One Euro

Last year I went to the flea market in Vienna and there was one stall where everything was being sold for only one euro . Most of the things were very dirty , smelly and water damaged but something caught my eye. I spotted a box, with some flowers painted on it in the rural austrian style. It was filled with something but I just gave the gentleman one euro and made off with it. I didn't look at it again until I got back to the hotel later that day. I loved its beautiful worn appearance.

I looked inside and it was filled to the brim with items that one would keep in a sewing box.

I removed every item and studied them closely.

I am sure you can imagine my reaction to what I found inside. The box alone was worth far more than one euro but the contents are priceless. My favorite things are the little hen pin cushion that looks like it was made by a child perhaps as a gift for mommy or oma and the little brass needle case. You should click on this photograph to see everything in detail because they are worth a closer look.

The little cloth eyeglass case in the upper right corner was even filled with a variety of wool that might have been used for darning or repairing sweaters.

Comments

[helen]

Beautiful treasure box !

[Elsita]

Lucky you again and again Margie!
You are a magnet for treasures. If I find something like that I would go crazy. I can imagine you examining everything carefully, I would do the same thing. There is something so unique about buying old little objects that were used by someone else. Who knows how many stories are hidden behind each one of those little objects? Now I am going to look at the pictures in detail!
:)

[Alice Sailer]

Realmente es increíble la suerte que tiene!!! ya he visto varios de sus tesoros encontrados... y cosas tan bellas, es impresionante que cosas así se conserven juntas y más increíble que tu te los encuentres todos!!!! ( si exagero! no todos, pero tantos que casi da envidia!)