This vintage French cheque features some wonderful details including a lovely swirl design on the left hand side, French handwriting, stamped names, numbers, dates and a mailing stamp. The signature of George Belloy (the owner of the company the cheque was printed for) appears below the mailing stamp. Click on image to enlarge.
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Victorian Ladies’ Jacket ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is an illustration of a Victorian lady modelling a Ladies’ Double-Breasted Jacket. The image is from the March 1895 issue of The Delineator magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version. Click on images to enlarge.
Victorian Furniture Sofa and Chair ~ Free Clip Art
Here are vintage clip art illustrations of a lovely set of Victorian furniture. This set was made of boldly carved black walnut; the fabric was crimson and gold damask. The couch is shaped like two chairs fastened together with a center partition design, including a small wooden table at the center back. These engravings are from The Art…
Kittens Blowing Bubbles
This Victorian clip art piece features two adorable kittens playing with bubbles. A brown kitten on the right is blowing bubbles to a red kitten on the left. Behind the kittens is a large pink and yellow feathery fan. Click on image to enlarge.
Decorated Garland of Roses ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a lovely vintage clip art illustration of an oval garland of roses decorated with Pandean reeds and a shepherd’s pipe and crook. The image is from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume II, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge.
Santa and Reindeer ~ Vintage Christmas Graphic
Here is a fun vintage Whitney Made Christmas postcard. The illustration on the postcard features Santa standing beside his sleigh that is filled with sacks of toys and hitched up to reindeer. Santa is putting on his gloves and looks about ready to leave on his trip to deliver toys to children around the world. The…
Specimens of Monograms ~ Free Vintage Graphic
This vintage book page features beautifully designed specimens of monograms of two, three, four and nine letters. The page is from Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms, by Thos. E. Hill, 1886. Click on image to enlarge.
Bacorn’s Toilet Water Label
Here is a lovely vintage perfume label for Bacorn’s Heliotrope toilet water. Click on image to enlarge.
Louis XV Cabinet ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a clip art image of a beautiful antique Louis XV cabinet. The image is from the November 1899 issue of The Designer magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Feder’s Pompadour Ad ~ Free Vintage Image
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for a Feder’s Pompadour skirt protector. The ad features an illustration of a Victorian woman wearing a long warm coat over a floor-length dress. A bit of ruffle is showing at the hem of her dress. Click on image to enlarge.
Scare, Scarf, Scary ~ Free Vintage Dictionary Page
This aged page, from a vintage dictionary published in 1922, includes the words: scare, scarf, scarlet, scary and scatter. Click on image to enlarge.
Primula Rosea ~ Free Vintage Image
This beautiful vintage floral illustration features a plant with red and white flowers. The name of the plant is Primula Rosea – Primula Pubescens Alba. The image is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
