I purchased this adorable vintage Thanksgiving postcard online recently, hoping it would arrive by Thanksgiving Day celebrated in the United States last week; however, it just arrived in my mailbox today. I quickly scanned and digitally cleaned it up, hoping that some of you may still be working on Thanksgiving scrapbooking or journaling memories and…
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Table Setting Magazine Advertisement
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for a book titled The Pattern Cook-Book. The ad includes an illustration of a table setting complete with plates, glasses, cutlery and a centerpiece of flowers and candelabras. A variety of bottles and jugs are displayed on a sideboard behind the table. Here is a black and white clip…
Young Woman Cooking Clip Art
This vintage clip art illustration features a young woman cooking. She is sifting flour into, or perhaps icing sugar over, a full cake pan that is on a counter. Here is a black and white version. The image is from the April 1915 issue of Pictorial Review magazine. Click on images to enlarge.
Frosting and Filling Recipes
After posting a vintage cookbook page of recipes for Lady Baltimore Cake and Lord Baltimore Cake last week, I received a couple requests for the frosting and filling recipes to complete the cakes. Here are those recipes. Lady Baltimore Cake requires the Lady Baltimore Filling and Frosting recipes. Lord Baltimore Filling and Boiled Frosting recipes…
Fire Queen Stove Clip Art
This antique catalogue advertisement features a beautifully designed Fire Queen heater stove. The page includes a detailed description of the stove and pricing that ranges from $11.25 to $13.45, depending on the size of the stove. Here is a black and white clip art version of the stove from the ad. I scanned the original advertisement from…
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…
Mortar and Pestle Clip Art
Here is a vintage clip art illustration of a mortar and pestle. I scanned the original image from Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management, circa 1888. Click on image to enlarge.
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,…
Thanksgiving Day Turkey Postcard
Wishing my fellow Canadians a very Happy Thanksgiving Day today! This lovely vintage Thanksgiving postcard features an illustration of a roasted turkey on a platter. The turkey is decorated with a fan of feathers and a bouquet of pink flowers behind. A vase of fall greenery, a bun wrapped in a napkin, a place setting of cutlery and…
Thanksgiving Turkey Postcard Digital
This lovely vintage Thanksgiving postcard features an illustration of a colorful turkey between a bowl of cranberry sauce and a pumpkin pie. The message on the postcard is: Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving. Click on image to enlarge.
Higgin’s Eureka Salt Ad
Here is a nice pinkish-colored vintage magazine advertisement for a linen bag of Higgin’s Eureka Fine Salt. I scanned this ad from a supplement to the November 1889 issue of the American Agriculturist magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Within Reach
This adorable vintage clip art illustration features a young Victorian girl reaching for a treat from a table that is set for a tea party or lunch. I think the little girl is planning to share with her cat because she has placed one of the small plates on the floor beside him. The cat…
