This vintage magazine clipping promotes the use of a portable wicker picnic basket (referred to as a fruit package) “for packing fruit, game, vegetables, bottled liquids, meat, and any of those things which we put up in the square or oblong crates.” Here is a black and white clip art version of the open and…
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Brazilian Cardinal Bird Free Clip Art
Here is a vintage illustration of a lovely Brazilian Cardinal bird perched on a tree branch. The image is from a book titled Canaries and Cage Birds by George H. Holden, published in 1895. Here is a black and white clip art version. Click on images to enlarge.
Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Floral Clip Art
Here is a beautiful flowering branch of Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis. Plus a black and white clip art version. The engraving is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on images to enlarge.
Moustache Man Vintage Clip Art
This vintage illustration features a young Victorian “moustache man” dressed in a tennis suit. His outfit consists of a long sleeve button-down shirt with a tie finished into a bow at the collar, cumberbund at the waist, and striped pants. The man is also wearing a cap and holding a tennis ball in his left hand. The…
Embroidered Monograms Clip Art
This vintage magazine clipping includes a variety of six beautiful embroidered monogram designs. The article includes instructions to transfer the designs with tissue paper but I’m thinking that modern-day transfer methods may be more efficient. Here is a black and white clip art version of the monograms. I scanned the original article from the January 1890…
Gordon Setter Dog Engraving
Here is a wonderful vintage engraving of a Gordon Setter dog. Information included below the image indicates the dog was named Lady Pilot. She was born July 4, 1880 and was owned by Samuel G. Dixon, of Philadelphia. Here is a black and white clip art version. I scanned the original image from The Illustrated Stock…
Polar Bear Engraving
This wonderful vintage engraving features two polar bears at the Arctic. One of the bears is walking on the ice toward the water while a second bear, in the background, has just been for a swim and is coming out of the water onto the ice. Several ice caps frame the scene and many birds…
Mallard Duck Vintage Illustration
Here is a wonderful vintage illustration of a Mallard duck standing on a rock at water’s edge. Here is a black and white clip art version. I scanned the original page from Birdcraft by Mabel Osgood Wright, 1897. The artwork is by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. Click on images to enlarge.
Zither Harp French Advertisement
This wonderful antique French magazine advertisement features a lovely young lady playing a zither harp. I scanned the original advertisement from the December 1901 issue of Le Petit Echo de la Mode. Here is a black and white clip art version of the illustration from the ad. Click on images to enlarge.
Chef Cooking Vintage Clip Art
Here is a vintage clip art illustration of a chef happily cooking in his kitchen. The image is from the December 1892 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Antique Wine Decanters Clip Art
Here are two clip art illustrations of elegant antique wine decanters. The images are from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for the proprietors, by George Virtue in London, 1851. Click on images to enlarge.
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…
