This old catalogue page includes an extensive description and price listing for an elaborately designed seven-drawer Goldsmith sewing machine. Also included on the page is an image of the open sewing machine with the leaf extended to the left, forming an extension table, and an image of the closed sewing machine. A complete set of…
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Vintage Girls’ Coat Pattern Envelope ~ Free Digital Graphics
Here is a shabby and yellowed vintage envelope for a girls’ coat pattern. The front of the envelope includes an illustration of a girl wearing the finished coat, additional views of the coat, a description of the pattern, the amount of material required to sew the coat and a sketch of the pattern pieces. The back of the envelope…
Vintage Dress Form Clip Art
This vintage advertisement for Hall – Borchert Adjustable Forms is from the April 1914 issue of The Delineator magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version of the dress form. Click on images to enlarge.
Antique Scissors Engravings Free Digital Collage Sheet
There are six pairs of unique, ornate, beautiful antique scissors on this digital collage sheet. I collected the scissors for this page from engravings I scanned from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. Click on image to enlarge. This image is also available in png (transparent) format in…
Men’s Collars and Cuffs ~ Free Sewing Clip Art
Here are two sets of men’s vintage collars and cuffs. The images are from the March 1895 issue of The Delineator magazine. While flipping through the old magazine, these illustrations caught my eye as I thought they would work well for some of your vintage sewing projects. #1. Turn-Down Collars and Reversible Cuffs #2. Standing Collars and…
Vintage Embroidery ~ Free Digital Magazine Ad and Clip Art
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for The Brainerd & Armstrong Co.’s annual Embroidery Book for the year 1900. The ad features an image of a well-dressed lady, seated in a beautiful wooden chair, doing embroidery work. The advertisement is from the November 1899 issue of The Designer magazine. Here is a black and white…
Victorian Girls Dresses ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a sketch of five Victorian girls’ dresses and three pattern pieces. The images are from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume II, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge.
Antique Clothing Iron ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is an antique catalogue listing for a set of nickel-plated sadirons. These old irons were heated near an open fire or on a coal or wood burning stove to make them hot enough to remove creases from clothing. The old ad is from the Sears Roebuck and Co. 1916 catalogue. Here is a black and white clipart…
Antique Washing Machine Catalogue Listing ~ Free Graphics
Here is an antique catalogue listing for a high speed wizard washing machine. The listing includes an image of a woman working the machine. The old ad is from the Sears Roebuck and Co. 1916 catalogue. Here is a black and white clip art version of the image from the ad. Click on images to enlarge.
Free Vintage Dressmakers Clip Art
Here are two vintage clip art images of dressmakers busy at their work. One of the ladies is seated at her table, cutting fabric and the other lady is sewing at her treadle machine. The images are from the May 1904 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on images to enlarge.
Sewing Dress Form Vintage Ad and Clip Art ~ Free Graphics
In this vintage advertisement, two Victorian ladies are having a discussion about the importance of owning a Hall’s Bazar dress form as they admire the draping of the fabric that is pinned to the form. The ad is from the October 1889 issue of The Delineator magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version of the image…
Vintage Crochet Silk ~ Free Digital Advertisement and Clip Art
This vintage advertisement claims that Florence Crochet Silk, with its soft finish, strict purity and durable colors is not only extensively used for crochet work of all kinds but is also in high favor for knitting, often used for making mittens, stockings and other articles of wearing apparel. The ad is from the March 1895…
