SusanSavad

This design of a desk with compass, t-square, quills and candle in candlestick would be a great for a teacher or architect.

These vintage medicine bottles were with medicine and pills inside of them were beautiful as well as practical with their interesting shapes and jewel-like colors.

Mortar and pestles have been used by pharmacists for thousands of years to grind herbs and medicine.

Large variety of medicine used during the American Revolution.

This quaint, old-fashioned pediatrician's office with its eye chart hanging on the wall and its jars of cotton balls and tongue depressors would enchant any doctor.

The small tools on the workbench in this vintage dental lab is used for fixing dentures including a magnifying glass and small tools.

Unusual image of a dentist's office with a pair of dentures and his appointment book.

Doctors, pharmacists and Civil War buffs would be interested in this image of a case of Civil War medical instruments.

Design of the back room of a drug store with its interesting bottles of medicine, glass funnels and mortar and pestle.

Axes are carried on fire trucks in case a fireman needs to break down a door or break through a wall or window.

This closeup image of the shiny bell on this old fashioned fire truck makes an interesting and colorful still life.

Image of a fireman's helmet and jacket hanging on the side of a fire truck

Research has revealed that white or bright yellow fire trucks are much more visible than red especially in the dark where red shows up as black.

The uniforms and equipment are arranged neatly inside the firehouse waiting for the next emergency.

Design of the front view of a vintage fire truck

Image of a fire engine parked in front of its fire station.

There are multiple hoses on a fire truck so that more than one fireman can work at once putting out the fire.

A lathe is a machine tool which rotates the workpiece on its axis and makes an object which has symmetry about an axis of rotation.

it is very important for people in the building trades such as carpenters or masons to wear safety glasses in order to protect them from accidental injury. This image shows a variety of styles of safety glasses on a shelf in a machine shop.

A manually operated bellows was used to pump air onto the forge fire to make it burn hotter.

Great place to stop for a break and a breath of fresh air after hours of work in the shop

Image of sunshine streaming through the window onto these vintage ladles in this quaint, old fashioned kitchen.

The center of the colonial kitchen was the hearth where the cooking was done.

Image of bolts of cloth in many colors and patterns being sold in a general store

Tapestries have been made for thousands of years. It is usually woven on a vertical loom. In the middle Ages, tapestries were designed to protect medieval rooms from damp and cold weather. Now they are considered works of art

Anyone who loves sewing would be attracted to the simplicity and color of this design of a spool of thread, a pincushion and cloth in a patchwork pattern.

General stores were the center of the American town because they carried such a large variety of goods. This big jar of pretzels was a tempting treat for children and adults alike.

This nostalgic candy store with old fashioned soda fountain bring back wonderful memories of going with my family to have a soda and maybe buying some candy to take home.

Everyone is enjoying their day at the farmer's market with its plentiful fresh fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers.

Who doesn't remember the wonderful smells of baking bread coming from Grandma's kitchen and eating that first delicious slice.

This square glass decanter of oil sitting in front of wooden salad bowls is beautiful as well as practical. It would dress up any dinner table.

Image with its old-fashioned copper tea kettle on a windowsill.

Design of bottles and a coffee can in a kitchen

Design with its basket of eggs and wooden mixing bowl near a dish towel on a windowsill.

Design of a sewing machine in a Victorian home with a beautiful lithograph on the wall

The general store sold many types of sewing supplies such as this colorful display of ribbons ready to trim the dresses and bonnets of the local ladies and for little girls to wear in their hair.