Rated 5/5 by our Members!
In the 2-minute video below, Tom talks you through who we are, what we do, and what we can do for you and your creative projects!











Tom & Abbie have done such a wonderful job saving all of this lovely art so we can all still appreciate work created way before any of us were even a thought. Excellent variety & quality & I love knowing who the original artist was (or the publishing house) so I can give credit where it is due. I am hopeful that the original artists are pleased with the care we give their designs as we incorporate them into new ones. Thank you again, Tom & Abbie!
Beautiful selection! Beautifully edited.
As someone who collects antique imagery, I can attest to all the love and care that goes into the graphics offered here. They are beautifully and respectfully edited. Lots of unique options to choose from for whatever you may be designing. Thanks so much guys. Keep up the amazing work. 💛💛

I LOVE century library. It so helpful so I dont have to source and then destroy vintage books for my work which I would rather not do. I'm so happy with the quality of the images and they have anything and everything I could need. I highly recommend!
Your vintage images are the best I’ve seen. I’ve done document scanning for years. I know how images should look once scanned. Yours are great and I will support you as much as possible - Thanks Buford Taylor (Design Illustrator).

Century Library is so awesome! I’m a designer at an environmental org that has a 100+ year heritage, so once i saw century library i kneww it would be a great fit for our design aesthetic. It’s a wonderful resource for a historical look and feel, without having to dig through and scan old books and pamphlets, etc. which would take so many hours of sorting & searching for, alone!
I’m now thinking of projects I can use their beautiful assets for in my personal work as well, it’s all so inspiring and fun to work with.

I love the aesthetics, the ease of use, and all the inspiration I get from this site.
Such an amazing selection, this is exactly what I need to get my creativity going.
A constant discovery of things needed and things you didn't thought you'd need until you saw them. As a designer, I know the work behind making the images available so kudos to Century Library. Keep on doing it till the next century.
Look no more. This library is A TREASURE BOX. I couldn't be more thankful to have found this years ago. The amount of vintage/antique design ressources here is... colossal. And of SUCH quality. I have such respect for the project that Tom and Abbie have been creating for years now, and loved to follow the stories and new arrivals. Such quality and soulful work! Thank YOU and I am happy to be and remain a client. Can't wait to see what's next!
Viviane
Century Library is hands-down the BEST design resource I have ever found. Their assets aren't generic, they're crafted, hisotric, ephemeral, and incredibly detailed. The illustrations, textures, and vintage elements have completely transformed my artistic projects and undoubtedly redefined the aesthetic of my website and writing portfolio.
If you're a creator who cares about atmosphere and detail, you simply won't find a better archive.
As a professional photographer, having a library of overlays to access is an essential tool. Century Library is has an incredible collection of vintage images I have not seen anywhere else. They are high res which guarantees quality outcomes. So glad I found you guys.
I am a professional artist and designer. Century Library has images I haven't seen anywhere lest. They are clean and crisp, ready to use and are large scale images. I highly recommend their artwork AND their customer service. You won't be disappointed!

I have been using Century Library for my greeting card business. I love the curation — everything feels consistent without being too homogenous or limiting. Really tasteful collection and easy-to-use assets!
I’m so glad I signed up for this! Not only do I love the resources already there, but I also love that you guys will continue to add more and more all the time. The possibilities are endless for my art work. Thank you!
I’ve been a graphic artist since we drew out storyboards on cave walls. Pre computers and even pre Letraset. One thing has remained constant throughout that time and up to the present and that’s access to a good image library.
Century Library is one of the best I have used. It has a superb range of imagery that can be referenced and even looted, if that takes your fancy. Type faces, engravings, period decoration, its all there and more in the Century Library. A growing resource that’s human based not some ruddy Ai!
As a stationery and giftware designer, the flood of AI design assets into the graphic design marketplace sites has had me in a bit of a depression spiral for a while now. It takes so long to sift through the mountain of AI generated crap to find any of the "good stuff". Enter Century Library. Not only was EVERYTHING on here created by humans, but you get access to ALL OF IT for one (extremely fair) subscription price. No more agonizing over which graphic pack to purchase & the FOMO that comes with it. It's almost too good to be true. But it is true. Tom Chalky has been a trusted source for quality vintage design assets since the "before times", so it was a no-brainer to sign up. This collection is all killer, no filler, guys! I am so thrilled with the asset quality, site design, ease of downloading, and the price. Well done, Tom & Abbie!

The Century Library is an absolute treasure chest. I am having a ball playing with all the beautifully restored digital files.
I Just love the library! The images are incredible!
I LOVE this library! I've been using it for social content, primarily. Sometimes I know what I'm looking for and sometimes I'm just searching for ideas. I always find something to inspire me and make my content even better.
I love Century Library and use it on a regular basis, both for book design and a body of my photographic work. Both the typography and vintage illustrations are great! Thank you Tom and Abbie.
Century Library is a must-have for designers! The care with which this collection is curated is clear. So many great pieces for use, for a super fair license price.

Gorgeous images and so easy to use - the Century Library has been a major boon. I write historical fiction and I'm not a graphic designer in any way. Promotion on social media has been a huge pain, because without design skills my posts look sloppy and unprofessional. With the Century Library, I can quickly scroll and find something gorgeous and arresting. The fonts are also so useful, and it's always inspiring just to scroll around and see what grabs my attention. Fast becoming both one of my top resources and my favorite places to hang out on the internet.

High quality graphics that are perfectly clipped, which makes printing stickers for my journaling faster and easier. Highly recommend.
An incredible and truly timeless archive! A joy to browse and use.

This is by far the most useful creative resource I've ever encountered, and I've tried them all. The variety of subjects, the originality, the quality of the scans—it's unparalleled. And talk about value! One of these days Tom and Abbie are going to realize that they're practically giving their beautiful work away (but I hope it's not for a long time)! I couldn't recommend Century Library, and all of Tom's incredible work, more highly. I love these two, and I'm very grateful to them.

Century Library is the absolute best bang for your buck — so many high quality assets. The antique typefaces in particular are so useful. As a professional graphic designer, I can't recommend CL enough!
This library is exactly what I needed for my new brand! The graphics are beautiful and there is a large variety of every kind you can imagine. So grateful they created this amazing resource!
A treasure trove of amazing assets! So useful and much better than any other stock imagery site I've come across when it comes to finding decorative and ornate illustrations.
I think this is one of my most favourite purchases! What more can I say

Already used some images to create custom labels for my wedding favors. Turned out beautiful!
You can tell that there's been a lot of love and curation in acquiring and then providing these objects. Definitely get your money's worth, and cannot recommend them enough.
These are truly amazing. I appreciate the work they've done to find these and clean them up. They're easy to use and great quality.

Exactly what I was looking for! Love it. So many options!
I love everything about the paper textures in particular. I own an online craft business, and decoupage is one of my favorite techniques. I did a few projects with these papers, and everyone LOVED them. I hope you will give them a try!! I totally recommend!!!
I love the overlays so much! Have already used several! I had a Photoshop question so reached out to the team. The response was quick and the solution worked out beautifully! Highly recommend!
I was debating on buying this for a time. I am so happy I did! It will add a lot to my collections. I will find a way to use the images with many things! Very lovely collection and really authentic.
Beautiful collections. Very high quality, this is a favorite shop of mine and I am never disappointed.
Love this shop, sooo many unique and versatile elements. Literally something for every theme you can think of
This graphics are really timeless and elegant. Excited to continue to use them. So elaborate and extensive too.
Fabulous product, clean and easy to use. Fabulous customer service by a family run business that makes me happy to support!
gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous! I'm so impressed with all the borders!
Beautifully designed graphics. Good customer service too. Not because my purchase had an issue, but because the team responded well.
Amazing collection of assets! Would probably cost thousands if purchased separately. Thank you!
Wonderful files; clear and crisp! The price is amazing too! I’m using these for wedding invitations and love the designs.
Beautiful graphics. Just finished a project with them and I'm super pleased.

Great collection! Worked great for my invitation project!
These designs are really cool. I've used a few and they're easy to download and open in design programs!
I cannot say enough about how gorgeous and clear the artwork is. I have been here for a short time and have made beautiful stickers for my journal, have made a baby shower invite that received TONs of compliments, and I am excited to support this team more. True artists supporting unique and creative artwork.
These are lovely digitals, and easy to work with, recolor, and resize for whatever project you are working on.
Chef’s kiss! It’s often hard to find good quality vintage clipart that still looks vintage. Thank you so much!
Thank you for this collection. Very beautiful and inspiring. Everything works very good.
Excellent! So awesome and perfect for all of the Canva-ing I have been doing as of late.
The detail in these (especially as vectors!) is astounding and makes them a must-have. The range of images is really nice; I can see using these from church programs to vintage menus to newsletters, book design, and so much more!
I was particularly drawn to the fonts, which I used right away for a client project; client was very happy! I appreciate the textures, maps and illustrations, and hope to use them soon.
Things like this delight me! This website is filled with great little images I’m using right now in re-formatting all my paperbacks. I have new glyphs for scene separators and floral images to go under chapter headings. And Tom is a real human, too. He helped me through a download problem. 🙂
I’m so in Love with your material it looks so good so far on my engraving I’ve done Highly recomendable
Love love love love. Finding this site made my week! Thank you Tom & Abbie
I can’t say how this has changed everything for me. ALL of the fonts, backgrounds, borders and pictures of the old notes featured in one of my blogs as well as the graphics in my new Memory Cards are from the collection. And not only do I admire the clever website, the customer service, and the artwork I downloaded so far, but now I’m interested in learning more about vectors and graphic design. Love this company.
Such an amazing value for any creative. I cant believe the amount of items included -and so well done with such unique designs! Highly recommended.
These vintage designs were exactly what I was looking for. They changed the whole focus of my candle business and wow! What a great and wonderful response from my customers regarding “my” new look!!!! THANK YOU!
Tom’s customer service goes above and beyond. You know he is always there for you if you have a question. Looking forward to a long, rewarding business relationship.
Great value for a commercial license with LOADS of content! Thanks!
Excellent content! Can not be more pleased. The quality is astounding. I was glad to find that some illustrations have png and vector files as well. Kudos to the team for the great collection.
Excellent collection of graphics. Great quality at a very affordable price. thank you so much…can’t wait to start creating
Totaly worthwhile investment ! High quality vintage gravures and various other graphic assets to have in one’s toolbox. Beautiful work, thanks!
such a wonderful collection! tom and abbie, you're stars, it takes me some time to go trough all illustrations. absolutely flawless done. png, eps and ai files, grand structures of paper and leather, and soo much more! thank you. a very good investment.
Very generous, beautiful design and authentic feel and touch. Love it and have already included several illustrations in my own artwork. Makes my creativity spin and develop. Thank you very much from a happy Swede!
The variety, the quantity, the quality of these images is amazing! Such a versatile collection … LOVE it! Thank you!!
Lovely collection, thank you for the extra effort of vectorizing so many of them. I like the hand made quality of your resources. If you’re up to it I’d love to see icon packages in the future!
An amazing cornucopia of outstanding images with unlimited potential! Century Library's designs are beautifully and meticulously created. Highly recommend.
Lovely collection of antiquarian graphics – it would very time consuming to try to replicate this oneself!
The selection of designs is incredible. I haven’t had time to go through them all yet, but they are high quality and beautiful. This will help me a lot with my print on demand products. Thank you for offering this affordable package.
I wasn’t sure if this would be a wise purchase but I made the purchase and am very impressed with the numerous images and font that are available. I am in design heaven
tasteful, adaptable, scalable. This is true human work, not something AI could ever accomplish.
Such a great and RICH tool! I am very admirative of all the work that has been put behind this, makes me dream to do the same with my personal archives (mostly French prints). Anywho, THANK YOU for being y'all and putting this out there for us vintage groopies to work with. Cheers!
The assets themselves are amazing - so high quality! The antique fonts are unreal and this is truly the only place on the internet that I can find something like them.
Yes! Every membership includes a Standard Commercial License, so you can use the assets in personal and commercial projects – from client work and printable designs to product packaging and websites.
Just don’t resell the original files or use them in editable templates. Need something big? We offer extended licenses for high-volume use.
You can use our resources to create:
– Digital and printed designs
– Products for sale (e.g. posters, cards, stickers)
– Junk journal kits and printables (flattened only and within the rules of our license)
– Client work and branding assets
– Website designs and social content
– And so much much!
As long as you’re not reselling the files themselves or offering editable templates, you’re good to go (Read our full license here)
– You can’t resell or share the original files (even modified).
– You can’t include them in editable templates or asset packs.
– You can’t use them in apps, games, or commercial projects exceeding 125,000 units without additional licensing.
We’ve kept things flexible — but we protect our work (and your investment) by keeping redistribution off the table.
Not at all! Our assets work seamlessly in tools like Canva, Photoshop, Procreate, Illustrator, and others. Whether you’re a total beginner or a seasoned pro, you’ll find it easy to drag-and-drop vintage charm into your projects.
Yes – web embedding (@font-face) is allowed, and you can use the fonts in logos, print, packaging, social graphics, and more.
You just can’t resell or share the font files or use them in editable online templates (like Canva or Corjl).
Yes! We’re always expanding the collection, with new vintage illustrations, textures, and patterns added every month.
Unlike free sites, our images are professionally restored, edited, and ready to use. No low-quality scans, no hours wasted searching – just high-quality vintage design assets at your fingertips!
We collect rare vintage books, ephemera, and antique prints, then personally scan, restore, and convert them into high-resolution digital files – ready for you to use.
This isn’t stock photo scraping – it’s handcrafted preservation and curation.
No worries! You can cancel anytime before your next billing cycle. No hard feelings
You can continue using anything you created while your membership was active, but you can’t use the assets in new projects after cancellation.
That includes fonts, images, textures – everything. Think of it like software: you lose access when the license ends.
Yes – anything you created while your membership was active is still fully licensed and can continue to be used or sold. You’re just not allowed to start new projects using the assets after cancellation.
Your past work is safe.
– Graphic Designers
– Junk Journalers & Scrapbookers
– Etsy Sellers & Crafters
– Branding Designers
– Vintage Art Lovers
– Small Biz Owners
– Creative Hobbyists
If you love making beautiful things with beautiful resources, you’ll fit right in.