Here are two beautifully aged and shabby Victorian calling cards. Both cards include a floral design and a name written in a fancy calligraphy font. The name on the first card is Harrison O. Kibler. Here is a version of the first card without the name. The name on the second card is John Kenenback….
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Victorian Christmas Calling Card
This aged and shabby Victorian Christmas calling card includes an illustration of holly and berries tucked under a corner fold. The fold is finished with a small cluster of flowers and the decoration frames a white space that was designed for a person’s name. The name on this card is Lilly Hawk. I’ve removed the…
Christmas Order Form ~ Free Vintage Graphics
Here are two pages from The Wanamaker Stores 1903-4 Holiday Catalogue. The first page includes a space for the customer to fill in the post office address they would receive a reply with respect to their order, the address to which goods were to be sent and a message from John Wanamaker regarding the enlarged spring 1904…
Vintage Skirt Pattern Envelope ~ Free Graphics
Here is a shabby and yellowed vintage envelope for a misses’ or small women’s two-piece skirt pattern. The front of the envelope includes a description of the pattern, the amount of material required to sew the skirt and a sketch of the pattern pieces. The back of the envelope includes a sketch of the laid out pattern pieces…
Winter Scene Calling Card ~ Free Vintage Image
This beautifully aged and shabby Victorian calling card includes a winter scene framed by a dove, an extended hand, branches and roses. There are icicles hanging from the upper branches. The background of the card has a lovely embossed design and scalloped corners. Click on image to enlarge.
Hood’s Latest ~ Free Victorian Trade Card Image
This Victorian trading card features the face of a pretty young lady peeking through a torn newspaper. The heading of the newspaper is Hood’s Latest and the year was 1884. The advertising on the card is for Hood’s Sarsaparilla – a preparation of sarsaparilla, dandelion, mandrake, yellow dock and other remedial agents, to purify the…
Victorian Roses Calling Card ~ Free Vintage Image
This beautiful Victorian calling card includes an illustration of two red roses and a rosebud, loosely enclosed and wrapped at the base with a white paper or cloth, and a small note pinned to the left of the roses. The message on the notepaper is: The sender thinks always of thee. The name of the…
Vintage Invoice for Boots and Shoes
Here is a pink vintage invoice made out to R. A. Agostini on behalf of Cahn, Nickelsburg & Co., Inc., a boot and shoe manufacturer that was located in San Francisco. The invoice, date stamped on May 4, 1914, is for a Miss. Pat. Mary Jane (I’m guessing that was a style of shoe) for…
Vintage French Cheque Clip Art
This vintage French cheque features some wonderful details including a lovely swirl design on the left hand side, French handwriting, stamped names, numbers, dates and a mailing stamp. The signature of George Belloy (the owner of the company the cheque was printed for) appears below the mailing stamp. Click on image to enlarge.
Kittens Blowing Bubbles
This Victorian clip art piece features two adorable kittens playing with bubbles. A brown kitten on the right is blowing bubbles to a red kitten on the left. Behind the kittens is a large pink and yellow feathery fan. Click on image to enlarge.
Royal Worcester Corset Invoice ~ Free Vintage Image
Here is a vintage invoice for a purchase of ½ dozen style 548 corsets on May 11, 1918. The purchase was made by Rosa A Agostini from the Royal Worcester Corset Co. In addition to Royal Worcester Corsets, the company also sold Bon Ton Corsets and Adjusto Corsets. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Calling Card ~ Free Vintage Image
This lovely Victorian calling card includes an illustration of a hand holding a small cluster of flowers. There are two messages on the card. They are: Without friends the world is but a wilderness, and: Bright be the skies above thee And green the earth beneath. Mayst thou have friends to love thee And sorrow…
