This vintage illustration, titled Map of the Bird, identifies the numerous parts of a bird. The sketch is by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, from the book Birdcraft by Mabel Osgood Wright, 1897, a recent addition to my collection. Click on image to enlarge.
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Cookies ~ Free Vintage Cookbook Pages
Featured on these two vintage cookbook page are recipes for Ryzon cookies, including: Sugar Cookies, Spice Cookies, Fancy Cookies for Tea, Fig Cookies, Peanut Cookies, Chocolate Delights and Walnut Macaroons. The first page also includes an illustration of heart-shaped cookies on a serving platter. Ryzon was a brand of baking powder. The pages are from the Ryzon…
Free Vintage Orchid Clip Art
Here is a vintage clip art illustration of an Odontoglossum Crispum in full bloom. It is considered by experts to be one of the most beautiful of all orchids. The engraving is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
Carriages and Vehicles
This old book page is filled with a variety of illustrations of antique vehicles. The page is titled, “Modern Fashionable Carriages and Vehicles in General Use”. I scanned it from Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms, by Thos. E. Hill, 1886. Click on image to enlarge.
Retro Valentine Envelopes
Here are two retro valentine printable envelopes. The first envelope has an illustration of a young artistic girl with a palette of paints in her hand. There is a white space for the name of the recipient on one side of the envelope and a pink heart with the message “with Love” on the other…
Victorian Midwinter Millinery
This page features four styles of Victorian midwinter millinery. I thought some of you may be interested in the descriptions for these beautiful antique hats so I’m including that page as well. In addition to the descriptions for the hats, the second page includes two more styles of lovely Victorian ladies’ hats within frames designed…
Young Love Vintage Illustration
Here is a beautiful vintage illustration of young love. A Victorian girl, in a pretty pink dress, is sitting on an old wooden fence blowing on a dandelion that has gone to seed. Her friend is leaning against the fence holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand. He is looking admiringly at the girl….
Antique Washing Machines
Here are catalogue listings for two styles of antique washing machines. The first is a rotary washer named the Perfection Washer. The cost was $6.75 and the ad guaranteed this to be the finest washing machine in the world. Here is a black and white clip art version of the Perfection Washer. The second washer…
Boys in Biplane Valentine
This cute vintage valentine features two boys in an old-fashioned biplane. The boy that is piloting the plane appears relaxed and confident but his little friend in the back seat appears to be afraid of flying. The message on the front of the card is: Loving Thoughts. The inside of the card includes an illustration of a…
Kindergarten Songs for February
This vintage page of sheet music was written for kindergarten students. Included on the page are four short songs for the young children to learn during the month of February. The songs are: Five Little Girls, A Valentine, The Miner and A Wish. This page of sheet music is from the book First Year Music by Hollis Dann,…
The Constitution Ship
Here is a vintage clip art illustration of a beautiful sailing ship named The Constitution. This engraving is from the April 1872 issue of Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Choo-Choose Me Valentine
This cute vintage valentine features a young boy, dressed as an engineer, driving a toy train that has been decorated for Valentine’s Day. The message on the card is: Choo-Choose Me ~ I’m Steamed Up Over You! The illustration is from a valentine book that was published in the 1940s; it was not copyrighted. Click on…
