This Victorian school girl is seated at her desk practicing her handwriting skills. The image is from an Appleton’s Standard System of Penmanship booklet that was published by the American Book Company in the late 1800′s. Click on image to enlarge.
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Free Vintage Image ~ Roses Birthday Postcard
Here is a vintage birthday postcard that includes a lovely image of pink and yellow roses in a vase. The message is: Birthday Greetings. Here is a version of the postcard without the writing. Click on images to enlarge.
Prince’s Feather Storybook Character
This is the eighth storybook character from a story in the April 1899 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. This one is named Prince’s-Feather. You can find the last character I posted from this story on my blog HERE. Click on image to enlarge.
White Turkey Thanksgiving Postcard
Here is a vintage postcard that includes a wonderful image of a white turkey standing beside a pumpkin. The message is: Greetings of Thanksgiving and in the large circular scoop of the capital “T” of Thanksgiving is an illustration of Puritans landing on December 22, 1620. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Tennis Clip Art
Here is a set of vintage tennis rackets and balls. The image from the June 1885 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
The Day-Dream Fairy
This is the seventh storybook character from a story in the April 1899 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. This one is a fairy named The Day-Dream. You can find the last character I posted from this story on my blog HERE. Click on image to enlarge.
The Night Moth Fairy
Here is the sixth storybook character from a story in the April 1899 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. This one is The Night-Moth fairy. You can find the last character I posted from this story on my blog HERE. Click on image to enlarge.
Shabby Trade Card for Davis Sewing Machine
Here is a grungy vintage trade card for Davis Vertical Feed Sewing Machines. The front of the card features a beautiful floral facsimile of embroidery that was done on the Davis sewing machine. The back of the card is shabby and nicely yellowed with age. Click on images to enlarge.
Bee-Keeping Ad and Clip Art
This vintage advertisement for Quinby’s New Bee-Keeping guide is from the November 1879 issue of the American Agriculturist magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version of the three bees from the ad. Click on images to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ Diamond Inks Page
There are eight bottles of vintage Diamond Inks on this page from the Northern School Supply Company Catalog. The catalog was published in 1913. Click on image to enlarge.
Little Jo Storybook Character
Little Jo is a character from a story in the April 1899 issue of St. Nicholas magazine, the same story I’ve been scanning the other characters and fairies from over the last few days. You can find the last character I posted from this story on my blog HERE. Click on image to enlarge.
Sewing Set Clip Art
This beautiful vintage sewing set includes ornate scissors, a thimble and two small pin cushions. The image is from the Christmas 1896 issue of Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
