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My Junking Finds from Sweden

By Tinybear @tinybeardk
Despite the short vacation in SwedenI managed to visit my favorite antique shopin the area - a huge farm with junk in4 big barns
Here´s what I brought home with me
beautful pillowcase with embroidery
an old collar, vintage lace piecesand old coin purseand a bunch of silk thread i different shadesof karamel-brown tonesFROM FRANCE - yeahh
My junking finds from Sweden
here´s a closeup of the thread.There were lots of them and I got them all for almost nothing.Think I´m going to put some up for saletoo, if someone would be interested.
My junking finds from Sweden
some tattered silver platesand a cool round silver 'something'.I have no idea what it have been used for. There´s a little round ring on the top, so it might have been hanging or something...
My junking finds from Sweden
old worn books (I see some journals coming up here)a rusty hinge and some cooloil sprayers
My junking finds from Sweden
and this
a hole bunch of old letters from about 1908 and forwardThey were laying in a drawer in an old cupboardin one of the barns, and the owner didn´t knew theywere there, so I got them all for almost nothing
My junking finds from Sweden
these are all letters to a Miss Ada Svenssonfollowing her life as a maiden and served different familiesall over sweden up to her mariage and forward.
My junking finds from Sweden
There were even acabinet card in one of the letters - of her fiancé I thinkfrom ready what I could from the letter inside.
How cool is that.Some will be for display,some will be used in artwork.I think I might have someone to have a lookat them before I pull anyhing apart though.
Wishing you all a beautiful sundaymy sweet friends.
Tina ♥♥♥

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