Here is a well-aged and grungy vintage printable order form. It’s from a Griffith & Turner Co. farm and garden supply catalog that was published in 1917. If a customer wished to place a large order, there was plenty of space to do so as a second page was included on the back side…
1910s
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 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…
Vintage Fishing Tackle
Here are three vintage catalogue pages of fishing tackle. Some of the items included on the pages are: casting and fly rods, reels, bait, leads, hooks, fishing line, flies and sinkers. The pages are from the 1916 Sears Roebuck and Co. winter catalogue. Click on images to enlarge.
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…
Hair Clippers, Barbers Shears and Shaving Supplies
This antique catalog page features a variety of hair clippers, barbers’ shears and shaving supplies. Click on image to enlarge. I scanned the original page from the 1916 Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalogue.
Round Corner Vulcanized Fiber Trunk
Here is a vintage catalogue listing for a round corner vulcanized fiber trunk. The trunk was available in three sizes with prices ranging from $19.60 for the smallest size to $23.20 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…
Frosting and Filling Recipes
After posting a vintage cookbook page of recipes for Lady Baltimore Cake and Lord Baltimore Cake last week, I received a couple requests for the frosting and filling recipes to complete the cakes. Here are those recipes. Lady Baltimore Cake requires the Lady Baltimore Filling and Frosting recipes. Lord Baltimore Filling and Boiled Frosting recipes…
Vintage Ladies’ Tea Jacket
Here is a vintage image of a lady seated at an angle on a chair. She is modelling a lovely floral peach colored tea jacket. The jacket is finished with ruffled edges and a bow at the collar. The image is from the September 1914 issue of The Ladies’ World magazine. Click on image to…
Antique Trimo Wrench Clip Art
This vintage magazine advertisement features three types of Trimo wrenches that were manufactured by the Trimont Mfg. Company. They are the: Trimo Pipe Wrench, Trimo Chain Wrench and the Trimo Monkey Wrench. Here is a black and white clip art version of the wrenches from the advertisement. The ad is from the September 6, 1917…
Camping Outfit ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a vintage catalogue advertisement for a cooking kit that was made for camping. The kit contained a total of 53 pieces, including: a fire jack, two boilers that were suitable for use as ovens, a frying pan, coffeepot, and all utensils and tableware for a party of six. The complete camping outfit cost…
