Here is a vintage catalogue listing for ostrich plumes. The plumes were sold in a variety of colors and sizes, ranging in price from 33 cents to $1.85 each. The ad is from a 1907 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalogue in my collection. Here is a black and white clip art image of the ostrich plume from…
1900s
Ladies’ Victorian Promenade Gown ~ Free Vintage Image
This lovely Victorian fashion plate includes a front view and a back view of ladies modelling beautiful Promenade Gowns. The feature lady in the foreground is daintily walking her well-groomed black poodle. The illustration is from the April 1900 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Measuring for Patterns ~ Free Vintage Sewing Image
Here is an aged and shabby vintage magazine article that describes methods of measuring for sewing patterns. The illustration is from the May 1904 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Couches ~ Free Catalogue Page and Clip Art Images
This vintage catalogue page features two old-fashioned couches. The style illustrated at the top of the page is a Quarter-Sawed Oak Couch; the style illustrated at the bottom of the page is a Fabricord Leather Couch. The page is from the Universal Home Furnishers catalogue published by the Spiegel May Stern Co. in 1908. Here are black and white versions of…
Victorian Boy Summer Fashion 1900 ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a page of summer clothing styles for Victorian boys for the year 1900. Very manly is this small laddie. He is stylishly clad in a Norfolk jacket and knickerbockers which bulge in true golfer fashion at the knees. A simple, easily constructed and absolutely comfortable outfit for a small boy is that shown below….
Vintage Tea and Coffee Pots ~ Free Clip Art
This vintage catalogue listing features an elegant Imperial Tea Pot and Coffee Pot. Prices for each ranged from 75 cents for the one pint size to $1.60 for 6 pints. I scanned this image from The Wanamaker Stores 1903-4 Holiday Catalogue. Here is a black and white clip art version of the tea pot and coffee pot…
Vintage Beauty Products ~ Free Printable Catalogue Page
This vintage catalogue page features a variety of beauty and hair supplies. Most of the products are for women; a few are for men. The items listed on the page are: Face Powder and Talcum Holder, Fancy Glass Puff Box, Decorated Glass Puff Box, Elite Powder Leaves for the Complexion, Pocket Book Toilet Case, Handy Toilet Box,…
Victorian Mother and Baby
This vintage image includes a Victorian mother lifting back the curtain from the side of her baby’s bassinet to look in on her baby. The baby is awake, with arms eagerly outstretched, anxious to be in mommy’s arms. The image is from Child Life, A First Reader, by Etta Austin Blaisdell and Mary Frances Blaisdell, 1902. Click on image…
Victorian Ladies Summer Hats
Here is a page from a vintage ladies’ fashion magazine that includes five elegant and fancy Victorian hat styles for the Summer of 1900. The image is from the May 1900 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Girl and Boy Summer Fashion
Here is a Victorian girl and a Victorian boy at the beach. The children are dressed in outfits “particularly well adapted for seashore wear” for the summer of 1900. The images are from the July 1900 issue of The Designer magazine. Click on images to enlarge.
Robin and Boy Vintage School Reader Page ~ Free Digital Image
This shabby page, from a vintage school reader, includes an image of a boy talking to a robin in a tree. The boy wants the robin to play with him. Mr. Robin cannot play because he has three baby robins in the nest to help take care of. I scanned the page from Child Life, A…
Free Vintage Treadle Sewing Machine Images
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…
