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Thrifters/Antiquers, what are your favorite finds? (beehaw.org)
submitted 4 months ago by knittedmushroom@beehaw.org to c/askbeehaw@beehaw.org
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I've recently gotten into the thrifting/antiquing bug myself and have lucked out on some amazing items. (by my standards) What are your favorite finds and why?

My current favorite is a "Milan Leather" leather jacket with a UK/Ireland phone number for customer service on it's care tag. (I live in the USA for context) I snagged it for $28 dollars and can't wait to wear it this winter.

If anyone knows more about that Milan Leather brand I'd love to know more about when that company was around so I can date just how old the jacket is.

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[โ€“] nfld0001@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I found myself a copy of Nineteen Eighty-Four printed by Harcourt, Brace and Company for $20. It didn't have its dust jacket, but everything else about the book seemed quite fine. There isn't really much on the inside indicating specifics, but everything I found about it online would suggest that it's the first US hardcover edition from 1949. It has to be the oldest book in my collection so far and my favorite from a publishing standpoint.

[โ€“] knittedmushroom@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago

That's amazing! I would love to have books that old!