“Milk is Food Chocolate is Food. Separately or together they both contain great nutriment.” states this vintage magazine advertisement for Runkel’s chocolate. The ad also claims that, “In all the food world there is not another instance of a confection so delicious, so universally popular, so satisfying, and so nutritious as chocolate, especially if it…
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Berry or Preserve Dish ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a vintage catalogue advertisement for an antique berry or preserve dish. This beautiful dish was crystal glass with quadruple plate embossed cover and rim around base. It was 4 inches high and cost $1.98. Here is a black and white clip art version of the dish. The illustration is from the Koch & Co….
Taplin Egg Beaters ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This vintage magazine advertisement features two types of egg beaters that were made by The Taplin Mfg. Co. The ad includes an illustration of the beaters: a Double Dasher and a Dover Egg Beater. The ad is from the September 6, 1917 issue of Hardware Age magazine. Here is a black and white clip art…
Vintage Herbs Advertisement ~ Free Clip Art
This vintage catalogue advertisement includes brief descriptions and prices for several types of herbs. This old ad includes the “herb” opium poppy at 5 cents for a 20 oz. packet, 40 cents for ¼ lb. and $1.25 for 1 lb. The ad includes an illustration of bottled sage, coriander, dill, fennel and lavender and tins…
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.
Cocoa Cake ~ Free Vintage Illustration
Here is a vintage illustration of a cocoa cake that has been finished with white frosting. The cake has three slices cut from the center and displayed in the foreground with the two remaining portions of the cake set out behind the slices. The image is from a booklet titled Choice Recipes by Miss Parloa and Other Noted…
Yacht Club Salads ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This wonderfully aged and tattered vintage page of salad illustrations is from the Yacht Club Manual of Salads by Agnes Carroll Hayward. The booklet was published in 1914 to promote Yacht Club food products. Here are cleaner versions of the images of salads from the page.Yacht Club Chicken Salad: Yacht Club Tomato Salad: Yacht Club…
The Little Cooks ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
This adorable vintage engraving, by Oscar Pletsch, features two little girls preparing dinner with their toy dishes, small table and play stove. Here is an excerpt of the story from the book: “…the little girls began to cook their dinner. It was great fun, Mary thought; indeed, she liked it almost better than playing with…
Cocoa Frappe ~ Free Vintage Illustration
Here is an illustration of a delicious looking cup of cocoa frappe. This serving of frappe has been set on a glass saucer that has been placed on a white doily. The image is from a vintage recipe booklet titled Choice Recipes by Miss Parloa and Other Noted Teachers, 1908. The recipe from the cookbook is as follows: Mrs. Hill’s Cocoa Frappe Mix half…
Victorian Tea Time ~ Free Clip Art
Here is an interesting page, titled Social Observances, from a Victorian ladies’ magazine. The page includes an illustration of two women, seated at a small table, drinking tea. The main article on the page gives detailed information regarding wedding customs of the day. One detail states that invitations should be sent out two weeks in…
Strawberry Shortcake ~ Free Vintage Food Image
Here is a vintage cookbook page that includes recipes for Ryzon Strawberry Shortcake and Ryzon Currant Shortcakes. The page also includes a colorful and delicious looking illustration of a strawberry shortcake. In case you want to try baking either of these recipes and you’re wondering what Ryzon is, it was a brand of baking powder….
Child’s China Tea Set ~ Free Vintage Clip Art
Here is a vintage advertisement for a delightful child’s china tea set that is decorated with floral designs. The set consists of 6 cups, 6 saucers, 4 plates, cake plate, cream pitcher, teapot and sugar bowl. It was priced at 75 cents or $1.70 with a one-year subscription to the American Agriculturist magazine. The vintage…
