Hunting for Heirlooms

The Antique and collectibles fair at the Voortrekker monument is always a treat and the large number of exhibitors requires that one put aside most of your day to browse and hunt through the tables and stalls filled with heirlooms.

Garden Tools

As with the ‘boeremark’, this fair is like a Cape Town fair on steroids. In Gauteng it seems a case of “Go big or go home”.

A small section of the huge fair

Keith found an Alfred Meakin coffee set that he liked while I got stuck into buying rare books.

A well loved Teddy Bear

There were some antiques that we hardly see in Cape Town and which definitely needs some exploring. Being without the bakkie inhibited my buying ability because I did not like the idea of trying to fly home with some precious antiques and risking their being damaged en route.

The Stanley Mitre Box Saw that impressed Keith

I was happy with my new additions to the Towerwater library and Keith was satisfied with his addition to the civilized practice of fine coffee drinking after suppers at Towerwater.