Here are two aged and shabby pages from a vintage school reader. The featured words on the pages are: sled, hear, think, noise, Santa Claus, Good-by, down, up, slide and hill. The lessons include Santa bringing toys for the children and a young boy going to school with his new sled that he received as a…
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Poinsettia Christmas Postcard ~ Free Vintage Image
This vintage Christmas postcard includes a lovely illustration of a poinsettia and the message: A Joyous ChristmasTo youmy friendGood CheerI send,This Christmas-tide. Click on image to enlarge.
Pine Tree ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a vintage clip art image of a pine tree. The scientific name for the tree is Pinus Sylvestris Fastigiata. The illustration is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Here is a black and white clip art version. Click on image to enlarge.
Christmas Order Form ~ Free Vintage Graphics
Here are two pages from The Wanamaker Stores 1903-4 Holiday Catalogue. The first page includes a space for the customer to fill in the post office address they would receive a reply with respect to their order, the address to which goods were to be sent and a message from John Wanamaker regarding the enlarged spring 1904…
Vintage Sleigh ~ Free Clip Art
This beautiful sleigh engraving is from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. The description of this sleigh from the catalogue is: “Sleighing” as it is termed, forms one of the principal amusements of the Canadians of all ranks, who can afford to keep one of any description and the…
Love Peace Gladness ~ Free Vintage Christmas Image
This lovely vintage Christmas postcard features an old-fashioned holiday greeting framed by holly and berries. The title of the greeting is: Love, Peace, & Gladness. The first letter “M” in the body of the greeting is large and placed in an open book on a pedestal. The greeting on the postcard is: May blessings crownyourChristmas…
Christmas Frame ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
A sketch of holly and berries, mistletoe, and other designs outline a scroll-type banner in the center of this rectangular shaped vintage Christmas frame. The first version of the frame is a scan of the original title from an article in the December 1900 issue of The Designer magazine. I’ve removed the title for the second version,…
Christmas Feast ~ Free Vintage Graphics
“Bounce, Buckram!Velvet’s dear!Christmas comes but once a year,When it comes it brings good cheer,BEEF, PLUM-PUDDING, MINCE-PIES, AND BEER!” This wonderful image of a Christmas feast illustrates the last sentence from the vintage storybook, Tom Tucker and Little Bo Peep, by Thomas Hood, illustrated by Alice Wheaton Adams, published in 1891. The illustration is repeated on the well worn back…
Antique Conley Cameras
This vintage catalogue page features advertising for two styles of Conley cameras: the Model C Conley Camera and the Conley Junior Film Camera. The Model C ranged in price from $18.85 to $33.55. The Conley Junior ranged in price from $8.80 to $18.05. The page is from the 1916 Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalogue. Here…
Letter for Santa ~ Clapsaddle Postcard Image
This fun vintage postcard, by Ellen Clapsaddle, features a shy child, dressed in blue, passing a letter to Santa. Santa is carrying a bag full of toys. The message on the card is: Best Wishes for a happy Christmas. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Biplanes ~ Free Graphics
Here are two pages of articles titled, “The Practice and Theory of Aviation – II”. The articles discuss modern aeroplanes (of 1910) and include illustrations of the Wright Biplane and two types of Voisin Biplanes. I scanned these pages from the October 29, 1910 issue of the Scientific American Supplement No. 1817. Part I of…
Three Angels ~ Free Vintage Christmas Graphic
This lovely vintage Tuck’s Christmas postcard includes an illustration of a tree branch decorated with candles and fruit and three adorable angels framed within a circular shape. The greeting on the card is: Wishing you a happy Christmas. Click on image to enlarge.
