Here is a vintage illustration of a pendulum. And a cleaner black and white clip art version of the pendulum. I scanned the original image from the book, “The Farmer’s Companion”. The book was published in 1881.
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Clip Art Leaf Illustrations
Today I have clip art leaf illustrations to share. The first is a grouping of three variations of balsamifera (balsam poplar) leaves, including: P. Balsamifera, var. Intermedia, P. Balsamifera, var. Viminalis, and P. Balsamifera, var. latifolia. A portion of the description for the balsam poplar (from the book I scanned the images from) is: “Above,…
July 1900 Ladies Fashion Fancy Eton Waist
This title page from a July 1900 fashion magazine features a ladies’ fancy Eton waist. The page includes the name, date, volume, and number of the magazine. An illustration of a Victorian lady modelling the Fancy Eton waist is also included on the page. The lady is wearing a large decorated hat and holding a…
Hare and Rabbits Vintage Clip Art
This vintage illustration features a group of hare and rabbits in a small clearing in the woods. Here is a black and white clip art version of the hare and rabbits. New in my Etsy shop this week is a set of vintage wedding book pages. I scanned the pages from a bride’s book that…
Song Sparrows in Spring Vintage Bird Clip Art
Here are two beautiful vintage illustrations of song sparrows in spring. The first illustration, by Edmund J. Sawyer, features a sweet singing song sparrow perched on a thin tree branch that is blooming in pussy willows. Here is a cleaner, black and white clip art version of the song sparrow on the tree branch. The…
Buff Cochin Chickens Clip Art
Here are vintage illustrations of Buff Cochin chickens: a hen and a rooster. The first illustration is a Buff Cochin hen. Here is a black and white clip art version of the Buff Cochin hen. The second vintage illustration is a Buff Cochin rooster. Here is a black and white clip art version of the…
Autumn Leaf Design Vintage Image
The following vintage book pages feature a beautiful embroidered autumn leaf design. The first of the pages describes the design as applied to an appliqued piano scarf. The second page illustrates the autumn leaf design created in a Mosaic embroidery or plush applique work on a piano scarf. Here is a black and white clip…
Vintage Halloween Party Clip Art
This fun illustrated magazine article features a well-detailed description of a vintage Halloween party which was to be held in a farm couple’s barn. The piece is titled Our Halloween Party and was written by Rosemary Carr. The article describes the party invitations, the barn decorations, the games to be played, and the food that…
Holly and Mistletoe Vintage Christmas Designs
This vintage magazine article features a Christmas tea cozy decorated with holly and mistletoe designs. The article was submitted by a reader named Harriet Ogden Morison. Harriet explains in her article that a properly made tea cozy is almost an essential to the properly made cup of tea, and no Christmas present could be more…
Sea Creatures Clip Art
Here are three vintage clip art illustrations of sea creatures. The first illustration features the Heart-Cockle (Cardium cardissa). A Spiral Heart-Cockle (Isocardia cor.) and a Tuberculated Cockle (Cardium tuberculatum) are included in the image. The second illustration features illustrations of a Broad-Claw Porcelain Crab (Porcellana platycheles) and a Common Plated Lobster (Galathea strigosa). The…
Antique Show and Free Vintage Images
One of the highlights of spring for me is an antique show and sale that comes to our city each year. It’s held in a large venue and there are hundreds of tables – all displaying an abundance of antiques, most of which are also for sale. This year the event was held on the…
European Wren Clip Art
This vintage illustration features an adorable European Wren perched on the side of its nest that is built on a tree branch. Here is a black and white clip art version of the bird. I scanned the original image from a book in my collection titled The Animal Kingdom Illustrated by S. G. Goodrich. The…
