With Christmas just around the corner I've been searching through some of my images and thought I would post some fun vintage images I have in my archives. I personally don't like to invest a lot of money in Christmas themed vintage scraps; but as I browse the web and search auction sites for other Victorian related paper products and dolls... I have a tendency to save images for reference. Today I'm posting some of my favorite Santa finds. Happy Holidays and Enjoy! L&B # 30513 Santa Heads I collect L&B articulated paper dolls so in my hunt for those I run across great Christmas images by them on a regular basis. L&B (Littauer & Boysen) made a large assortment of Santa images from the 1880's through the early 1900's and these two extra large heads are among my favorites. I think it's interesting to see a traditional and old world Santa together on the same sheet and I love that one has blue eyes and the other brown. I tend to favor the higher quality German scraps from the Victorian era and find that L&B produced some of the best Santas out there so a majority of the images I'll be posting are L&B but there are also a few other makers thrown in for some interest. A set of 6 L&B attached Santas - stock number 3493 Many Victorian dies by German manufacturer L&B came in attached sheets similar to this one seen above. I believe this is a full sheet but am not positive. Here is an example of one Santa from the above sheet L&B Sheet with 2 attached Santas I love the fact that many of the European Santas are dressed in colors other than red in the above example there is a traditional "red" Santa and then a fun one in blue. Two Vintage Victorian Santas - L&B Sheet 30703 Two nice examples of Old Word Santas can be seen above. An attached sheet of St. Nicholas figures by German mfg L&B c1900 There are also a nice selection of Victorian St. Nicholas figures available on the antique market. A huge multi sheet of L&B St. Nicholas Santa Heads There are also some interesting "Santa" finds if you look hard enough. This one below has been on my "wish list" for a long time; so, I just spluged and bought it. This A&M (Albrecht & Meister) sheet was made in Germany in the late 1800's or very early 1900's and with the seller also being in Germany it may not arrive till the New Year - but what a treat. An unusual sheet of Mystic Santa Heads - Sheet #7796 A&M (Albrecht & Meister) The Victorians had a sense of whimsy as can be seen in this sheet. I'm not sure if these were intended to be Santas or not but I would use them in that way just for the grins and giggles of it. A Sweet pair of Old World Santa Heads - I believe these are L&B but not 100% sure An Articulated Raphael Tuck Santa This was an eBay find and his arms move. I just love his sweet, cheery face. Two attached Vintage Old World Santas - #33905 Below is an assortment of other Old World Santas the makers of these are currently unknown to me. I adore Victorian Santas due the the variety of looks you can get them in. There is a wide selection of colors and styles, heads, full body and anywhere in between. Many originals can be found on eBay and Etsy and there are also a few sources that have digital downloads of vintage Santas if you you don't want to pocket out the big bucks for a Victorian original. There are also a multitude images available on the web that you can use to craft with, it's just a question of searching and finding nice quality versions that have been posted by nice folks who like to share. I hope this has inspired you to consider collecting or crafting with Victorian Santa images. Till Next Time...