This illustration, titled The First Ford, features a sketch of the 1896 model of the Ford automobile, with Henry Ford, the inventor, at the steering lever. Here is a black and white clip art version of the sketch. I scanned the original illustration from an encyclopedia in my collection that was published in the United…
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Kelly Springfield Vintage Magazine Tire Ad
“Don’t be a “Rough Rider” in your own vehicle” is the catchphrase in this fun vintage magazine advertisement by the Kelly-Springfield Tire company. The ad features an illustration of three calm and relaxed people riding in a carriage that is being pulled by horses running at high speed. I scanned the original ad from the…
Free Vintage Clip Art Street in Paris Postcard
Hi everyone! I have time to post images to my blog again. It won’t be every day and I generally won’t have enough extra time to do extensive restorative work on the images but I would like to share more from my collection with you here. This vintage postcard features an illustration of a busy…
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,…
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.
Antique Theatre Program Cover
Here is the front cover of an antique Hartford theatre program. The page advertises an Oakland car to get “surely, quickly and safely to the theatre”. The top of the page mentions that Linus T. Fenn Co.’s furnishings are used in the theatre and the bottom of the page mentions that Gallup & Alfred pianos…
Packard Touring Car ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for the Packard “Thirty” Touring Car for 1910. The ad is from the June 1909 issue of Harper’s Monthly Magazine. Here is a black and white clip art version of the car from the ad. Click on images to enlarge.
Santa Driving Car ~ Free Vintage Illustration
This vintage postcard features a wonderful illustration of a jolly Santa. He has traded in his sleigh for a bright yellow car. Santa must be driving fast because his hat is flying off his head. The message on the lower right of the card is Glad Christmas Greetings. Click on image to enlarge.
Fisk Tires Winter Scene ~ Free Vintage Graphics
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for Fisk tires. The ad features an illustration of a winter scene, with four young boys admiring the tires on a car parked outside a Fisk Tires garage. A woman is seated in the car and a man (perhaps her husband) is outside the vehicle, standing beside the mechanic, on…
Antique Car Clip Art
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there!This vintage car is from the March 1918 issue of Pictorial Review magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Car Filled with Mistletoe ~ Free Graphic
This vintage Christmas postcard graphic features an old-fashioned yellow car. Mistletoe fills, and spills out from, the seats of the car. The message on the card is Christmas Wishes. Click on the image to enlarge.
