This vintage magazine advertisement features an offer for a free lithographed catalogue that includes “everything of interest to skaters”. The ad includes an illustration of a Winslow ice skate. The ad is from the December 1897 issue of The Ladies’ Home Journal. Here is a black and white clip art version of the illustration of the…
Sports and Outdoors
Victorian Advertising Card Lautz Soaps ~ Free Graphics
The front of this Victorian advertising card for Lautz Soaps features a boy about to ride his bicycle. The handlebars of the bike sit almost as high as the boy is tall. The writing on the bottom of the front of the card is: Use Lautz Bros. & Co’s Soaps, Best in the Market. I love…
Bicycles and Bicycling Outfits 1895
This vintage image shows the latest fashionable clothing styles for bicycle riding in 1895. The picture includes fashions for Victorian men, women and children. It appears the group gathered together is having a great time with their bicycles and in their bicycle outfits. The page is from the April 1895 issue of The Delineator magazine. Here is…
Columbia Bicycle Magazine Ad
Here is a fun vintage magazine advertisement for a Columbia bicycle. The ad claims the bicycle is easy to learn to ride and that an ordinary rider can go more miles in a day over common roads than a horse. Great images for your steampunk or mixed media projects! I scanned the original ad from…
Old Fashioned Tent
This vintage catalogue advertisement includes an outdoor image of a wedge tent tied with a rope to two tall trees. The ad pitches these features: No poles required. Easy to carry about and can be stretched up between two trees or forked sticks. The tent was available in three sizes at prices ranging from $6.05 – $8.96. The ad…
Vintage French Bicycle Outfit for Ladies ~ Free Magazine Ad and Clip Art
This fun magazine advertisement, from the April 7, 1895 issue of Le Petit Echo de la Mode, depicts a young lady dressed in an outfit designed for riding a bicycle. Although not a smooth translation, the following paragraph is an online conversion and will give you a general idea (if you do not speak or read…
Vintage Tennis Clip Art
Here is a set of vintage tennis rackets and balls. The image from the June 1885 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Hammock Clip Art
Here is a third, and final, hammock image from the May 1909 issue of McCall’s Magazine. I posted the other two to my blog yesterday. The cover of this one has a beautiful jacquard design. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Hammock Clip Art
Earlier this afternoon I posted a vintage image of a comfy plaid hammock from the May 1909 issue of McCall’s Magazine. Here is another hammock illustration from the same magazine but the cover of this one has a lovely jacquard design. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Hammock Clip Art
Here is a black and white clip art image of a comfortable looking hammock that has a beautiful plaid cover edged with tassels. This image is from the May 1909 issue of McCall’s Magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Ladies Tennis Outfit
This vintage fashion image from the June 1892 issue of The Delineator features a ladies’ tennis toilette. Here is a black and white clipart version of the vintage tennis outfit. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Bicycle Clip Art
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for Crescent Bicycles that were made by Western Wheel Works. The ad is from the April 1895 issue of The Delineator. And a black and white clipart version of the bicycle from the ad. Click on images to enlarge.
