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1888 German Spielbuch { Book of Children's Games}

I have yet another eBook to offer. This one is a German book of children's games and songs. Now I haven't been able to read much of it since it is in German and I don't know many words of the German tongue. But for those who do this will be an interesting book I believe. This book has 160 pages of games and songs. You can download this eBook here. As always please enjoy!...Continue Reading

1824 Domestic Cookery Cookbook

I have a pretty large download this time around. It's an ebook of my 1824 Domestic Cookery cookbook. Its loaded with recipes of all kinds and even some handwritten ones on the endpapers - those are my favorites. I will probably let this one stay up for a couple of Fridays. Enjoy! This ebook contains 267 pages. You can download this eBook here. We hope you enjoy!...Continue Reading

1892 Agricultural Almanac eBook

Here I have the 1892 Agricultural Almanac for download. This e-book contains advice, hints, tips, stories, humor, recipes of the time and more. Here are just a few of the titles found in this issue. * Domestic Uses for Ammonia * Preserving Butter in Brine * The Laying Hen's Food * How to Take Care of a Watch * Why Eggs Spoil * Shoe Blacking and Cold Feet * Recipes, tips, and hints can be found toward the back of the almanac. This ebook contains 36 pages. You can download this eBook here. We...Continue Reading

Paper Doll

Hopefully you can take these in the spirit in which they were made - for fun. I was about 15 when I drew and painted these. I obviously wasn't a perfectionist in making them. The dresses are based on the outfits from the Dr.Quinn movie - as I was quite an avid watcher of the time. I actually created several sets of paper dolls when I was young. So you may be seeing more. You can download the doll and her outfits here. Hope you enjoy!...Continue Reading

Edwardian Ladies

Were they sisters? Cousins? Best friends? Who can know...but these Edwardian ladies in their fresh white frocks headed down to the Anderson Studio in Worcester to get their photograph taken so long ago. You can download this photograph here. Enjoy!...Continue Reading

Tintype of a Little Girl

Once housed in an album but now long separated from her relatives this tintype of a little girl is a little rough around the edges. Yet you can just imagine how she was the pride and joy of her parents so long ago. This was taken sometimes in the late 1800's. You can download this tintype here. Enjoy!...Continue Reading

1891 Agricultural Almanac eBook

Yet another in the series of my Almanacs. This is the 1891 Agricultural Almanac and as you will see it has seen better days. This e-book contains advice, hints, tips, stories, humor, recipes of the time and more. Here are just a few of the titles found in this issue. * Apples as Medicine * The Rights of Bicyclers to Sidewalk * About Planting Trees * How to Keep a Canary * To Foretell Frost * A Story of the Revolutionary War * Recipes, tips, and hints can be found toward the back of...Continue Reading

Spring 1855 Godey's Fashion Plate

Sorry, due to technical difficulties I wasn't able to post the Friday freebie...but better late than never tho - so here you go! This free download is from my personal collection of Godey's magazines. This color fashion plate, which features a wedding dress, is from the May 1855 issue. Enjoy! Download Godey's Fashion Plate Here...Continue Reading

1890 Agricultural Almanac eBook

Another in the series of the my Almanacs. It's the 1890 Agricultural Almanac. This e-book contains advice, hints, tips, stories, humor, recipes of the time and more. Here are just a few of the titles found in this issue. * Rules for Building Barns * For Those who own Horses * About Road Tax * How to Build a Rat-Proof Corncrib * Mutton Suet as a Household Remedy * Recipes, tips, and hints can be found toward the back of the almanac. This ebook contains 32 pages. You can download this eBook here. We...Continue Reading

1888 Agricultural Almanac eBook

We have another eBook to offer for download. It's the 1888 Agricultural Almanac. This e-book contains advice, hints, tips, stories, humor, recipes of the time and more. Here are just a few of the titles found in this issue. * Good Rules for Butter Making * To Make Soft Soap * To Prevent Bedsores * Prize Method for Curing Hams * Rules Concerning Notes and Checks * Wedding Anniversaries * The Dogs of St. Bernard's Hospice * Recipes, tips, and hints can be found toward the back of the almanac. This ebook contains 36...Continue Reading

Digital Scrapbook Kits

Free Digital Scrapbooking Kit - Mercantile Memories

Click image to enlarge. Our latest free digital scrapbooking kit for download is this Victorian inspired kit entitled Mercantile Memories. This kit includes 4 papers, 4 ribbons, 4 bows, 4 photo cards, 4 specialty cards, 1 tag, 1 paper cluster and 2 buttons. The kit is free and can be used for personal or commercial use. Please see our Terms of Use {tou.txt in the zip file} for more details. Download Mercantile Memories Papers HERE Download Mercantile Memories Elements HERE Special thanks: A few images were altered from Green Paper and Graphics Fairy see...Continue Reading

Free Victorian Playtime E-Papers

The designer at Edenshale Cottage has created eight Victorian based digital papers that she's willing to share with our readers here. They are for your personal use in scrapbook and art projects. Some of the papers were designed using an old german book of games for children dating about 1888. They were created at 300dpi and are sized 12 inches x 12 inches - perfect for printing out for your scrapbooking projects. Download Victorian Playtime Paper Pack HERE [Size 37MB] You will need to read the edenshale-cottage-TOU.txt file for further information on how you...Continue Reading

eBooks

1888 German Spielbuch { Book of Children's Games}

I have yet another eBook to offer. This one is a German book of children's games and songs. Now I haven't been able to read much of it since it is in German and I don't know many words of the German tongue. But for those who do this will be an interesting book I believe. This book has 160 pages of games and songs. You can download this eBook here. As always please enjoy!...Continue Reading

1824 Domestic Cookery Cookbook

I have a pretty large download this time around. It's an ebook of my 1824 Domestic Cookery cookbook. Its loaded with recipes of all kinds and even some handwritten ones on the endpapers - those are my favorites. I will probably let this one stay up for a couple of Fridays. Enjoy! This ebook contains 267 pages. You can download this eBook here. We hope you enjoy!...Continue Reading

1892 Agricultural Almanac eBook

Here I have the 1892 Agricultural Almanac for download. This e-book contains advice, hints, tips, stories, humor, recipes of the time and more. Here are just a few of the titles found in this issue. * Domestic Uses for Ammonia * Preserving Butter in Brine * The Laying Hen's Food * How to Take Care of a Watch * Why Eggs Spoil * Shoe Blacking and Cold Feet * Recipes, tips, and hints can be found toward the back of the almanac. This ebook contains 36 pages. You can download this eBook here. We...Continue Reading

1891 Agricultural Almanac eBook

Yet another in the series of my Almanacs. This is the 1891 Agricultural Almanac and as you will see it has seen better days. This e-book contains advice, hints, tips, stories, humor, recipes of the time and more. Here are just a few of the titles found in this issue. * Apples as Medicine * The Rights of Bicyclers to Sidewalk * About Planting Trees * How to Keep a Canary * To Foretell Frost * A Story of the Revolutionary War * Recipes, tips, and hints can be found toward the back of...Continue Reading

1890 Agricultural Almanac eBook

Another in the series of the my Almanacs. It's the 1890 Agricultural Almanac. This e-book contains advice, hints, tips, stories, humor, recipes of the time and more. Here are just a few of the titles found in this issue. * Rules for Building Barns * For Those who own Horses * About Road Tax * How to Build a Rat-Proof Corncrib * Mutton Suet as a Household Remedy * Recipes, tips, and hints can be found toward the back of the almanac. This ebook contains 32 pages. You can download this eBook here. We...Continue Reading

1888 Agricultural Almanac eBook

We have another eBook to offer for download. It's the 1888 Agricultural Almanac. This e-book contains advice, hints, tips, stories, humor, recipes of the time and more. Here are just a few of the titles found in this issue. * Good Rules for Butter Making * To Make Soft Soap * To Prevent Bedsores * Prize Method for Curing Hams * Rules Concerning Notes and Checks * Wedding Anniversaries * The Dogs of St. Bernard's Hospice * Recipes, tips, and hints can be found toward the back of the almanac. This ebook contains 36...Continue Reading

Free 1887 Almanac Ebook

We have scanned in the 1887 Agricultural Almanac so you can download it for free! This e-book contains helpful hints and tips, funny stories, recipes of the time and more. Here are just a few of the titles found in this issue. * Calendar on Your Fingers * When to Have Chickens Hatched * How to Purify Cisterns * Health Hints * Care of Cellars * A Desperate Encounter with a Kangaroo * Recipes, tips, and hints can be found toward the back of the almanac. This booklet is 34 pages. The original color...Continue Reading

Ephemera

Paper Doll

Hopefully you can take these in the spirit in which they were made - for fun. I was about 15 when I drew and painted these. I obviously wasn't a perfectionist in making them. The dresses are based on the outfits from the Dr.Quinn movie - as I was quite an avid watcher of the time. I actually created several sets of paper dolls when I was young. So you may be seeing more. You can download the doll and her outfits here. Hope you enjoy!...Continue Reading

Victorian Shoe Trade Card

This free download is of a colorful Victorian shoe trade card featuring children. I have scanned both the front and back of the card for you. They are 600dpi and in png format. Hope you enjoy! Download the Front of the trade card Here Download the Back of the trade card Here...Continue Reading

Victorian Photographic Studio Card

This freebie is from the back of an old photograph. It dates to about the 1870's. This download is a copy of both the original and a blank version. The original says, "Photographic Studio of French & Bass Rockland and Quincy Mass. Download Victorian Photographic Studio Card - Original HERE Download Victorian Photographic Studio Card - Blank HERE Hope you enjoy!...Continue Reading

Free Taylor's Bazaar Trade Card

We have for download this Victorian trade card. The card is roughly 3 inches x 5 inches at 600 dpi. Download Taylor's Bazaar Trade Card HERE Enjoy!...Continue Reading

Photographs

Edwardian Ladies

Were they sisters? Cousins? Best friends? Who can know...but these Edwardian ladies in their fresh white frocks headed down to the Anderson Studio in Worcester to get their photograph taken so long ago. You can download this photograph here. Enjoy!...Continue Reading

Tintype of a Little Girl

Once housed in an album but now long separated from her relatives this tintype of a little girl is a little rough around the edges. Yet you can just imagine how she was the pride and joy of her parents so long ago. This was taken sometimes in the late 1800's. You can download this tintype here. Enjoy!...Continue Reading

Edwardian Photograph of Couple and Ornate Chair

This free download is of an Edwardian photograph of a man and woman. The man is seated in a highly ornate chair, perhaps Gothic style. It's interesting to note that men would have never parted their hair down the center in Victorian times since that was reserved for women's hairstyles. But, in Edwardian times things changed and it became quite fashionable for men to adopt this hairstyle. You can Download this Edwardian Photograph Here...Continue Reading

Prints

Spring 1855 Godey's Fashion Plate

Sorry, due to technical difficulties I wasn't able to post the Friday freebie...but better late than never tho - so here you go! This free download is from my personal collection of Godey's magazines. This color fashion plate, which features a wedding dress, is from the May 1855 issue. Enjoy! Download Godey's Fashion Plate Here...Continue Reading

1885 Print of Children

Today we have this print of three children. Two little girls and one little boy all facing the same direction. The title of the print is, "The playmates of the nursery." It was in the face pages of an old children's book from 1885. Enjoy! Download the print Here...Continue Reading

Puppies Print 1885

For all you dog and puppy lovers out there I have this cute print of puppies for download. It was found in a children's book dated 1885. Enjoy! Download the print Here...Continue Reading

Mid Victorian Godey's Fashion Plate

This free download is from my personal collection of Godey's magazines. It is a lovely color fashion plate from February 1855. Enjoy! Download Godey's Fashion Plate Here...Continue Reading

Victorian Print Letter From Home

The freebie for today is a print entitled Letter From Home from the book Bright and Happy Homes by Peter Parley, Jr published in 1882. The file format is png. Download Here Enjoy!...Continue Reading

Victorian Color Print Little Girls Gathering Flowers

Today's freebie is this Victorian color plate of a lovely scene with two little girls gathering flowers. A bunny proceeds to gallop in front of the two little girls. Do they notice or not? This was the frontpiece for the book Picnic Time published in 1898. Download: Little Girls Gathering Flowers As always - Enjoy!...Continue Reading

Sewing & Patterns

Victorian Embroidery Patterns 1860

Today I have two files for download. They are embroidery patterns published in the January 1860 Godey's magazine. I made a black and white version as well as having the original version. I hope you are able to get some use out of them! Download the Black & White version Here Download the Original Version Here...Continue Reading

Mid Victorian Embroidery Pattern Morning Collar

This mid Victorian embroidery pattern is from Godey's Lady's Book of 1855. There are two free downloads, a black and white version as well as an original version. I hope to be able to share many more of these embroidery patterns in the future. Download the Black and White version Here Download the Original version Here...Continue Reading