Here is a full-page printable vintage fashion catalog ad. The advertisement, for the Spring & Summer 1920 Bedell fashion catalog, features an illustration of four women in the forefront, modelling some of the latest styles of 1920, and an illustration the Spring and Summer 1920 Bedell catalogue. A row of office buildings, representing how the…
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Printable Reference Book Page
This printable reference book page describes a variety of book sizes, namely: a Folio, a long book; Quarto (4to) nearly square; Octavo (8vo), the general size; and Duodecimo (12mo), a small book. The standard size of book paper for a folio is 25 x 38 inches; half the sheet being 19 x 25 inches, which…
Butterfly Book Pages
These butterfly book pages are the first three pages of an encyclopedia article about butterflies. The first page also includes a brief illustrated article about the buttercup, a yellow wild flower or weed of the roadside and field, found in England, The United States and Canada. A short poem, under the illustration, reads: “The buttercups,…
Coconut Layer Cake
These vintage cookbook pages include an illustration and recipe for Coconut Layer Cake. Both pages are from the “Butter cakes” section of the booklet. The first page below includes an illustration of three large slices of bright yellow coconut cake with fluffy white icing, to which appears coconut has been added. The cake pieces are…
Carrot Pudding with Lemon Sauce
Carrot pudding with lemon sauce was a special dessert my maternal grandma would make for Christmas Day. I wasn’t sure if I correctly remembered the names of the recipes, but I recently ask one of my aunts. She confirmed the Christmas dessert my grandma made was carrot pudding with lemon sauce. I went in search…
Victorian Fashion Plate
This Victorian fashion plate features an illustration of two women dressed in beautiful fashions of the day. The lady on the left is wearing a dark purple blouse with poufy upper sleeves. Her blouse is decorated with white lace and finished with a white lace collar, white lace edging on the sleeves, as well as…
Ornamental Designs
These antique book pages feature ornamental designs. The first, Plate 106, from the Free Ornaments section in the book, includes seven illustrations of The Akroter, & c. The second, Plate 217, from the Metal Objects section in the book, includes nine illustrations of The Candle-Bracket. Using the ornamental designs shared above, I created a…
Horse Harnesses
Here is a printable antique catalog page of horse harnesses. The page features a variety of ten harnesses, ranging in price from $7.65 for a nickel and imitation rubber trimmed Madison Single Strap Single Harness to $18.05 for a genuine rubber Doctors’ Heavy Single Harness. Most of the harnesses included on the page fit 900…
Horse Wagon Catalog Ad
Here is a full-page vintage horse wagon catalog ad. The ad includes two illustrations, one of a one-horse wagon, the second of a two-horse wagon. “These wagons are heavily ironed and braced, they are made of the best material throughout. The wheels are dipped in boiling oil, have round edge tires, which protect the felloes…
Winnie the Pooh Map
This shabby and aged Winnie the Pooh sketch features a map of the locations the stories in the book take place. Included in the sketch are the following areas: a treed spot that is labelled “nice for piknicks”, Kangas house, a sandy pit where Roo plays, Rabbits house, Pooh Bears house, six pine trees, Pooh…
Races of Mankind
This illustration, titled Races of Mankind, is in response to a request from a blog reader. The illustration features a total of 33 peoples from a variety of five races: Mongolian, Caucasian, Malay, American and Ethiopian. The artist was F. E. Wright, and the image was copyrighted in 1910. The copyright is now expired. I…
Mirabilis Jalapa
This printable book page includes a definition and illustration of Mirabilis Jalapa. The Mirabilis Jalapa is also known as the marvel of peru or the four o”clock flower. The illustration includes several flowers in full bloom, many buds, and plenty of leaves growing on the branches. MIRABILIS (from mirabilis, wonderful). Marvel of Peru. Syns. Jalapa,…
