Edwardian Stencils

Some stencil designs from a 1910s era magazine that I'm in working on scanning. The magazine is The Modern Priscilla June 1912.

 Parrots. This one is my favorite.

 

Seagulls

 

Tulip border. 

 

 Cosmos Border.

Halloween Postcard

An antique Halloween postcard from 1911.

 

Edwardian Photographs

Edwardian Photos. Family photos from the first two decades of the 20th century. Mostly from Nebraska. See all the photos at flickr.

 

The Modern Priscilla Magazine March 1912

Scans of my copy of The Modern Priscilla Magazine March 1912. The Modern Priscilla was a women's magazine that ran from the late 19th century to 1930. It contains fashion, sewing, fiction, cooking, housekeeping etc. Download larger images of the full magazine here (zip file 89mb).

The contents of this issue include:

Spring Fashion Talk

Crocheted and Tatted Bags

Stencils in Oriental Effects

Simple Suppers for March

Growing Plants from Seeds

Pretty Frocks for the Juniors

World War One Photographs

Photographs from World War I. These photos come from a photo album that belonged to my great grandmother's sister who was a nurse during the war. See a photo gallery with more photos here. A zip file with larger versions of these photos can be downloaded here.

Vintage Halloween Postcards Part 4

Halloween Postcards from the early 20th century. Witch and owl theme.

Part 1   Part 2  Part 3

Part 1  Part 2  Part 3

Vintage Halloween Postcards Part 3

Early 20th century Halloween postcards.

Part 1  Part 2  Part 4

 Part 1   Part 2   Part 4

Vintage Halloween Postcards Part 2

Halloween postcards from the early 20th century. Pumpkin theme.

Vintage Halloween Postcards Part 1      Part 3     Part 4

 

Vintage Halloween Postcards Part 1     Part 3     Part 4

Vintage Halloween Postcards Part 1

Halloween postcards from the early 20th century. Black cat theme.

Vintage Halloween Postcards Part 2  Part 3    Part 4

Part 2  Part 3  Part 4