This vintage page illustrates three lovely young ladies modelling dresses sewn from patterns that were designed and sized for teenagers and small women – some of the latest styles for the spring of 1914. The page includes details such as: cost of the patterns, amounts of fabric to buy for each pattern as well as…
1910s
Pretty Parasols Clip Art
Here are two lovely clip art vintage parasols. The first parasol has an embroidered design of strawberries and leaves on every second panel. The second parasol has an embroidered floral design on each panel and a scalloped edge. The images are from the April 1912 issue of Pictorial Review magazine. Click on images to enlarge.
Easter Bride and Attendants Clip Art
This vintage magazine page features a beautiful fashion spread of an Easter bride and her attendants. The illustration includes three models dressed in bridal gowns, one model dressed in a maid of honor gown, one model in a bridesmaid gown and one girl modelling a flower girl’s dress. The page also includes a small sketch…
1910 New Year Postcard Illustration
This beautiful vintage New Year postcard features an illustration of a four-leaf clover that is framed on the left and right by pink flowers. The date 1910 is designed in a gold color over the center of the four-leaf clover. The message on the card is: With best New Year Wishes. Click on image to…
Antique Theatre Program Cover
Here is the front cover of an antique Hartford theatre program. The page advertises an Oakland car to get “surely, quickly and safely to the theatre”. The top of the page mentions that Linus T. Fenn Co.’s furnishings are used in the theatre and the bottom of the page mentions that Gallup & Alfred pianos…
Warm Wool Blankets Clip Art
This vintage catalogue page features descriptions, sizing, pricing and illustrations of four styles of warm wool blankets. The page is from the 1916 Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalogue. Here is a black and white clip art version of the blankets from the ad. Click on images to enlarge.
Victorian Boy and Dog
Here is a wonderful silhouette of a Victorian boy in his nightgown and cap, walking with a lit candle in his hand. His dog is walking in front of the boy. The image is a stencil from the Priscilla Fancy Work Catalogue, 1910. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Ladies’ Fashion Illustration
Here is a vintage illustration of a lady modelling one of the latest dress fashions for the fall of 1914. The image is from the September 1914 issue of The Ladies’ World magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Packard Touring Car ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for the Packard “Thirty” Touring Car for 1910. The ad is from the June 1909 issue of Harper’s Monthly Magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version of the car from the ad. Click on images to enlarge.
1916 Christmas Package Ideas
This vintage catalogue page includes a variety of wrapping and tissue papers, boxes, ribbons, cards, stickers and tags that were available to make gift packages beautiful for the Christmas of 1916. The page is from the Sears Roebuck and Co. 1916 winter catalogue. Click on image to enlarge.
Antique Conley Cameras
This vintage catalogue page features advertising for two styles of Conley cameras: the Model C Conley Camera and the Conley Junior Film Camera. The Model C ranged in price from $18.85 to $33.55. The Conley Junior ranged in price from $8.80 to $18.05. The page is from the 1916 Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalogue. Here…
Vintage Biplanes ~ Free Graphics
Here are two pages of articles titled, “The Practice and Theory of Aviation – II”. The articles discuss modern aeroplanes (of 1910) and include illustrations of the Wright Biplane and two types of Voisin Biplanes. I scanned these pages from the October 29, 1910 issue of the Scientific American Supplement No. 1817. Part I of…
