I chose to scan this beautiful antique German floral postcard this morning because the colors are wonderful for fall projects! I think the printed message on the top left is a bible verse but the Google translation (most likely due to my errors in trying to spell each word correctly) wasn’t very smooth. For example, one of my tries resulted in…
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Chocolate Iced Layer Cake
Cake, anyone? This yummy looking Chocolate Iced Layer Cake is from Cake Secrets, 1922. Click on image to enlarge.
Spider and Spiderweb
Here is a large spider crawling on its web, a vintage graphic that I thought you may like to have for Halloween projects. This image is from an antique school reader, Our Little Book for Little Folks, 1896. Click on image to enlarge.
Little Girl With Hoop Toy
This little girl, dressed in blue, is playing with a hoop and what appears to be a baton. The image is from A Child’s Book of Old Verses, 1910. Click on image to enlarge.
Clapsaddle Good Wishes for Thanksgiving Day
I didn’t realize until two days ago, when my daughter and I were making plans for our next visit, that Thanksgiving is less than a month away! Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October, quite a bit earlier than our American neighbors, who celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November. Our Thanksgiving holiday often…
Fruit Song ~ Free Vintage School Lesson
This is another page from the antique school lesson book, Our Little Book for Little Folks, 1896. It’s a lesson on fruit and nuts. A similar lesson page from the book, Flower Song, is also available on my blog, here. Click on image to enlarge.
Making Hay While the Sun Shines Postcard
Here is an old penny postcard, Making Hay While the Sun Shines. This old fashioned way of haying must have taken a long time without the machinery and equipment modern-day farmers have! Click on image to enlarge.
Large Hat Millinery Business Ad
I scanned this vintage advertisement from the Aug-Sept 1910 issue of The Boston Cooking School Magazine. Can you imagine wearing a hat this large?! Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Clip Art Pink Rose German Postcard
This vintage clip art German postcard features a lovely pale pink rose and a greeting below. I did a German to English Google translate search for the text on the card. The translation is, “Congratulations. Many happy returns”. Another website translation for this German phrase is, “happy birthday, many happy returns of the day”. My original of this postcard was postmarked…
Free Vintage Clip Art Dog
This cute dog sketch is from the Home Picture Book, circa 1887. Click on image to enlarge.
Tattered Book Cover Free Vintage Image
This shabby booklet cover, great for school projects, is from the Home Picture Book, circa 1887. Click on image to enlarge.
Gordon Setter, Irish Setter, English Setter
This image is from The Book of Dogs, 1919. It includes: a Gordon Setter, Irish Setter and English Setter. Click on image to enlarge. The Gordon Setter looks more little like our Little Bear (who is part Rottweiler) than the image of the Smooth Collie that I posted two days ago. The cortisone treatment Little Bear went for on August 28th has…
