Count to fourty

Thrifting isn't what it used to be; people at flea markets and thriftshop owners know what they are selling and a bargain is quite hard to find. But some people still manage to find hidden treasures and pay close to nothing for them. I'm not like that, unfortunately. But last week I bought this lovely set and it was a bargain! A wooden box with wooden numbers in it. The numbers go from 1 to 40. I don't know whether it was a game or a teaching aid. The shop owner wasn't able to tell either. Does anyone know what the numbers were for?

Ferry 'cross the Schelde

Back in Art College I once had a photography assignment with the theme: 100 by 100, 10 by 10 and 1 by 1 metres. I had to determine nd go to a place which held a lot of memories for me. I explored studied and photograph this place and showed my memories in the pictures.
I choose the old ferry which sailed between Breskens and Vlissingen in the South of Holland (Zeeland). This particular place held a lot of memories for me, but the most important ones were a feeling of vacation, summer and freedom. Hence the last picture. This particular ferry is no longer in use, at least not in Zeeland.

Mix and match it once again

Oh, how I love these mix and match books! I bought this one in the USA a few years ago, it's illustrated by Carin Berger and published by Chronicle Books. Her illustrations are great collages made with scraps of ephemera, used clothing catalogues, and old ticket stubs. Basically, any odds and ends that she can find.
Carin Berger has a blog as well, you can see it here.

Cookie jar

I just love these sixties illustrations. This cookie jar looks smaller than it actually is. Beautiful right?

Agenda Lumière-Jougla

Quite old, this agenda (1914), published by the Union Photographique industrielle.

Die Mode in fünf Jahrhunderten

This beautiful item is a German book about fashion throughout the ages, from 1400 - 1900. The book was published in 1936, and the drawing are really beautiful, vibrant colours and very well printed. I have a couple of German books printed and published with similar quality. I'll post about those another time.

More stuff from the attic

The suitcase also unveiled these items: 2 vintage tiles and a small book. This 'baby passport' kept track of the vaccinations I received when I was a kid.

Shoes and things

A few of items that were hidden away in the small suitcase; my old babyshoes (I'm so happy I still have these), a few small tins, a somewhat bigger tin and a desk calender. Is it a bird, is it a penguin?

Spring cleaning

Sometimes it's rather a nuisance being such a collector as I am. Most of all I collect dust... But sometimes I come across items I had forgotten all about. Such as last week; I was cleaning out the attic, desperatly trying to make it dust-free, when I discovered this small suitcase under a kabinet. I was full of small treasures.
I'll blog more about the different items tomorrow.

Going once... going twice

I found this game at the local thriftshop, how great is that! I haven't got a clue when this game was published. I didn't even know such a game existed. A pity though, the hammer is broken. The previous owner tried to fix it with far too much tape. We haven't played it yet, our kids a too small to understand the value of money. Besides, they weren't around yet, when the Dutch currency was the guilder!