This antique color painting (print) features colorful images of Skipper Butterflies. The print comes from the book A Field Guide To The Butterflies of North America, East of the Great Plains by Alexander B. Klots. The book was part of The Peterson Field Guide Series originally published in 1951. This is the Sixth Printing dated May, 1964 and published by Houghton Mifflin Company of Boston by their Cambridge, Massachusetts division, The Riverside Press.

This illustration is Plate 34, featuring Fifteen (15) butterfly images by Marjorie Statham. We have included the original page describing each of the butterfly images on the back of this mounting. The print is professionally matted in an 8” x 10” tan colored matte to setoff the beauty of the butterflies. Our vintage prints are shipped in a plastic sleeve between cardboard stiffeners to arrive in perfect condition.

Keep in mind, an antique print will never be “perfect” like a new print and there are sometimes tiny occasional spots and/or discoloring or aging. However, we only sell mint or almost mint prints and will not sell anything that we would not be proud to hang on our own walls!!!

This antique color illustration has sedately colored mushroom varieties. The plate comes from the book Field Book of Common Mushrooms by William Sturgis Thomas, M.D. and published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons of New York and London in 1948. The illustration was done by Mary E. Eaton. The book was originally copyrighted in 1928 and this is the newly revised Third Edition, Ninth Impression. Doctor Thomas was the late president of the New York Mycological Society.

This is Plate X of the book which measures 6.5” x 3.5” and contains images of the genus Hygrophorus and Laccaria varieties of mushrooms. Generally found in damp shaded places, some of these are edible and some are not. The print is professionally matted in an 8” x 10” yellow/beige colored matte designed to highlight the mushrooms in the image and will be shipped in plastic sleeves between cardboard stiffeners.

Keep in mind, an antique print will never be “mint” like a new print and there are sometimes tiny occasional spots and/or discoloring or aging. However, we will not sell anything that we would not be proud to hang on our own walls!!!

This antique color engraving has lovely Purple/Rose colored flowers. The print comes from the book Wild Flowers in Britain by Geoffrey Grigson which was first published in 1944. This is the Fourth Impression dated 1947 and printed in Great Britain by Clarke & Sherwell LTD. Northhampton on Mellotex Book Paper made by Tullis Russell & Co. LTD. Markinch, Scotland. The book was part of a series called Britain in Pictures.

This plate is Himalayan Balsam, taken from a drawing by Miss Drake from Lindley’s book, Botanical Register, 1840. The print is professionally matted in an 8” x 10” deep rose colored matte to setoff the beauty of the image.

Keep in mind, an antique print will never be “mint” like a new print and there are sometimes tiny occasional spots and/or discoloring or aging. However, we will not sell anything that we would not be proud to hang on our own walls!!!

This antique print is a floral botanical chromolithograph with phenomenal color and depth. The print comes from the book Alpine Flowers by L. Schroter and Professor Dr. C. Schroter published in 1904 by Albert Raustein of Zurich, Switzerland. This ninth edition is officially titled Coloured Vade-Mecum to the Alpine Flora and is in English, French and German. The lithograph was done by Anst. von Werner & Winter in Frankfurt, Germany.

This is Tafel (Plate) 15 of the book which measures 4.75” x 7.5” and contains images of 6 Alpine Shrubs. They are Mountain Buttercup, Alpine Crowfoot, Aconite-leaved Crowfoot, Grass of Parnassus-leaved Crowfoot, Pyrenean Crowfoot, and Glacier Crowfoot. Attached to the back of the matte is the original book page describing the flowers.

The print is professionally matted in an 8” x 10” green colored matte to setoff the beauty of the images and will be shipped in plastic sleeves between cardboard stiffeners.

Keep in mind, an antique print will never be “mint” like a new print and there are sometimes tiny occasional spots and/or discoloring or aging. However, we will not sell anything that we would not be proud to hang on our own walls!!!

This antique color painting (print) features colorful images of Admiral, Metalmark, and Hairstreak Butterflies. The print comes from the book A Field Guide To The Butterflies of North America, East of the Great Plains by Alexander B. Klots. The book was part of The Peterson Field Guide Series originally published in 1951. This is the Sixth Printing dated May, 1964 and published by Houghton Mifflin Company of Boston by their Cambridge, Massachusetts division, The Riverside Press.

This illustration is Plate 15, featuring Fourteen (14) butterfly images by Marjorie Statham. We have included the original page describing each of the butterfly images on the back of this mounting. The print is professionally matted in an 8” x 10” dark green colored matte to setoff the beauty of the butterflies. Our vintage prints are shipped in a plastic sleeve between cardboard stiffeners to arrive in perfect condition.

Keep in mind, an antique print will never be “perfect” like a new print and there are sometimes tiny occasional spots and/or discoloring or aging. However, we only sell mint or almost mint prints and will not sell anything that we would not be proud to hang on our own walls!!!

These antique tree illustrations highlight both the east and west coasts. The prints come from the book Trees You Want to Know by Donald Culross Peattie and published by Whitman Publishing Company of Racine, Wisconsin in 1934. Illustrations of the eastern trees are from the classic “Sylva of North America” by Francois Andre Michauw and illustrations of western trees by Ethel Bonney Taylor.

These descriptions and illustrations are of the Oregon Maple and Silver Maple, covering both sides of our country. They are professionally matted in an 8” x 10” light brown colored matte to setoff the beauty of the images.

Keep in mind, an antique print will never be “perfect” like a new print and there are sometimes tiny occasional spots and/or discoloring or aging. However, we only sell mint or almost mint prints and will not sell anything that we would not be proud to hang on our own walls!!

These antique tree illustrations feature trees with berries or flowers. The prints come from the book Trees You Want to Know by Donald Culross Peattie and published by Whitman Publishing Company of Racine, Wisconsin in 1934. Illustrations of the eastern trees are from the classic “Sylva of North America” by Francois Andre Michauw and illustrations of western trees by Ethel Bonney Taylor.

These descriptions and illustrations are of the Juneberry Shadbush Service Tree and Pawpaw Tree. They are professionally matted in an 8” x 10” pale brown colored matte to setoff the beauty of the images. Our vintage prints are shipped in a plastic sleeve between cardboard stiffeners to arrive in perfect condition.

Keep in mind, an antique print will never be “mint” like a new print and there are sometimes tiny occasional spots and/or discoloring or aging. However, we will not sell anything that we would not be proud to hang on our own walls!!!

This vintage mint unused yams crate label measures 9.25” Wide x 9.25” High. It went on a 50 pounds box of sweet potatoes and dates to the 1950s. It shows a cute little girl, in a frilly dress, proudly hoisting a large sweet potato over her head from a basket full of the yams. You can also see in the background a farmhouse at the rear of the sweet potato field. The yams were grown and packed by the Dupuis Produce Company of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.

Sweet potatoes are not, however, what this Louisiana town is famous for. One of Breaux Bridge's main attractions is its cuisine, especially crawfish. Restaurants of Breaux Bridge were the first to offer crawfish openly on their menus, and it was here that the now world-famous crawfish etouffee was created. Breaux Bridge became so well known for its crawfish farming and cooking that, in honor of its centennial celebration in 1959, the Louisiana legislature officially designated Breaux Bridge as "la capitale Mondiale de l'ecrevisse" or "the crawfish capital of the world". Since this designation, the Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival Association has hosted the annual crawfish festival, recognized as one of the state's finest festivals.

This antique color painting (print) features colorful exact size images of Lesser Fritillaries and Crescent butterflies. The print comes from the book A Field Guide To The Butterflies of North America, East of the Great Plains by Alexander B. Klots. The book was part of The Peterson Field Guide Series originally published in 1951. This is the Sixth Printing dated May, 1964 and published by Houghton Mifflin Company of Boston by their Cambridge, Massachusetts division, The Riverside Press.

This illustration is Plate 13, featuring fourteen (14) Lesser Fritillaries and Crescent butterflies by Marjorie Statham. We have included the original page describing each of the butterfly images on the back of this mounting. The print is professionally matted in an 8” x 10” brown colored matte to setoff the beauty of the butterflies.

Keep in mind, an antique print will never be “mint” like a new print and there are sometimes tiny occasional spots and/or discoloring or aging. However, we will not sell anything that we would not be proud to hang on our own walls!!!

This antique color painting (print) features colorful images of Caterpillars. The print comes from the book A Field Guide To The Butterflies of North America, East of the Great Plains by Alexander B. Klots. The book was part of The Peterson Field Guide Series originally published in 1951. This is the Sixth Printing dated May, 1964 and published by Houghton Mifflin Company of Boston by their Cambridge, Massachusetts division, The Riverside Press.

This illustration is Plate 5, featuring Twenty-Eight (28) caterpillar images by Marjorie Statham. We have included the original page describing each of the butterfly larvae images on the back of this mounting. The print is professionally matted in an 8” x 10” green colored matte to setoff the beauty of the caterpillars.

Keep in mind, an antique print will never be “mint” like a new print and there are sometimes tiny occasional spots and/or discoloring or aging. However, we will not sell anything that we would not be proud to hang on our own walls!!!

This antique color painting (print) features colorful exact size images of Satyrs and Fritillaries butterflies. The print comes from the book A Field Guide To The Butterflies of North America, East of the Great Plains by Alexander B. Klots. The book was part of The Peterson Field Guide Series originally published in 1951. This is the Sixth Printing dated May, 1964 and published by Houghton Mifflin Company of Boston by their Cambridge, Massachusetts division, The Riverside Press.

This illustration is Plate 8, featuring nine Satyrs and Fritillaries butterflies by Marjorie Statham. We have included the original page describing each of the butterfly images on the back of this mounting. The print is professionally matted in an 8” x 10” pale yellow colored matte to setoff the beauty of the butterflies. The image does not do justice to the actual print.

Keep in mind, an antique print will never be “mint” like a new print and there are sometimes tiny occasional spots and/or discoloring or aging. However, we will not sell anything that we would not be proud to hang on our own walls!!!

This antique color painting (print) features colorful exact size images of Skipper butterflies. The print comes from the book A Field Guide To The Butterflies of North America, East of the Great Plains by Alexander B. Klots. The book was part of The Peterson Field Guide Series originally published in 1951. This is the Sixth Printing dated May, 1964 and published by Houghton Mifflin Company of Boston by their Cambridge, Massachusetts division, The Riverside Press.

This illustration is Plate 36, featuring fourteen (14) Skipper butterflies by Marjorie Statham. We have included the original page describing each of the butterfly images on the back of this mounting. The print is professionally matted in an 8” x 10” brown colored matte to setoff the beauty of the butterflies. The image does not do justice to the actual print.

Keep in mind, an antique print will never be “mint” like a new print and there are sometimes tiny occasional spots and/or discoloring or aging. However, we will not sell anything that we would not be proud to hang on our own walls!!!

This antique print is a floral botanical chromolithograph with phenomenal color and depth. The print comes from the book Alpine Flowers by L. Schroter and Professor Dr. C. Schroter published in 1904 by Albert Raustein of Zurich, Switzerland. This ninth edition is officially titled Coloured Vade-Mecum to the Alpine Flora and is in English, French and German. The lithograph was done by Anst. von Werner & Winter in Frankfurt, Germany.

This is Tafel (Plate) 2 of the book which measures 4.75” x 7.5” and contains images of 9 Alpine Shrubs. They are Striped Mezereon, Mezereum Daphne, Blue-fruited Honeysuckle, The Alpine Rose, Reticulated Willow, Blunt-leaved Willow, Thyme-leaved Willow, Herbaceous Willow, and White Dryas. Attached to the back of the matte is the original book page describing the flowers.

The print is professionally matted in an 8” x 10” cream colored matte to setoff the beauty of the images and will be shipped in plastic sleeves between cardboard stiffeners.  These are original labels, NOT modern reproductions.

Keep in mind, an antique print will never be “mint” like a new print and there are sometimes tiny occasional spots and/or discoloring or aging. However, we will not sell anything that we would not be proud to hang on our own walls!!!

This antique color engraving has a lovely mixture of vibrant colors. The print comes from the book Wild Flowers in Britain by Geoffrey Grigson which was first published in 1944. This is the Fourth Impression dated 1947 and printed in Great Britain by Clarke & Sherwell LTD. Northhampton on Mellotex Book Paper made by Tullis Russell & Co. LTD. Markinch, Scotland. The book was part of a series called Britain in Pictures.

This plate is a Grouping of the Forget-Me-Not Family featuring Evergreen Alkanet, Tuberous-Rooted Comfrey, Lungwort, Jacob’s Ladder, Borage, Gromwell, Houndstongue, and Bugloss. It is taken from a colored engraving from London’s, British Wild Flowers, 1846. The print is professionally matted in an 8” x 10” pale blue colored matte to setoff the beauty of the image.

Keep in mind, an antique print will never be “mint” like a new print and there are sometimes tiny occasional spots and/or discoloring or aging. However, we will not sell anything that we would not be proud to hang on our own walls!!!

This poisonous white solid, known as Lead Acetate, was used in dyeing cotton and in making enamels and varnishes. It is made by treating Lead Oxide with acetic acid.Like other lead compounds, it is very toxic. Lead acetate is soluble in water and glycerin. Sugar of lead has also been used to treat poison ivy, as an astringent in diarrhea, and as a wet dressing in certain dermatitis’s.

This label, clearly marked Poison with a skull and crossbones, measures 2.625” Wide x 1.375” High. It is from Wolgamot’s Drug Store which was the Rexall Store in Richwood, Ohio. Their telephone number was 3271.

Arsenic forms colorless, odorless, crystalline oxides which are readily soluble in water to form acidic solutions. Arsenic and its compounds are poisonous. However, in nontoxic doses, arsenic acts as stimulant, and was once popular in small doses as medicinals by people in the mid 18th century.

Arsenic was known and used in Persia and elsewhere since ancient times. Due to its use by the ruling class to murder one another and its potency and discreetness, arsenic has been called the Poison of Kings and the King of Poisons. Since the symptoms of arsenic poisoning were somewhat ill-defined it was the poison of choice, until the advent of the Marsh test, a sensitive chemical test for its presence.

Arsenic is used in bronzing, pyrotechny, for hardening and improving the sphericity of shot, and used for agricultural insecticides and poisons. It is finding increasing use today as a doping agent in solid-state devices such as transistors.
The label measures 2.375” Wide x 1.4” High and is clearly marked Poison with a skull and cross bones It comes from Lewis Drug Store, a Rexall Store in Tuskegee, Alabama. Their motto was “We Deliver Promptly”. Which could be particularly handy if your motives for its use were less than moral.