Here is a beautiful vintage illustration of two red poppies tucked into a cluster of white daisies. The image is from Gems from Bryant, published by DeWolfe Fiske & Co. in 1904. Click on image to enlarge.
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Vintage Washing Machine Clip Art
Just six minutes to wash a tubful makes the 1900 Gravity Washer “almost” fun to work it! This vintage washing machine advertisement is from the May 1909 issue of McCall’s Magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version of the washer. Click on images to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ Appleton’s Penmanship Booklet Covers
Here is a beautifully aged front cover of an Appleton’s Standard System of Penmanship booklet that was published by the American Book Company in the late 1800’s. The back cover of the booklet has some wonderful alphabet and handwriting details. I think these covers would work well for your vintage school projects. Click on images…
Free Vintage Corset Ad Clip Art
This vintage advertisement claims that the Thomson’s “glove-fitting” corset is the only perfect corset! The ad is from the March 1869 issue of Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version of the corset. Click on images to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ Pink Floral Victorian Christmas Card
With pink flowers and the simple message Greetings, the front of this lovely Victorian Christmas card would work well for a variety of non-Christmas projects. The message on the inside of the card, however, is very Christmas-y. Click on images to enlarge.
Free Vintage Lady Clip Art 1917
Here are three vintage illustrations of ladies posing with parasols as they model the latest style in dresses for fall 1917. This was a period in time when the world was at war and even the style of ladies’ clothing was influenced by the war. The images are from the August 1917 issue of The…
Free Vintage Image ~ French Seed Label
Here is a pretty vintage French seed label that includes an illustration of a pretty pink, red and purple flower. The caption on the label is: GIROFLEE QUARANTAINE A Grande Fleur, Variee. This type of label would have been pasted on a seed packet or jar of seeds for retail sale. Click on image to…
Free Vintage Image ~ Aged Patterned Endpaper
This shabby vintage endpaper is from the book A Round Robin, circa 1891. There is a faded grey floral pattern on the old yellowed paper. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ Victorian Girls Prepare for a Party
This group of Victorian girls is dressed in their Sunday best. A cake, nicely decorated with white icing and several tall, thin, pink candles awaits on a small table the girls are gathered around. These children appear eager for a party to begin! This image is from the October 1902 issue of The Delineator magazine….
Free Vintage Image ~ Three Little Kittens Sheet Music
I knew that the Three Little Kittens was a nursery rhyme but I didn’t know the nursery rhyme was also a song. When I recently purchased an old music book, I was pleasantly surprised to find this sheet music, Three Little Kittens, included in the book. The book is titled First Year Music by Hollis…
Vintage Scissors Clip Art
This vintage advertisement for dressmakers’ or housekeepers’ straight and bent shears is from the April 1894 issue of The Delineator magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version of each pair of scissors from the ad. You can find another vintage scissors advertisement (and clip art) on my blog here. Click on images…
Bacorn’s Violet Witch Hazel Label
This lovely Violet Witch Hazel perfume label was printed for The Bacorn Co. Click on image to enlarge.
