Category Archives: Free Retro Clip Art

Download FREE retro clip art on the first Friday of every month! Vintage clip art from the 1950s & 1960s is scanned from Multi-Ad Services ad sheets

Free 4th of July Retro Clip Art from 1961

Hey baby, it’s the Fourth of July! “Free Clip Art Friday” comes early this month, featuring some great July 4th retro clip art from 1961. I love how both the cookout clips show the  husband holding the kebob an the wife holding the drinks.

If you use any of this artwork, please feel free to share links to your creations in the comments below.

Note: The clip art from this collection has been scanned from vintage graphic design industry clip art from 1961. This clip art originally came from Multi-Ad Services CLIPPER, a clip art subscription service sent to newspapers and magazine publishers. The art was copyrighted at the time, and likely still is. The art has been digitized and made available, free of charge, for your personal use only. Please do not use any of this artwork on commercial reproductions. All artwork is RGB at 72dpi resolution in .jpg format.

Here is an example of one of the above clip art pieces in a sale flyer I created for my friend’s vintage clothing store, Funky & Darn Near New in Yucca Valley, CA…

Free Clip Art Friday: Retro Art Fathers Day 1961

This month’s Free Clip Art Friday features vintage Father’s Day ad clipper artwork from 1961. Hope you enjoy!

If you use any of this artwork, please feel free to share links to your creations in the comments below.

Note: The clip art from this collection has been scanned from vintage graphic design industry clip art from 1961. This clip art originally came from Multi-Ad Services, a clip art subscription service sent to newspapers and magazine publishers. The art was copyrighted at the time, and likely still is. The art has been digitized and made available, free of charge, for your personal use only. Please do not use any of this artwork on commercial reproductions. All artwork is RGB at 72dpi resolution in .jpg format.

Kitschy Kitchen: Who Thought Wheat Germ Could Be So Fun?

I have a soft spot for vintage recipe books, especially ones with retro artwork and dated designs.

This little gem from 1968 was a promotional recipe booklet for Kretschmer Wheat Germ. This cookbook has it all… ugly colors, funky artwork, and recipes I might actually use!

“Recipes With Something Special” features more than 60 recipes that all include something special… Kretschmer Wheat Germ, of course! Recipes cover breads, main dishes, salads and vegetables, desserts, and beverages and snacks. This cute little recipe booklet also offers helpful hints and ideas “for adventurous cooks,” as well as facts about and nutritious benefits of wheat germ.

Maybe because I’m a child of the ’70s, and my mom went through the same health food craze that all mothers did at the time, but I do actually like wheat germ. Wish I could say the same for carob and all-natural peanut butter.

Browse through the entire recipe book below (17 pages including the cover), or [popup url=”http://quartermoon.us/downloads/download-kertschmer.html”]download the PDF here for FREE[/popup], courtesy of the kitschy kitchen at Quarter Moon!

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Free Clip Art Friday – Retro 50s Spring Gardening Set #2

Something about Mother’s Day and May inspires colorful visions of flowers, plants and gardening.

This month’s Free Clip Art Friday theme is “Garden Time”. Hope you enjoy! If you use any of this artwork, please feel free to share links to your creations in the comments below.

Note: The clip art from this collection has been scanned from vintage graphic design industry clip art from 1958. This clip art originally came from Multi-Ad Services, a clip art subscription service typically sent to newspapers and magazines. The art was copyrighted at the time, and likely still is. The art has been digitized and made available, free of charge, for your personal use only. Please do not use any of this artwork on commercial reproductions. All artwork is RGB at 72dpi resolution in .jpg format.


Free Clip Art Friday – Retro 50s Men’s & Women’s Fashion

Every time a new season of Mad Men comes out, the buzz is all about the vintage clothes and fashion from the era.

Hopping on the bandwagon, this month’s Free Clip Art Friday brings you more genuine advertising clip art from 1958, featuring vintage men & women’s fashion.

Hope you enjoy! If you use any of this artwork, please feel free to share links to your creations in the comments below.

Note: The clip art from this collection has been scanned from vintage graphic design industry clip art from 1958. This clip art originally came from Multi-Ad Services, a clip art subscription service typically sent to newspapers and magazines. The art was copyrighted at the time, and likely still is. The art has been digitized and made available, free of charge, for your personal use only. Please do not use any of this artwork on commercial reproductions. All artwork is RGB at 72dpi resolution in .jpg format.


Free Clip Art Friday – Retro 50s Spring Gardening Set #1

March might come in like a lion, but also brings the first day of spring! Now is the time we start dreaming and planning and plotting our gardens.

In celebration of springtime, this month’s Free Clip Art Friday theme is gardening. Hope you enjoy! If you use any of this artwork, please feel free to share links to your creations in the comments below.

Note: The clip art from this collection has been scanned from vintage graphic design industry clip art from 1958. This clip art originally came from Multi-Ad Services, a clip art subscription service typically sent to newspapers and magazines. The art was copyrighted at the time, and likely still is. The art has been digitized and made available, free of charge, for your personal use only. Please do not use any of this artwork on commercial reproductions. All artwork is RGB at 72dpi resolution in .jpg format.