I just bought this ledger at a local antique shop the other day and it is filled to the brim with lovely penmanship. {There are over 700 pages filled} I have a lot of vintage ledgers and I really didn't need this one but I normally never see locally so I thought I needed to take home with me. What are the chances I would see any again...that is the discussion I had in my head to justify my purchase. Crazy right? The funny thing is, I think these ledgers are the same ones that I wanted at a local auction months ago. There were multiple ledgers at this booth and they sold them as a lot at the auction. The dealer priced them individually and I bought the best one! At the auction they ended up going to high and they weren't meant to go home with me, I guess. For the price the dealer wanted on the one I bought, it was well worth it since there are 749 pages to be exact all filled. The dealer had some smaller ones but I have so many of those and the writing wasn't great in them...anyway for the price of two smaller ledgers it would of been more than the big one I bought. See....I really am a smart shopper! The leather is pulling apart on part of the corner and I was going to glue it back, but look at the numbers that are on the cardboard inside....it looks perfect just like that. I think I will just keep it as it is.
I love it! It reminds me of the one Christopher Reeve signed in "Somewhere in time"
Posted by: Jill | August 06, 2011 at 06:51 PM
Good things come to those who wait. It warmed your heart to find it, didn't it? It's a beauty, too.
Posted by: Wanda @ Just Vintage | August 06, 2011 at 07:35 PM
I go weak in the knees for vintage paper. Some things are worth the wait - wonderful that you got the one you wanted instead of overpaying for extra you didn't want as much!
Posted by: Heidi Meyer | August 06, 2011 at 10:58 PM
What a treasure!
Posted by: Jean | August 07, 2011 at 05:24 PM