Here is a beautiful vintage illustration of Christmas stockings hanging from the fireplace mantle. There are four pairs of stockings, in a variety of sizes and styles, hanging empty – in anticipation of Santa’s arrival! Here is a black and white clip art version. I scanned the original image from the December 1897 issue of St….
1890s
Santa Playing Piano Clip Art
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for The Everett Piano that was manufactured by The John Church Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio. The ad includes a fun illustration of Santa (taking a break from delivering toys) having a jolly time playing the piano while two surprised children peek in on him around the edge of an…
St. Nicholas Christmas 1897 Cover Page
This shabby magazine cover, from the Christmas Number (December) 1897 issue of St. Nicholas magazine, includes an illustration of Santa on the roof of a house. Santa is carrying a bag filled with toys and is preparing to go down the chimney to deliver some of them. Click on image to enlarge.
Dolls for Christmas
This vintage illustration features three dolls around seated around a small table that is set for tea. Another doll is seated at the base of a decorated Christmas tree in the background. Here is a black and white clip art version. The illustration is from the December 1893 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. Click on…
Victorian Ladies’ Hats
This page is filled with nine illustrated styles of Victorian ladies’ fashionable hats. Included on the page is: a ladies’ carriage hat, ladies’ theatre hat, ladies’ large hat, ladies’ velvet hat, young ladies’ velvet hat, ladies’ felt hat, and three young ladies’ hats. Here is a black and white version of each hat on one…
A Cup of Tea Vintage Clip Art
A Cup of Tea, by E. L. Sylvester, is a sweet vintage poem about five girls serving tea. The girls are named: Phoebe, Dolly, Rhoda, Polly, and the youngest is simply referred to as Baby. Phoebe is bringing the teapot filled with tea, Dolly is carrying a pitcher of cream, Rhoda has the cups, Polly…
Flexible Flyer Sled Vintage Clip Art
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for a Flexible Flyer sled that was manufactured by the S. L. Allen & Co., in Philadelphia. The ad states that this sled is self-steering, you manage it without your feet on the steering bar, and it goes faster than any other sled. The ad is from the December…
Victorian Girl Removing Calendar Pages
In an attempt to be helpful to her mother, this young Victorian girl is removing all the pages from a calendar on the wall. The calendar was placed too high for the girl to reach from the floor but she has moved a chair over to the wall which makes her just tall enough to…
Happy Home Vintage Santa Ad
Here is a vintage advertisement for a Home-Making and House-Keeping book published by The Butterick Publishing Co. The ad claims the book includes “complete instructions for making every home beautiful and, therefore, happy”. Although the illustration of Santa Claus included in the ad seems completely unrelated to the book, or to making a home happy,…
A Victorian Girl and Her Doll
Here are clip art illustrations of a Victorian girl and her doll. The images are from Our Little Book for Little Folks, an antique school reader that was published in 1896. A boy, a baseball bat and ball from the same school reader are available on my blog here. Click on images to enlarge.
October 1897 Delineator Magazine Cover Page
This aged cover page of the October 1897 issue of The Delineator magazine includes typography in a dark blue color and an illustration of a Victorian lady in red. The woman is relaxing on a chair beside a plant in an ornate vase. She is holding a mirror in one hand and a feathered fan or…
Lundborg’s Perfume Advertisement
This vintage magazine advertisement for Lundborg’s Perfume features an illustration of a Victorian lady seated amongst flowering tree branches. To her right is a variety of Lundborg’s beauty products displayed on an ornate pedestal. Here is a black and white version. The ad is from the November 1894 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on images…
