Here is a vintage poem titled November by Katherine Pyle. November by K. Pyle Now the cold wind rattlesIn the icy sedge,And the sparrows ruffleIn the leafless hedge. Past the wood and meadow,On the frozen poolAll the boys go skating,When they come from school. The river too was frozen;I saw it far away,And wished that…
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Horsfords Acid Phosphate Trading Card
This Victorian trading card features an adorable head and shoulders illustration of a young girl with curly hair. The girl is wearing a pink dress with a white ruffled collar and a matching pink hat. The advertising on the card is for Horsford’s Acid Phosphate – a medication for mental and physical exhaustion, dyspepsia, etc….
Mortar and Pestle Clip Art
Here is a vintage clip art illustration of a mortar and pestle. I scanned the original image from Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management, circa 1888. Click on image to enlarge.
Country Church Christmas Card
This beautiful vintage Christmas postcard features a country church winter scene at dusk. A few people are walking through a path in the snow that leads to the church at the top of a snow-covered hill in the distance. A gold edge on the postcard frames the winter scene. Decorations of holly and bells are…
Vintage Knitting Pattern Child’s Stocking
This vintage magazine clipping features a knitting pattern for a child’s stocking. The article includes an illustration of the knit stocking and finishes with instructions to make a larger stocking. I scanned the original article from the June 1904 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Muriatic Acid Poison Label
This red and white vintage Muriatic Acid label was printed for Sieg’s Drug Store in Richwood, Ohio. The label includes a phone number for the drug store, a poison warning and the antidote. Click on image to enlarge.
Spiders ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This vintage clip art illustration features two spiders. The first spider at the top of the image, is a Clubiona nutrix. The second spider is a Ciniflo ferox. The image is from Wood’s Illustrated Natural History by Rev. J. G. Wood. The book was published in 1863. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Christmas Bell Postcard
This lovely vintage Christmas postcard features a gold colored bell nestled in a cluster of blue forget-me-nots, pine cones and snow-covered evergreen branches. The design is enclosed in a frame of golden branches with snowy tips – all on a green background. The message on the card is A Merry Christmas to you. Click on image…
White Faced Black Spanish Rooster and Hen
Here is a vintage clip art image of a White Faced Black Spanish rooster and hen. The illustration is from a dictionary in my collection that was published in 1906. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Cake Clip Art and Recipes
This page, from a vintage cookbook, includes an illustration of three English Dundee Cakes. Here is another page from the cookbook that includes the recipe for English Dundee Cake as well as recipes for Gingerbread and Nut Cake. Here is a cleaner version of the illustration of English Dundee Cakes. The pages are from Cake Secrets,…
Vintage Ladies’ Tea Jacket
Here is a vintage image of a lady seated at an angle on a chair. She is modelling a lovely floral peach colored tea jacket. The jacket is finished with ruffled edges and a bow at the collar. The image is from the September 1914 issue of The Ladies’ World magazine. Click on image to…
French Black Poodle Dog
Here is a vintage clip art image of an adorable shaggy dog. It is a French Black Poodle. The illustration is from a dictionary in my collection that was published in 1906. Click on image to enlarge.
