
These vintage book pages cover information on the subject of wording and punctuation of inscriptions for engraving. The article includes an image of a man seated at a table, doing some engraving work. Also included are examples of beautiful engravings appropriate for marking rings, spoons, pins, watches, etc. Here are three black and white clip art…
Kate Greenaway Blue Shoes ~ Free Vintage Illustration
BLUE SHOES LITTLE Blue ShoesMustn’t goVery far alone, you know.Else she’ll fall down,Or, lose her way;Fancy – whatWould mamma say?Better put her little handUnder sister’s wise command.When she’s a little older grownBlue Shoes may go quite alone. This vintage storybook image and poem, Blue Shoes, is from Marigold Garden by Kate Greenaway, circa 1892. Click on image to…
Free Vintage Image ~ Herrick’s Almanac 1906, November
Here is the November page from Herrick’s Almanac for 1906. The October page from the almanac is free to download from my blog HERE. The advertising on this page is for Renne’s Pain-Killing Magic Oil. Click on image to enlarge.
Christmas Plum Pudding ~ Vintage Recipe and Clip Art
This grungy, aged and yellowed vintage cookbook page includes an old fashioned recipe for Christmas Plum Pudding. I scanned the page from Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management, circa 1888. Here is a black and white clip art version of the image of plum pudding from the page. Click on images to enlarge.
Pumpkin Girl ~ Free Halloween Image
Happy Halloween! Here is a vintage Whitney Halloween postcard that features a pumpkin girl visiting the grave of Jack O’ Lantern. An owl and a crow are perched on Jack’s headstone and a black cat is peering out from behind. A spider has spun a web on the upper right corner of the headstone and…
Vintage Boric Acid Pharmacy Label ~ Free Graphic
Here is a vintage label for boric acid, an antiseptic and deodorant, that was printed for J. B. Donovan & Co’s Pharmacy. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Santa Clip Art ~ Free Download
Here is a fun vintage image of Santa. He looks casual and relaxed yet determined to get the job done. This Santa is carrying a decorated tree hoisted over one shoulder and toys are bursting out from behind his back and from his pockets. The image is from the Christmas 1896 issue of Harper’s New…
Baby Goes Bye Bye ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a vintage clip art image of a lady, perhaps a mother or nanny, pushing an old fashioned baby carriage. I scanned this sketch from the book Our Dear Baby published by Richard G. Krueger in 1916. The caption that corresponds to this image in the book is: Baby goes bye-bye. Click on image to enlarge.
