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Marche Aux Puces – Sunday morning flea market in Leige, Belgium. February 25, 1945 near the end of WW2<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. It is sometimes said one person’s junk is another’s treasure. John Naslanic, past president and editor for MiPHS, suggests this in an 1990 article titled, “Collecting: This is not a museum- this junk is for sale<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

John’s article is at the height of camera and image collecting. He uses anecdotes and illustrations to make his case. His article on the subject begins, “Someone somewhere will collect almost anything and it’s a good thing that not everyone wants to same thing. With the coming of warm weather, the season for outdoor collecting has begun – garage sales, flea markets and antique shows.<\/p>\n

“You may have heard of the ultimate down-east string saver, who tied every piece of string he found into a large ball. And on a shelf, he had a box marked: “Pieces of string too short to save.” Or the fellow who said,”They think I’m strange just because I like buckwheat pancakes with maple syrup.”His friend replies, “I like pancakes myself.” And the first fellow’s eyes brighten up and he says, “You do? You must see mine! I’ve got two closets full of ’em!”<\/p>\n

“As you know by now, the world is divided into “tossers” and “savers”. The tosser says, “When in doubt, throw it out.” The tosser is always trying to borrow something from the saver, because he threw his away. The saver says, ” It is better to have something and not need it than to need it and not have it,” and then looks for a place to put it.”<\/p>\n

Members read the full article in the pdf format of issue 16-2 on the free to members PHSC DVD disk. What? You aren’t a member yet? No sweat! Signing up is easy and inexpensive. See the menu item ‘MEMBERSHIP’ above and the paragraphs to the right marked “Membership – Join or Renew!”. Any questions? Email our Membership Secretary, Lilianne Schneider at member@phsc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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