This vintage catalogue page encourages sending more post cards as an economical way to remember distant friend or relatives at Christmas time. The page includes a variety of Christmas post cards. Also for sale on this page was a post card album and a post card box for storing post cards. The page is from the 1916 Sears Roebuck…
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Alice in Wonderland ~ Vintage Storybook Image
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Quaint Alice trailed the rabbit, dressedSo strangely in a coat and vestAnd at the bottom of the hole,Had many more adventures droll;By tasting “Drink Me” she grew smaller,By sipping something else, was taller;She met the Duchess, Cheshire Cat,The Mad March Hare and folk like that,She stirred her tea and played croquet,In court…
Child’s China Tea Set ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a vintage advertisement for a delightful child’s china tea set that is decorated with floral designs. The set consists of 6 cups, 6 saucers, 4 plates, cake plate, cream pitcher, teapot and sugar bowl. It was priced at 75 cents or $1.70 with a one-year subscription to the American Agriculturist magazine. The vintage…
Going to See Grandmamma by Kate Greenaway
GOING TO SEE GRANDMAMMA. LITTLE Molly and DamonAre walking so far,For they’re going to seeTheir kind Grandmamma. And they very well know,When they get there she’ll takeFrom out of her cupboardSome very nice cake. And into her gardenThey know they may run,And pick some red currants,And have lots of fun. So Damon to doggieSays, “How…
Free Vintage Clip Art ~ Coal and Wood Burning Stove
This old catalogue page features a beautiful 1907 Acme royal nickel trimmed combination coal and wood burning range. The page includes a detailed description of the stove. The stove was available in six sizes, ranging in price from $19.88 to $24.86. The page is from the Sears, Roebuck & Co. 1907 catalogue. Here is a…
Victorian Tea Plant Trading Card ~ Free Graphic
Here is a Victorian trading card that features a lovely illustration of a tea plant with white flowers and green leaves. Click on image to enlarge.
Whimsical Storybook Pig ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a whimsical vintage illustration of a storybook pig. The illustration includes the pig’s head and neck with a large ruffled collar around his neck. The image is from a storybook titled The Sunbeams and Me, by Helen Marion Burnside & Nesbit, Mary Dickens, M. A. Hoyer, and others, illustrated by Helen Jackson, Jane Willis Grey, Fanny…
Vintage Blue Stone Poison Label ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a vintage poison label for Blue Stone that was printed for the C. Erhard & Son Druggists company. The antidote for this poison was to drink large quantities of milk and white of eggs in water followed terrocyaniade of Potash given freely. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Victorian Clip Art ~ Ladies’ Mourning Costume
Here is an illustration of a Victorian lady modelling a Ladies’ Mourning Costume. The costume is made from black Henrietta cloth and crape. The bonnet is a stylish capote and a crape veil is worn. The illustration is from the October 1889 issue of The Delineator magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version of…
Fresh Garden Vegetables ~ Free Vintage Image
This beautiful vintage image features a colorful display of fresh garden vegetables. Included in the display are two ears of white corn, two ripe red tomatoes and three varieties of radishes. The image is from the Peter Henderson & Co. Everything for the Garden Manual, 1898. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Tea Pot ~ Free Clip Art
This lovely illustration of an elegantly designed Victorian tea pot is from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. Here is a black and white clip art version of the tea pot. Click on images to enlarge.
Paddle Frigate Ship ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a vintage engraving of a beautiful sailing ship out on calm water. This type of ship is a “Paddle Frigate”. The illustration is from the April 1872 issue of Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
