Here is an antique horse drawn carriage ad. The full-page ad, by the Columbus Buggy Co., of Columbus, Ohio, manufacturers of fine buggies, phaetons, surreys and light carriages, makes the following points to consider when purchasing a vehicle: quality, style and beauty, as well as: comfort ease and durability. The Columbus Buggy Co. claimed their…
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Vintage Christmas Advertisements
Here are three vintage Christmas advertisements. Each of the vintage magazine ads promotes products to be purchased as Christmas gifts. The first ad is for Appleton’s Stratford-on-Avon Shakespeare, issued in 12 artistic volumes, bound in half-morocco with gilt tops, uncut edges, and a gallery of illustrations of famous Shakespearean players reproduced in photogravure. In 1897,…
Vintage School Fashions for Children
This magazine page features an article on vintage school fashions for children for the fall of 1907. The article is titled For the School Days and includes an illustration of boys and girls, a total of five children, dressed in their charming new school clothes. Details below the illustration include: the size each pattern is…
Vintage Printable Magazine Ads
This digital collage sheet features a variety of five interesting vintage magazine advertisements from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Included on the page is an ad for Whiting’s writing paper, a garden seed ad, an advertisement for an artistic homes booklet, a nursing course ad and an ad for hair curlers. I have also…
Vintage Embroidery Book Advertisement
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for a New Embroidery Book that presented unique ideas for Christmas Fancy Work. The book contained 130 illustrated pages, 16 new colored plates, instructions for beginners and the latest designs in doilies and centerpieces. It was available for ten cents from The Brainerd & Armstrong Co. of 146 Union…
Vintage Bicycle Motorcycle Clip Art
This vintage magazine advertisement features a mechanical device that was designed to be attached to an ordinary bicycle to convert it into a two-cylinder motorcycle. They called the attachment The Johnson Motor Wheel and it was manufactured by the Johnson Motor Wheel Company of Chicago, Illinois. The speed of the crafted motorcycle was between 6…
Vintage Toothbrush Holder Advertisement
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for a sanitary toothbrush holder that was manufactured by The Safety Wire Gas Globe Co. The ad includes an illustration of the toothbrush holder holding four toothbrushes, two bottles and a tube (which may contain toothpaste) placed on its side above the toothbrushes. Here is a black and white…
Free Vintage Clip Art Stove Advertisement
Here is a vintage magazine advertisement for an early cook stove. In 1899, this stove was a new concept and much different than the commonly used wood-burning cook stoves of the time. This stove burned “ordinary kerosene oil, as used in lamps, with an intensely hot blueflame”. It cost $19.00 complete. The ad includes an…
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 Moustache Guard Ad
Here is a fun vintage magazine advertisement for a detachable moustache guard that was manufactured by Donaldson & Co., of Detroit, Michigan. The ad claimed the moustache guard made dainty china look daintier. I scanned the original ad from the May 1899 issue of The Ladies’ Home Journal. Click on image to enlarge.
Thomson’s Glove Fitting Corset Ad Free Clip Art
Here is a vintage clip art magazine advertisement for Thomson’s glove-fitting corsets. The ad claims the chic shapely models right up to 1904 are theirs, including styles such as: Habit-Hip, Bats Wing and Grand Duchess. An illustration of a pretty Victorian lady modelling one of the corsets is included in the ad. I scanned the…
Free Vintage Woman’s Clothing Clip Art Ad
This vintage magazine clip art features an advertisement for sale prices on Victorian women’s clothing, including: suits, skirts, jackets, traveling dresses, rain coats, etc. The ad was designed for the National Cloak and Suit Company of New York City, a company that took pride in not selling ready-made clothing but making every garment to order….
