Here is a vintage silhouette of a bird perched on a branch that has many leaves. The illustration is from the December 1900 issue of The Designer magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version. Click on images to enlarge.
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Vintage Skirt Pattern Envelope ~ Free Graphics
Here is a shabby and yellowed vintage envelope for a misses’ or small women’s two-piece skirt pattern. The front of the envelope includes a description of the pattern, the amount of material required to sew the skirt and a sketch of the pattern pieces. The back of the envelope includes a sketch of the laid out pattern pieces…
Holly and Berries Frame ~ Free Vintage Image
A design of holly and berries decorates the top and left side 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 and converted the frame to a…
Victorian Fashion Plate ~ Free Graphic
This vintage fashion plate features two Victorian ladies at a formal party or ball. They are dressed in elegant, colorful gowns and one of the ladies is wearing a beautiful white cape over her outfit. Both ladies are wearing long white gloves and both are holding white fans. In this first version of the page, I’ve…
Hand Bell
This vintage magazine advertisement features a hand bell that was manufactured by the N. N. Hill Brass Co. of East Hampton, Conn. The ad is from the September 6, 1917 issue of Hardware Age magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version of the bell from the ad. Click on images to enlarge.
Country Church Scene~ Free Christmas Graphic
This beautiful vintage German Christmas postcard features a country church winter scene. The church sits at the top of a snow-covered hill with mountains in the distant background. It’s dusk and both the church and a nearby house have indoor lights on. A snowy pine branch with pine cones and red berries frames the lower…
Baby Carriages ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here are vintage catalogue listings for two styles of baby carriages. Each of the carriages is covered by a ruffled parasol. The ads are from the 1908 Spiegel May Stern Co. Universal Home Furnishers Catalogue. Here are black and white clip art versions of the baby carriages from the ads. Click on images to enlarge.
Acquisition Map of United States ~ Free Graphic
Here is a unique and interesting map of the United States. It’s an antique C. S. Hammond map that shows the acquisition of territory (with corresponding years) of the United States. You can find another map of the United States on my blog here. I scanned the map from a dictionary in my collection that…
Chippendale Cabinet ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a clip art image of a beautiful Victorian Chippendale cabinet. The image is from the November 1899 issue of The Designer magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Kindergarten Songs for November ~ Free Graphic
This vintage page of sheet music was written for kindergarten students. Included on the page are several short songs for the young children to learn during the month of November. The songs are: Turkey Time, Feeding Birds, Jack Frost, Baa, Baa, Black Sheep and November. This page of sheet music is from the book First Year…
Fisk Tires Winter Scene ~ Free Vintage Graphics
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for Fisk tires. The ad features an illustration of a winter scene, with four young boys admiring the tires on a car parked outside a Fisk Tires garage. A woman is seated in the car and a man (perhaps her husband) is outside the vehicle, standing beside the mechanic, on…
Flying Witch in Basket
Happy Halloween! Here is a vintage storybook illustration of a witch flying in a basket. She is brushing at a spider’s web in the sky with her straw broom. The image is from Tom Tucker and Little Bo Peep, by Thomas Hood, illustrated by Alice Wheaton Adams, published in 1891. Click on image to enlarge.
