This page, from a vintage book of poetry, features a beautiful cluster of red, pink, and yellow flowers and the following poem: Who is queen of Babyland?Mother, kind and sweet;And her love,Born above,Guides the little feet.Baby-land. Here is a second version of the page with the wording removed. I scanned the original page from a…
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Vintage Cake Clip Art and Recipes
This page from a vintage cookbook includes recipes for Lady Baltimore Cake and Lord Baltimore Cake Also included on the page is an illustration of a white layer cake on a green platter. A reddish brown frosting separates the layers of the cake; the top and sides are covered with white frosting. Here is a…
November Poem by K. Pyle
Here is a vintage poem titled November by Katherine Pyle. November by K. Pyle Now the cold wind rattlesIn the icy sedge,And the sparrows ruffleIn the leafless hedge. Past the wood and meadow,On the frozen poolAll the boys go skating,When they come from school. The river too was frozen;I saw it far away,And wished that…
Vintage Cake Clip Art and Recipes
This page, from a vintage cookbook, includes an illustration of three English Dundee Cakes. Here is another page from the cookbook that includes the recipe for English Dundee Cake as well as recipes for Gingerbread and Nut Cake. Here is a cleaner version of the illustration of English Dundee Cakes. The pages are from Cake Secrets,…
Vintage Penmanship Practice Pages
Here are three vintage penmanship practice pages.The first page includes practice lines for the number 18, the letters A, N and M, the words: Alice and Max, and the sentences: Alice can sew and Max can row. The second page includes practice lines for the number 19, the letters F and T, the words: Fred and Tune, and the…
Variety of Gourds
This antique book page features a description for, and an illustration of, each of the following types of gourds: Crown or Custard Gourd, Large Yellow Gourd, Naples Gourd, Nutmeg Gourd of Marseilles and a Patagonian Gourd. Here is a black and white clip art version of each gourd illustration from the page. The page is from…
The Arbutus ~ Vintage Spring Poem
Here is a lovely vintage poem about spring titled The Arbutus by Helen Jackson – “H. H.” I scanned the original aged page from the book Flowers from Dell and Bower, 1896. Click on image to enlarge.
Easter Bride and Attendants Clip Art
This vintage magazine page features a beautiful fashion spread of an Easter bride and her attendants. The illustration includes three models dressed in bridal gowns, one model dressed in a maid of honor gown, one model in a bridesmaid gown and one girl modelling a flower girl’s dress. The page also includes a small sketch…
Carriages and Sleighs
This old book page is filled with a variety of illustrations of antique carriages and sleighs. The page is titled, “Late Styles of Fashionable Carriages and Sleighs”. You can find a similar page of antique transportation (carriages and vehicles) on my blog here. I scanned the page from Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms,…
Easter Bunny Cart
This printable vintage magazine page features an Easter bunny to cut out and paste together. The bunny is pushing a wooden cart that has a large egg loaded onto it. The page is from the April 1904 issue of McCall’s Magazine. Here is a black and white version of the bunny to color, cut out…
Carriages and Vehicles
This old book page is filled with a variety of illustrations of antique vehicles. The page is titled, “Modern Fashionable Carriages and Vehicles in General Use”. I scanned it from Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms, by Thos. E. Hill, 1886. Click on image to enlarge.
Hydrangea Gardening Pages
I posted a black and white vintage clip art illustration of a beautiful Hydrangea a few days ago. In response to my post, I received a request to share the information about hydrangeas from the book. That information is covered on these two pages. In addition to the hydrangea, there is gardening information on a few…
