Here is a vintage clip art image of a a rooster and a hen. They are White Leghorns. The illustration is from a dictionary in my collection that was published in 1906. Click on image to enlarge.
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Vintage Strawberry ~ Free Clip Art Illustration
Here is a vintage clip art image of a single strawberry. The illustration is from Beeton’s New Dictionary of Every-Day Gardening, circa 1899. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Scorpion Clip Art Image
This vintage illustration of a scorpion is from the antique book Hooker’s Illustrated Natural History by Worthington Hooker, M.D. The book was published in 1864. Here is a black and white clip art version. Click on images to enlarge.
Hanging Spider ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This vintage illustration features a large spider hanging by its web from a branch. The image is from Hooker’s Illustrated Natural History by Worthington Hooker, M.D. The book was published in 1864. Here is a black and white clip art version of the hanging spider. Click on images to enlarge.
Fruiting Apple Branch ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This wonderful vintage illustration of a fruiting branch of apple includes three ripe apples and several leaves on a tree branch. The image is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Here is a black and white clip art version. Click on images to enlarge.
Bat Skeleton ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a vintage image of a bat skeleton. I thought this might work well for your Halloween projects. The illustration is from Hooker’s Illustrated Natural History by Worthington Hooker, M.D. The book was published in 1864. Here is a black and white clip art version of the bat skeleton. Click on images to enlarge.
Victorian Hand Held Mirror ~ Free Clip Art
Here is a lovely Victorian hand held mirror. I think this mirror would work well in a fairy tale or old fashioned beauty project. I can also imagine it being used as a frame, with a photo placed in the center oval shape, where the actual mirror would be. The engraving is from The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, published for…
Five Piece Tea Set ~ Free Antique Clip Art
Here is an antique catalogue advertisement for an elegant hand-engraved Victorian tea set. The set included five pieces, including: a tea pot, sugar bowl, cream pitcher, spoon holder and butter dish. The total cost for this beautiful set was $10.00. My original scan is from the Koch & Co. Spring and Summer 1898 Fashion Catalogue. Here…
Vampire Bat ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a short article, from an antique book, about Vampire Bats. The article states that the Vampire Bat of South America measures two or three feet from tip to tip of the wings. It lives by sucking blood from different animals, which it does while they are asleep, and commonly without awaking them. Included…
Elegant Victorian Villa ~ Free Spooky House Clip Art
Here is a clip art image of an elegant Victorian villa. I think this house is spooky looking and would work well as a scary or haunted house for your Halloween projects. The illustration is from Our Homes and Their Adornments by Almon C. Varney, 1882. Click on image to enlarge.
Silver-Laced Wyandottes
Here is a wonderful vintage clip art image of a hen and rooster. They are Silver-Laced Wyandottes. The illustration is from a dictionary in my collection that was published in 1906. Click on image to enlarge.
Decorated Garland of Roses ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a lovely vintage clip art illustration of an oval garland of roses decorated with Pandean reeds and a shepherd’s pipe and crook. The image is from Cassell’s Household Guide Volume II, circa 1869. Click on image to enlarge.
