This vintage advertisement claims that Florence Crochet Silk, with its soft finish, strict purity and durable colors is not only extensively used for crochet work of all kinds but is also in high favor for knitting, often used for making mittens, stockings and other articles of wearing apparel. The ad is from the March 1895…
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Free Vintage Ephemera ~ 1890s Shabby Catalogue Order Form
Here is a shabby and tattered catalogue order form that has yellowed with age. The page is from the H. O’Neill & Co. 1897-8 Fall & Winter Fashion Catalogue. Click on image to enlarge.
Ornate Vintage Frame ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a beautifully ornate vintage clip art frame. The image is from A Handbook of Ornament by Franz Sales Meyer, circa 1877. Click on image to enlarge.
Winter Scene Victorian Card ~ Free Download
We woke to a skiff of snow on the ground this morning. It’s too early in the year, and not consistently cold enough for the snow to last, but soon enough the streets and rooftops in our city will look much like the winter scene on this beautiful Victorian card. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Felt Hats ~ Free Digital Graphic
These felt hats were fashionable Victorian hats but some of them remind me of pilgrim hats and the one I’ve put on the top right in this collection could work as an old-fashioned Halloween witch’s hat. The images are from the H. O’Neill & Co. 1897-8 Fall & Winter Fashion Catalogue. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Children Christmas Postcard ~ Free Graphic
This vintage Christmas postcard features a young boy and girl walking together under a red umbrella. The boy is holding the umbrella with both hands and the girl has her hands tucked into a white muff. They look adorable in their green and white Victorian dress clothes. The message at the bottom of the card…
Free Vintage Champagne Graphics ~ Magazine Ad and Clip Art
This vintage advertisement for Grand Imperial Sec Champagne, being introduced by the Germania Wine Cellars, is from the Christmas 1898 issue of Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version of the bottle of champagne from the ad. Click on images to enlarge.
Vintage Bride Cake ~ Free Clip Art
This ornately decorated vintage bride cake illustration is from Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management, circa 1888. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage 1915 Bride Image
I’ve wanted a copy of the April 1915 issue of Pictorial Review for a long time but trying to find an original, even just the cover – for this gorgeous vintage bride, which is what I especially wanted, was like trying to find a needle in a haystack. However, I finally found an original issue…
Vintage Candelabra ~ Free Clip Art
This wonderful vintage candelabra image is from The Wanamaker Stores 1903-4 Holiday Catalogue. Click on image to enlarge.
Holly and Berries ~ Free Christmas Image
This beautiful vintage Christmas postcard features a box filled to overflowing with holly and berries. The lid of the box gently covers the bursting contents and a large red ribbon is wrapped and tied in a lovely bow over the package. The message at the top right hand corner of the postcard is: Merry Christmas….
Shyness by Oscar Pletsch ~ Free Vintage Graphic
SHYNESS This very modest-looking little maid Never knows what it is to be afraid: Should a spring bubble up across her way, For help to ford it she will never stay, But leaps right over it with secret joy; Her gallant spirit might befit a boy. Why does she droop her head so shyly now?…
