Flea-ing to Kane County

September 9, 2014

Perfect weather at the Kane County Flea Market.

The Green Door
A must-see booth is The Green Door, hosted by Jocelyn (with help from her daughter). She always has some unique treasures. She also has a booth at the Jackson Antique Mall in La Grange.

From the Green Door, a couple of nice books:

 

Can't go wrong with a vintage phone directory, this one from La Grange. The Golden Nature guide is unique in that is hardbound and quite a bit large than the standard Golden Nature Guide. So this will serve as a true field guide for me : durable plus easier to read. In general, we avoid  library editions of books like the plague, but we bought this not as a collectible, but as a functional piece.

Reconnecting with Bruno

We first met up with Bruno at Kane County 20 years ago. Hadn't seen him in years and this is the total truth: we had just been discussing whatever happened to Bruno and - lo and behold - I heard a man talking who sounded just like Bruno....but the source of the words did not look like Bruno. I asked him 'are you Bruno ?' to which he replied 'yes'. I said that he must have lost some weight - he had been a big strapping brute - '...80 pounds including a kidney' he explained...

So it was indeed Bruno. He asked about DD. He has been flea-ing since 1972. I told him it was good to see him again and he said it was 'good to be seen'.

A cuppla interesting finds: an old Car magazine (compact size) and from 1957, an in depth study of the CTA.

I like the looks of this bar. May be the right size for my downsized digs: