Here is a fun John Winsch vintage Christmas postcard that features Santa delivering gifts from a biplane. A girl and boy, eager with anticipation, are standing on a balcony catching their gifts from Santa as he flies by. The greeting on the postcard is: Joyful Christmas. Click on image to enlarge.
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Vintage Santa Clip Art ~ Free Download
Here is a fun vintage image of Santa. He looks casual and relaxed yet determined to get the job done. This Santa is carrying a decorated tree hoisted over one shoulder and toys are bursting out from behind his back and from his pockets. The image is from the Christmas 1896 issue of Harper’s New…
Toy Trains Aged Catalogue Pages
Here are two full-size catalogue pages of toy trains. Some of these trains were operated by electricity and some had a clockwork motor that was wound with a key. Extra track, a train station and other accessories were also available to purchase. The pages are from a 1916 Sears Roebuck and Co. catalogue. Click on…
Free Vintage Image ~ Toy Train Clip Art
This vintage listing for a toy train is from the 1916 Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalogue. This set came with a red engine and tender and cost $1.00. A tender is a rail car that carries wood, coal or oil and water to keep the locomotive running for long distances (I had to look that…
Free Vintage Image ~ Christmas Postcard Santy’s Been
Here is an adorable and colorful vintage Christmas postcard. Dressed in pink pajamas and a large paper hat, this child is marching around with brand new Christmas gifts in tow. The gifts include a toy horn, a drum and there are toys brimming from the stocking. The message on the postcard above the child is:…
Vintage Baby Clip Art
Here is a page from Little Baby’s Big Days by Edith Truman Woolf, 1916. This shabby page reflects the poor condition of my copy of the book. I like the grungy pages though so I’ve included my original scan for those that like this look as well. Here is the cleaned up heading and images from…
Vintage Whitney Postcard ~ Wake up! It’s Christmas.
Here is a cute vintage Whitney postcard with twin red haired toddlers in matching white pajamas, at the door of of their parents’ room on Christmas morning. One is playing a trumpet and the other is drumming a drum. I think their parents would have been awake in no time! Click on image to enlarge.
Santa Giving Children Gifts Vintage Postcard
This is another of my favorite vintage Santa postcards. I have two versions of it. The second one doesn’t have the curtain in the background or the holly in the corners and the image is reversed. Instead of “Christmas Greetings”, the message is, “Christmas Wishes”. Of the two, I prefer this version. Click on the image to enlarge….
Silhouette of Children Receiving Gifts
This silhouette is another from the book, “Holiday Fun”, Little Chatterwell Series, published in 1900 by McLoughlin Bros. Click on image to enlarge.
Children Carry Gifts on Snowy Night
This cute illustration is from the book, “Holiday Fun”, published by McLoughlin Bros. in 1900. Click on image to enlarge.
Old Father Christmas Vintage Illustration
Here’s a sketch of “Old Father Christmas”, from the children’s book, “Holiday Fun”, published in 1900 by McLoughlin Bros. Click on the image to enlarge.
Victorian Girls Christmas Stocking
The scene on this vintage Christmas Lion Coffee advertising card features two young girls at play. One little girl has her arms full of toys and is looking on as the other girl is reaching for a gift at the bottom of a long stocking. Here is the back of the card. Click on images to…
