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Vintage Tools Illustrations

Artistic renderings of vintage tools and utensils, detailed in watercolor and graphite, highlighting craftsmanship and design from different periods.

Alexander Berth, Andiron, c 1953 Andiron
Alexander Berth, Andiron, c 1953 Andiron
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Silver Spoon. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 28.8 cm (9 x 11 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/2" long; 1 5/8" wide. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charlotte Winter.Albert Geuppert, Hay Fork, 1938 Hay ForkSilver Sugar Spoon. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 22.9 cm (11 1/2 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 5" long. Medium: graphite and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Francis Law Durand.David S De Vault, Tole Candle Wall Bracket, c 1940 Tole Candle Wall BracketPickle Fork. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 33 x 24.4 cm (13 x 9 5/8 in.). Medium: pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John R. Towers.Silver Spoon. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 21.6 x 28.3 cm (8 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 5/8" long; 1 5/8" wide. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charlotte Winter.Low Glass Dish. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 31.9 x 24.5 cm (12 9/16 x 9 5/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Beverly Chichester.Vera Van Voris, Butcher's Sign, c 1938 Butcher's SignTie-back. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 45.8 x 29.5 cm (18 1/16 x 11 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/2" high; 5 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Harry Jennings.Woman's Slippers. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 19.6 x 20.5 cm (7 11/16 x 8 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Esther Hansen.Bisby Finley, Wicker Basket, c 1939 Wicker BasketStudies of a Ploeg, Johannes Abraham Mindt, After George Henry Boughton, 1869 - 1941 drawing paper. chalk agricultural implements: ploughZoar Apple Basket. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 69.9 x 51.1 cm (27 1/2 x 20 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Julius Mihalik.Harvey Thoss, Shoe Last, 1938 Shoe LastHenry Murphy, Billethead, c 1938 BilletheadElliptical Picture Frame. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 45.6 x 35.4 cm (17 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Helen McCollum.Tin plate found in the ruins of the house in Witów near Piotrków, in Szymon Złądki in 1917 - front views and cross -section on a 1: 2 scale; Pretty, Szymon (Ca 1864-1942); 1917 (not after 18.07.1917) (1917-00-00-1917-00-00);Ribbon-tied urns, Block-printed on handmade paper, Arabesque with ribbon-tied urns and foliate streamers. Printed in grisaille on gray ground., 1800-1850, Wallcoverings, Sidewall, Sidewall Sioux weapons, including knives, axes and tomahawks Date: circa 1830Elbert S Mowery, Shaker Door Latch, 1935 1942 Shaker Door LatchJacob Lipkin, Foot Scraper, c 1941 Foot ScraperVarious items for wheel axle. Documentation of Axel Crime that occurred 8/6 1958 at Motorvagn Trafikaktiebolaget Grängesberg - Oxelösund Railway, TGOJ YOA 104.Candlestick. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.9 x 23 cm (11 3/4 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Janet Riza.Thomas Holloway, Miniature Case, c 1937 Miniature CaseLobster-tailed pot helmet of St. Wenceslaus from the cathedral church of Prague. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonistCake Mold. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 29.1 x 32.1 cm (11 7/16 x 12 5/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 3/8" in diameter; 3 15/16" wide. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Amelia Tuccio.Charles Garjian, Decoy (Red Wing Black Bird), 1935 1942 Decoy (Red-Wing Black Bird)Candlestick. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 37 x 31.5 cm (14 9/16 x 12 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: bases: 3 5/16" in diameter; 5/8" high; length of screws: 3/8"; diameter of screws: 1/4"; roll on edges: 1/16" thick. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: James M. Lawson.Richard Whitaker, Baby's Lace Cap, 1935 1942 Baby's Lace CapSilver Teaspoon. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 30.9 x 23 cm (12 3/16 x 9 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 1/4" high. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frank Nelson.Glass Candlestick. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 40.5 x 30.4 cm (15 15/16 x 11 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JOHN HALL.No. 1.. Tina Modotti (American, born Italy, 1896 - 1942)Donald Kirkpatrick, Spectacles, 1936 SpectaclesStill life with a can, plate and chalice. Leaf 21 Recto from a sketchbook with 21 sheets.James M Lawson, Knee Buckles, c 1937 Knee BucklesCross Ilazny from a roadside figure - front view on a 1: 2 scale; Pretty, Szymon (Ca 1864-1942); 1917 (not after 17.07.1917) (1917-00-00-1917-00-00);Chinese ti-tzu (flute), so-na (oboe), yueh-ch'in (lute or guitar), la-pa (trumpet), and Japanese hiji-riki. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique," Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1888. Alfred James Hipkins (1826-1903) was an English musicologist who specialized in the history of the pianoforte and other instruments. William Gibb was a master illustrator and chromolithographer and illustrated "The Royal House of Stuart" (1890), "Naval and Military Trophies" (1896), and others.Majel G Claflin, Tin Mirror Candle Sconce, c 1937 Tin-Mirror Candle SconceHelen Hobart, Visiting Card Tray, c 1939 Visiting Card TrayHetmans mace of Marcin Kalinowski from 1651, from the collection of the treasury of Jasna Góra in Częstochowa. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonistRay Price, Beaded Handbag, c 1938 Beaded HandbagBarley grains shapes, vintage engraving. Barley grains shapes, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1853. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10673872Milk Tub. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 26.8 x 38.1 cm (10 9/16 x 15 in.) Original IAD Object: 16" in diameter; 9 1/2" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ralph Russell.Edna C Rex, Woman's Slippers, c 1937 Woman's SlippersAncient skippet, 1860. A container 'of the time of Edward III', used for the preservation of title-deeds of the Crown. The '...box, turned hollow in the lathe, is of about four inches diameter, and with a closely-fitting lid. This was intended for the reception of a few documents only, though sometimes made of a much larger size. Varying occasionally in shape, these "skippets," as they were termed, were either separately packed away or inclosed in an outside chest, or "forcer." In the old building employed as the ancient Treasury these chests and "forcers" were.Umbrella Stand. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 36.4 x 28.9 cm (14 5/16 x 11 3/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 18" high. Medium: pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Elisabeth Fulda.Weather Vane - Cock. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 46 x 38.1 cm (18 1/8 x 15 in.) Original IAD Object: 14 3/4" high; 13 3/4" wide. Medium: graphite and watercolor on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Selma Sandler.Michael Fenga, Ring, c 1940 RingFrench life; Thoma, Hans (1839-1924); 1885 (1885-00-00-1885-00-00);Schlesisches Museum der Bildenen Künste (Wrocław - 1880-1945) - collection, musical instruments, music, studies (sketches), trumpets (musical instruments)Plantation Banjo. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 22.7 cm (12 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 34: long; 13" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Floyd R. Sharp.Perfume Bottle. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 24.1 x 31 cm (9 1/2 x 12 3/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ralph Atkinson.Elizabeth Moutal, Shaker Case for Knitting Needles, 1935 1942 Shaker Case for Knitting NeedlesWoman's Side Saddle. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 27.7 x 32.5 cm (10 7/8 x 12 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lyman Young.Marie Famularo, Hat, 1936 HatMirror Support - Red Six Point Star. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 22.7 cm (11 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 2 13/16"in diameter.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Helen Bronson.Surgical instruments. Pen and ink drawing, 1850/1910Sponge, vintage engraved illustration. Natural History of Animals, 1880.Minchiate Florentine. Set of 56 cards. The new sticks Anonymous. Florentine Minchiate. 56 cards game. The new sticks. Floor, brush colors. 1650-1700.Cetera or cither. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique," Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1888. Alfred James Hipkins (1826-1903) was an English musicologist who specialized in the history of the pianoforte and other instruments. William Gibb was a master illustrator and chromolithographer and illustrated "The Royal House of Stuart" (1890), "Naval and Military Trophies" (1896), and others.Henry Harris Lines, 1801-1899, British, Still Life with Wheelbarrow and Baskets, April 27, 1840, 1840. Graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper.William L Antrim, Pa German Tin Sconce, c 1937 Pa. German Tin SconceThe SchumacherSouvenir Spoon. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 22.8 cm (11 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 3/8" long. Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ellen Duncan.Bellows Bottle. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 23 x 29.1 cm (9 1/16 x 11 7/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Tarantino.Shaker Glove. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 29.6 x 24 cm (11 5/8 x 9 7/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Helen E. Gilman.Arts and métiers. 1-3. Serrure égyptienne; 4-6. Autre serrure en bois; 7.8. Qaddoum ou essette; 9.10. Bec d'âne; 11. Feuilleret; 12-15. Deux rabots; 16. Foret; 17. Machine à forer les tuyaux de pipe; 18-20. Outils du maçon; 21-26. Outils du chaudronnier et du ferblantier.. Prints, Illustrations. 1817. Rare Book Division. Egypt, Drilling & boring machinery, Chisels & mallets, Scissors and shears, Locks (Hardware)Traditional Irish coracles (currachs) at the International Fisheries Exhibition, held at the Horticultural Society's Gardens in South Kensington, London Date: May 1883Banquette, 1810. Sofa and chair banquetees in mahogany and brass, with French-stuffed seat covered in morocco leather, back in lattice or trellis work. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from The Upholsterer's and Cabinet-Maker's Repository consisting of seventy-six designs of modern and fashionable furniture, Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1830.An engraving depicting a child's feeding bottle with a thermometer attached. Dated 19th centuryDorothy Hay Jensen, Dragon Weather Vane, 1935 1942 Dragon Weather VaneHead of woman on medallion to ribbon and flowers.Single flanged T parallel rail and Double flanged T parallel rail (also known as bullhead rail)Samoyed ring. Arctic, Russia. The Voyage of La Vega through Asia and Europe by Adolf Erik Nordenskiold 1879-1880, Le Tour du Monde 1882Sperm Oil Street Lamp. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 56.8 x 37.5 cm (22 3/8 x 14 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Kurt Melzer.Francis Jennings, Coopers Adz, 1935 1942 Coopers AdzStraw chopper of Champagne, vintage engraved illustration.Handmade wooden models in shoemaker's workshop, work piece from rough to fine on black groundAnn Gene Buckley, Beaded Purse, c 1937 Beaded PurseDolores Haupt, Horse Weather Vane, 1935 1942 Horse Weather VaneMina Lowry, Dancing Doll, c 1939 Dancing DollBronze Age, hairpins and garment pins, found in Switzerland, illustration from 1890, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th centuryRoller Skates. Dated: c. 1941. Dimensions: overall: 27.5 x 42.7 cm (10 13/16 x 16 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/2" long. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albert Rudin.Miniature Oxcart. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 32.3 x 45.6 cm (12 11/16 x 17 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/4" high; 27 1/2" long; 8 1/4" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Eugene Bartz.Fish, Fishes, Family of skates, Raja pastinaca, the stingray, the Fire Flair, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Record date not stated.Pin Cushion. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 28.2 x 22.9 cm (11 1/8 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ferdinand Badin.Stella Mosher, Bonnet, c 1941 BonnetTools and weapons of the Australian aborigines. Drinking vessel made of dulse leaf 1, stone knife 2, basket for shells 3, basket 4, shell necklace 5, spears 6-9, wooden sword 10,12, shield 13, axe 14, hooks 16, and club 17. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1844.Marius Hansen, Bootjack, c 1940 BootjackStill life with three down springs, Françoise Isabella Henriëtte Bierens de Haan -Philipse, 1888 - 1920 print Netherlands paper birds (+ feathers). still life of miscellaneous objectsCrystals dish viewed from above, from the Louvre, Charles Thurston Thompson, c. 1866 - c. 1890.Columbus Simpson, Portable Brass Hand Bell, c 1936 Portable Brass Hand BellLaura Bilodeau, Wooden Whirligig, c 1942 Wooden WhirligigTools from the modern Stone Age, Flint axe, Flint arrowhead, Stone axe, Pierced axe, Double axe, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th century artworkHelen Hobart, Weather Vane, c 1936 Weather VaneFrancis Bruner, Shaker Bonnet Mold, 1935 1942 Shaker Bonnet MoldSelma Sandler, Weather Vane Cock, c 1938 Weather Vane - CockEugene Bartz, Miniature Oxcart, c 1939 Miniature OxcartStill-life with Violin, Bow and Sheet Music, draughtsman: Pieter de Goeje, c. 1810, paper, h 120 mm × w 194 mmDutch Oven. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.8 x 29.6 cm (9 x 11 5/8 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Holger Hansen.Instruments and a ton. Two performances on a leaf. Above: different instruments such as pins and ropes. Below: a ton.