More Junk! This post includes purchases from two flea market. One the hubby took me to last weekend at Nekkerhal in Mechelen, Belgium (about 30 minutes outside of Brussels) and the other from Monday's hunt at my local flea market.
These identification cards have a story just waiting to be told. The vendor was asking 3 euros ($4.14) each but I offered him 3 euros for both. Sold. I have bought from him before. Below is Louis Joseph.
Dated 1926. The characters are Belgian and have the same last name, Liboy. Husband and wife or brother and sister? There is a spot where it says reseignements sur le conjoint translated as spousal information and they have each others names written in.....so husband and wife. She is Marie Hortense and lists one son on her card, Fernand. No children are listed on Louis' card. I can't find a birth date on either card.
I bought this purple book because I loved the cover and thought it would be a great base for a collage. It was 4 euros ($5.53). It has a date of 1876 on the inside cover. It is rare that I have to throw a book away, but I tossed all the pages as the smell was really musty It is unusual that I didn't notice this ahead of time. Guess my sniffer was off that day : )
And this book I bought for 1 euro (1.38) because I liked that the top of each page said petite madame. I will use it for collages and cards.
The little cards below are so sweet They are smaller than a postcard and are blank on the back. The vendor said they were used as a store giveaway when customers made a purchase. They aren't super old... she said fifties. They look like and feel like they are silk screened. They were in a pack of 20 for 3 euros ($4.14).
These were a find.....tiny Viennese playing cards. They are probably from the late 1800's. I looked them up on the internet and depending on the design, they can be very rare. And they sell for a nice little amount! I paid 3 euros ($4.14). I do not plan to sell them, but I may not use the originals (use copies) just in case.
I added this pin in the photo to show the scale.
Next, my complete weakness....postcards! I paid one euro for most, except the Santa, which I paid 7 euros ($9.72). But Santa postcards are pretty rare and sell for much more than this.
Love the look on her face - bored or ornery?
oh la la
Don't go just yet.... a few more goodies to share!
Vintage labels:
And vintage book-markers.
That's all! Thanks for stopping by to check out my flea market finds.
Junk? No no no no, treasures!!!
Posted by: karen burns | 10/29/2011 at 10:22 AM
Wikipedia: Ex Libris is a Latin phrase, meaning literally, "from the books". It is often used to indicate ownership of a book, as in "from the books of..." or from the library of...
Posted by: Carol | 10/29/2011 at 10:28 AM
I am speachless. I don't even know how I would pick a favorite. I love every single thing! I can't even think of some words to write. I'm going to go look again...
Posted by: Kathy | 10/29/2011 at 10:29 AM
Okay, I'm torn between the oval label and the postcards for a favorite. I especially like the postcards that have the stamp on the front. They are little collage artworks already! Isn't it funny to find something vintage and it looks so much like the things we are trying to make today.
Posted by: Kathy | 10/29/2011 at 10:34 AM
I too love it ALL!!!
A hint about musty books. If the book had been REALLY important to you, you might find leaving it out in the sunshine, a page a day, (time-consuming so that's why I added the qualifier) will remove the smell. I just did that with 2 very large old books and it worked.
Posted by: Linda Branch | 10/29/2011 at 11:00 AM
Love all these finds!
Posted by: katalina jewelry | 10/29/2011 at 11:08 AM
OH my gosh, I love, love, love those identification cards!
Posted by: ShannonGreen | 10/29/2011 at 03:41 PM
I love all those divine antique images. Those post cards are wonderful!
Posted by: Leigh | 10/29/2011 at 10:58 PM
More beautiful goodies! Do you use them as is or scan them and print off copies to save the originals?
Or would that be some sort of 'art' cheating, using copies?
See how much I know about using treasures in art?
Posted by: Susie Land | 10/30/2011 at 12:43 PM