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Friday, July 14, 2006

Found Inside Old Books

History and Old Stuff...



Here are a few of the things I've found tucked into the pages of old books.

  • A prayer for people who are discouraged
  • A little lock of hair tied with thread
  • A Beatles bubble gum trading card
  • A handwritten recipe for salt-rising bread
  • Old photo of children sitting on the back of a large bull or ox
  • Pressed maple and oak leaves
  • Old clipping about common backyard birds of Kentucky
  • List of games to play at a party
  • Old clipping about best lawn grasses
  • A wedding napkin from June of 1962
  • Old Sunday School paper with a picture of the Good Shepherd
  • Old picture postcard of Amsterdam
I usually just leave these things in the books I found them in. I did take the lock of hair out and throw it away because it was discoloring the pages. I've actually found quite a few clippings, but I don't remember the precise subjects of them all right now.

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5 comments:

  1. Collagemama8:24 PM

    I love finding things between the pages of old books. Having worked on library cataloging of special historic and eccentric collections, it is a blast to add a documentation to the catalog of pencil notes in the margins, items tipped in (glued in), errata, and ephemera. I love finding pressed leaves and flowers, grocery lists, New Year's resolutions, and ticket stubs.

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  2. Wrkinprogress11:57 AM

    Well how fun! It's nice when you run smack dab into serendipity, isn't it?

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  3. Genevieve Netz12:50 PM

    I have bought far too many old books, and that's why I'm able to write such a long list.

    About pencil notes in the margins, I don't mind them particularly (especially if they're ancient) but I really hate it when someone has underlined in ink (usually without a straight edge), or worse yet, highlighted in a book. Unless the book is absolutely fascinating, I won't buy one that has been marked up like that.

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  4. Anonymous9:34 AM

    Gennie, I remember finding $5 in a book I checked out from our high school library. Having very little spending money, I thought it was a blessing from God! I was so happy I shared my good fortune with my best friend and room-mate, only to find it belonged to her. She had read the book and used the bill for a book mark. I knew she would never lie so I couldn't even be mad. I chuckle about it when I think of it(and a lot of other memories from that era too)! Sammie

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  5. Genevieve Netz8:03 PM

    Sammie, how nice to find your comment here! You remember so many things that have just left my mind!

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