This antique bank statement, dated January 1, 1892, was published for the Manchester Savings Bank. The front cover (on the right) of the statement features an illustration of a snow-covered residential area of an old Victorian city, seen through an arched brick entryway. A boy is walking through the deep snow on the street. He…
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Antique Calligraphy Alphabets
This book page features two beautiful antique calligraphy alphabets: Engrossing and Court Hand. Here is a black and white clip art version of the antique calligraphy alphabets. I have spread the letters across the page to fill an 8.5” x 11” paper size. Click HERE to save the full-size PDF file to your computer. I…
Branch of Holly Vintage Illustration
This shabby and aged vintage book page features an illustration of a branch of holly. Included on the page is the following information about the holly plant: ILEX (Holly). –Calyx 4—5-cleft; corolla wheel-shaped, 4—5 cleft; stamens 4—5; stigmas 4—5; berry round, containing 4—5 bony seeds. I scanned the original book page from Flowers of the…
Vintage Christmas Bird Postcard
This lovely vintage bird Christmas bird postcard features an illustration of five singing birds perched together on a small blossoming tree branch. The birds are framed all around with branches of holly and berries on an ivory-colored background. A small greeting of Merry Xmas is included in the lower right corner amongst the branches. Although…
Yellow Rose Advertising Card
This Victorian advertising card features a beautiful illustration of a bright yellow rose and rosebud at the right-hand side of an opened white envelope. Remnants of the broken wax seal are visible at the top and bottom curved edges of the envelope. A notepaper, with curled edges, is halfway out of the envelope, enough to…
Birds and Swirls Specimen of Flourishing
Here is a beautiful vintage specimen of flourishing. The illustration includes two birds, a butterfly, and plenty of intricate, elegant swirls. The description for the plate from the book is: “Plate VIII is an original off-hand specimen of flourishing, the curves, proportion and shades in which should be carefully observed.” The lovely pen work was…
Shabby Postcard Back with Orange Text
I came across this shabby postcard back in my collection a couple days ago. The dark orange text and the wonderful grungy-ness of the card made me think that it might be useful for you to use in a Halloween project. The text in the upper center of the shabby postcard back is: POST CARDTHIS…
Beautiful Lady Vintage Christmas Postcard
This vintage Christmas postcard features a head and shoulders illustration of a beautiful lady. She is wearing a large fluffy hat with off-white colored plumes over a wide brown brim. The lady is also wearing a brown furry scarf that is draped over her right shoulder. A single pink rose is to her left. The…
Vintage Dictionary Page Lovely Luck
This blog post is in response to a request for a vintage dictionary page that includes the word “luck”. Some of the other words included on the page are: lovely, loving, lower case, lowing, loyal, lucern, lucky and lucrative. I scanned the original page from a dictionary in my collection that was published in 1922.
Bird Aviary Vintage Illustration
This vintage illustration of a bird aviary is titled (the) Highest Type of Indoor Aviary. The merriam-webster.com dictionary defines an aviary as: a place (as a large cage or a building) where birds are kept. The bird aviary illustration features a large enclosed room with plenty of trees and shrubbery on all sides, and a…
Long Eared Bat Vintage Illustration
Here is a vintage illustration of the long-eared bat. The illustration includes four bats flying over a large pond at the edge of the forest at dusk. The jagged trees in the distant background give the image a spooky feel. Here is a black and white clip art version. I scanned the original illustration from…
Fall Colored Leaves and White Flowers Postcard
This beautiful vintage postcard features a display of white flowers and fall colored leaves on a white background. The main design of the flowers and leaves is on the left-hand side of the postcard. They are spilling through illustrated tears in the paper, with blue sky showing behind. A small design of fall colored leaves…
