Here is a Victorian clip art advertisement for Marie Antoinette face powder which was manufactured by the Crown Perfumery Co. An illustration of the elegant ornate box the face powder was packaged in is included in the ad. The price of the powder was 50 cents a box. I scanned the original advertisement from the…
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Free Vintage Clip Art Steamer Trunk
Here is a vintage catalog listing for a “Battleship” Steamer Trunk. The trunk was available in three sizes with prices ranging from $10.00 for the smallest size to $11.60 for the largest size. The ad is from the 1916 Sears Roebuck and Co. winter catalogue. Here is a black and white clip art version of the trunk from the…
Free Vintage Printable Tea Coffee Pot Advertisement
Here is a vintage advertisement for the “rapid” tea pot and a coffee urn & cafetiere which were patented by General Hutchinson. The sole manufacturer of the equipment was Henry Loveridge & Co., of Wolverhampton. I scanned the original ad from Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management, circa 1888. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Graphics Harris Typewriter
Here is a vintage catalog advertisement for a Harris Typewriter. The price of the typewriter was $44.80 in 1916 and the ad is quite detailed as to how the company could offer this high quality typewriter for such a low price. Here is a black and white clip art version of the typewriter illustration from…
Free Victorian Clip Art Corset Advertisement
Here is a Victorian clip art advertisement for Kabo Corsets. Featured in the ad is an illustration of a lovely Victorian lady. Kabo corsets were available in 30 styles and ranged in price from $1.00 to $3.00. I scanned the original image advertisement from the May 1899 issue of The Ladies’ Home Journal magazine. Click…
Free Printable Vintage Trading Card Cherries
Here is a vintage trading card for Moulton & Bradley Clothiers who were located at 484 and 486 Washington Street in Boston, Mass. The card features a beautiful illustration of a soft woven basket tipped on its side. The basket is full of ripe red cherries that are spilling out onto the tabletop. Click on image…
Free Vintage Clip Art Ice Skates Advertisement
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for Barney & Berry ice skates. The ad features an illustration of a two men playing hockey. Here is a black and white clip art version of the hockey players extracted from the ad. I scanned the original advertisement from the September 6, 1917 issue of Hardware Age magazine.Click…
Free Vintage Clip Art Scissors Ad
Here is a vintage clip art magazine advertisement for Keen Kutter scissors and shears. The ad includes an illustration of spools of thread displayed together with a thimble and a pincushion with pins and needles inserted. One of the needles in the pincushion is threaded. The ad assures the potential customer that Keen Kutter scissors…
Free Vintage Clip Art Shoe Polish
This vintage magazine advertisement for Whittemore’s Shoe Polishes includes an illustration of three of the company’s shoe polishes in boxes. Two of the boxes have the fronts partially torn away, revealing the old fashioned bottles inside. The prices of shoe polishes in this ad were 10 cents and 25 cents. Here is a black and…
Les Parisiennes Fashion Plates Advertisement
This vintage magazine advertisement for Les Parisiennes Fashion Plates features two lovely illustrations of ladies modelling the latest in spring and summer suits for 1912. The ad claims that Les Parisiennes Fashion Plates were “recognized the world over as the supreme authority on correct tailor-made styles”. Here are black and white clip art versions of…
Ferry’s Seeds Advertisement
This vintage magazine advertisement for Ferry’s Seeds claims that “If you buy Ferry’s Seeds your garden may be a collection of finest specimens” for the seeds were thoroughbred, “true to type and of tested vitality and productiveness”. The ad includes a lovely illustration of a Victorian lady, on a cobblestone path in her garden, carrying…
Remington Typewriter Advertisement
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for a Remington typewriter. The ad illustrates the old year, 1896, portrayed as a feeble old man, leaving the scene with his sickle and hour glass in hand. He is looking back at the new year, 1897, portrayed as a strong, angelic baby, typing on a Remington Standard Typewriter….
