There are pleasant fall days ahead in our weather forecast but it’s chilly here today. Chilly enough that we are getting our first snowfall of the season! It won’t last (thank goodness) but it’s a visual reminder that our cold Canadian winter isn’t so far off. The image on this Victorian trading card for Muzzy’s Starch makes snow look…
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Free Vintage Book Endpaper Graphics
These are scans of the front and back free endpapers from my antique copy of Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes, published by McLoughlin Brothers, circa 1900. The book is one of the poorest quality in my personal library of antique books. It is brittle and fragile, falling apart, has a ton of foxing, some staining and warping throughout. None…
Madam Rowley’s Toilet Mask Ad
Here is a vintage advertisement for Madam Rowley’s Toilet Mask. The ad is from the April 1900 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Sheet Music and Sunflowers
Here is an aged and shabby vintage book page with beautiful sunflower illustrations and sheet music titled The Lesson. This page is from A Day in a Child’s Life by Kate Greenaway, circa 1881. I’ve also cleaned up each of the sunflower illustrations for you. Click on images to enlarge.
Free Vintage Thanksgiving Menu Postcard
Happy Thanksgiving Day to my fellow Canadians!My original of this vintage Thanksgiving Menu postcard graphic was postally used in 1917. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ Best Wishes Postcard
Here is a vintage penny postcard graphic with lots of pretty pink and red flowers and a greeting for best wishes. Click on image to enlarge.
Witch Hazel Glycerine Soap Label
Here is a vintage Witch Hazel Glycerine Soap label that was printed for J. B. Lynas & Son of Logansport Indiana. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ Poison Label
Here’s a vintage Muriatic Acid poison label that was printed for Fuhrman’s Pharmacy. These old poison labels are great for Halloween projects! Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Floral Image ~ Lilies
This pretty vintage floral image, that includes two lilies, is from Roses and Lilies from Longfellow, 1898. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Airplane Illustration
This vintage airplane illustration is from a magazine that was published in 1919. Click on image to enlarge.
Pumpkins and Hay Stooks Clip Art
The cute pumpkins and hay stooks on this vintage bridge tally card make this a fun clipart image for your Halloween projects! Here is a second option without the string. Click on images to enlarge.
Turkey on a Platter Clipart
Here’s a wonderful black and white vintage clipart image of a cooked holiday turkey on a platter. I’ll be roasting one of these birds on Sunday for our (Canadian) Thanksgiving dinner. This image is from the April 1912 issue of Pictorial Review magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
