Here is a sketch of a vintage circus horse. His mane is trimmed and there is a pretty flower fastened to the bridle at the base of his ear. This is the fourth in a series of eight vintage circus images that I’ll be posting from the November 1891 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
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Vintage Circus Horse and Rider
Here is a black and white clip art image of a vintage circus trick rider who is seated, at the moment of this sketch, at the edge of one side of the horse’s back that he’s riding. It seems the rider would fall off the horse from this position but he looks calm as he turns back…
Circus Clown Vintage Clip Art
Here is a black and white clip art image of a vintage circus clown. He’s wearing an old fashioned baggy clown suit with a large ruffled collar and ruffles at the hem of each pant leg. With a painted on smile and perky eyebrows, he’s a happy looking clown. It looks like he’s doing a little dance. …
Columbia Bicycle Magazine Ad
Here is a fun vintage magazine advertisement for a Columbia bicycle. The ad claims the bicycle is easy to learn to ride and that an ordinary rider can go more miles in a day over common roads than a horse. Great images for your steampunk or mixed media projects! I scanned the original ad from…
Old Fashioned Tent
This vintage catalogue advertisement includes an outdoor image of a wedge tent tied with a rope to two tall trees. The ad pitches these features: No poles required. Easy to carry about and can be stretched up between two trees or forked sticks. The tent was available in three sizes at prices ranging from $6.05 – $8.96. The ad…
Bird on Branch with Leaves and Berries
This adorable bird perched on a branch with leaves and berries is an embroidery design from Cassell’s Household Guide, Volume I, circa 1869. The bird image is Fig. 2 referred to in the paragraph below, copied from the book: “The design given in Fig. 2 is one which may be applied to almost any article,…
Free Vintage Gardening Clip Art ~ Watering Pail
Here is a black and white clip art image of an old fashioned watering pail. The illustration is from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume I, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Lady Picture Clip Art
This vintage clip art image features a Victorian lady wearing an elegant Ladies’ Costume. She is holding opera glasses in one hand and a program in the other. The lovely hat she is wearing is trimmed with ribbons and flowers. Here is a black and white clip art version of the Victorian lady. I scanned the image…
Berries and Bows Victorian Picture Frame
This lovely embroidery pattern for an octagonal shaped picture frame includes an exquisite design of berries and bows. The image is from the February 1896 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Boy Pushing Wheelbarrow ~ Vintage Garden Printable
Here is a vintage clip art image of a Victorian boy pushing a wheelbarrow along a path. The image is from the May 1885 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Ladies’ Victorian Hat ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a lovely Victorian ladies’ hat clip art image. The description for this hat, from the magazine I scanned the image from, is as follows: “This picturesque hat is formed of fine gray straw. A trifle below the edge on the outside of the brim is a narrow fold of velvet a shade darker…
Antique Kitchen Stoveware Assortment
This vintage catalogue advertisement features an assortment of kitchen stoveware. Some items included in the collection are: a tin copper bottom wash boiler, kettle, teakettle, coffeepot, teapot, basting spoon, stove shovel, muffin pan, pie plates, bread pans, cake pans, rolling pin, colander, biscuit cutter, doughnut cutter, nutmeg grater, flour sifter, egg beater, dust pan, butcher knife, paring…
