This vintage clip art illustration features a Victorian lady serving food. She is carrying a soup tureen to the dining table. The image is from the December 1892 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
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A Year with Dolly
A Year with DollyBy Eudora S. Bumstead Doctor Mama knows what to doWhen girls and dollies are troubled;With needle and thread and a bottle of glueMy Dolly’s strength she has doubled.But she never can make her new and bright;I’m almost ashamed to show her. –If Santa Claus could see her to-nightI don’t suppose he would…
New England Mince Meat Advertisement
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for Dougherty’s New England Mince Meat. The ad includes an illustration of a package of mincemeat with a basket of fruit sketched on the side. Mincemeat is used to make pie, especially during the Christmas season. Here is a black and white clip art version of the illustration from…
Christmas Stockings Clip Art
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….
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…
Snow Covered Home in the Country
This vintage illustration features a snow-covered home in the country. The brick house looks inviting and cozy nestled amongst the trees. Here is a black and white clip art version. The illustration is from the December 1893 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. Click on images to enlarge.
Deer in the Woods
Here is a wonderful vintage clip art illustration of a deer in the woods. The illustration is from Popular Natural History by Rev. J. G. Wood. The book was published in 1885. 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…
Fruiting Branch of Mandarin Orange
This wonderful vintage illustration of a fruiting branch of mandarin orange includes two ripe oranges and several leaves on a branch. The image is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Here is a black and white clip art version. Click on images to enlarge.
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…
