Price Paid: $8
Price Worth: $10 - $30

This one was actually bought for me. Don’t get me wrong, of course I was there, but my husband’s uncle decided to buy it for me as I couldn’t make up my mind between it and another book.
It is the Thirty-Second edition of the complete poems of John G. Saxe printed in 1866. It’s a beautiful little hardcover, bound in blue cloth and gilded in gold leaf. It’s actually in very good condition considering the age and constant reading I’ve given it. The poems inside make it priceless to me and though I’ve been told to sell it, quite a few times, hell will have to freeze over first.

2 years ago
Price Paid: $5Worth: ?These are a set of antique spectacles I found while pilfering through a box of broken toys. The original asking price was $10, but as I had known the woman from previous visits to that particular Flea Market, she cut the price in half for me. The only scrap of information I have about their past is that they belonged to the woman’s Grandmother. The closest to their age I can get is from looking at their bridge. That style of bridge is called a “W” or “Saddle” and was popular in the mid 1880’s and on through the 1900’s. However, that doesn’t give us a very good idea. More information could be gotten had the side arms not been snapped off. At some point they’re been completely removed and a string has been tied around the joints to hold them in place.The search for this piece’s past still goes on and if you have any ideas about what time period these glasses come from, please let me know!

Price Paid: $5
Worth: ?

These are a set of antique spectacles I found while pilfering through a box of broken toys. The original asking price was $10, but as I had known the woman from previous visits to that particular Flea Market, she cut the price in half for me.
The only scrap of information I have about their past is that they belonged to the woman’s Grandmother.
The closest to their age I can get is from looking at their bridge. That style of bridge is called a “W” or “Saddle” and was popular in the mid 1880’s and on through the 1900’s. However, that doesn’t give us a very good idea.
More information could be gotten had the side arms not been snapped off. At some point they’re been completely removed and a string has been tied around the joints to hold them in place.
The search for this piece’s past still goes on and if you have any ideas about what time period these glasses come from, please let me know!

2 years ago

Hello & Welcome!

This being the first post and all, I thought I would explain a little about what this tumblr blog is.

Bazaar World is all of the things I have managed to find at Flea Markets, Yard Sales, Thrift Stores, and in random people’s garages. Some of the things have a story behind them and others are simple odd, beautiful, or unique looking.

In a way, this is for my personal use…a catalog of sorts. However, I thought someone out there might find these things interesting.

I’m sure those out there who love the world of Flea Marketing understand the obsession of bartering over prices for something that will sit under your bed for the remainder of your life. It’s a passion you develop and thus…end up with a lot of pointless shit that you really don’t need.

But hey, it only cost $1…

2 years ago