This vintage tin (Huntley & Palmer's Assorted Biscuits) was in a bag of "curb-side" finds from a house being cleaned out. It was in with piles and piles of Irish lace and linens - all carefully saved for decades then tossed by the relations cleaning the house for sale. Of course I asked if it was OK to pick them - and once I got the, "Sure, help yourself", in the truck went the bags!
Once I had sorted through all the bags (wonderful stuff!) I went back to the tin, which I had set aside, to read through the letters - and read I did! Seems I had a bit more than just your average old letters and telegrams from
the early 1900's.
My biscuit tin contained an love affair! A pretty torrid affair by early 19oo's standards I imagine - he was single and
from a well known family in the city, she was married and it seems of very questionable character and then.......well I won't give it all away now, you'll just have to check back!
When I originally read them, pre-blogs and the like, I saved them not
knowing exactly how I could share this story, until now. I am finally undertaking the tedious process of
transcribing the letters and putting
them in chronological order and will be posting the story here as I go
along.
xoxo
Girlie
How wonderful! I can't wait to read their story!
ReplyDeleteHow amazing! I love finding things like this. Goes to show you, people haven't really changed all that much. But it's much juicier when it happened so long ago - before women were liberated and when things like an affair were really & truly covert.
ReplyDeleteLeisa - nowandthenstyle
How exciting!! Thanks for sharing, can't wait to hear more.
ReplyDeleteWhen do we get the next installment???
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