Not Quite a Chateau DIY 67 - The Chest We Found in The Attic - What was inside the Trunk?
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- The Full Contents of the Chest we brought down from the Attic.
I go through all the things in the dusty old Trunk, which was found in the middle house.
Hello, we are Tony and Jane and we are living in, and renovating , our old Relais De Poste/Coaching Inn.
We live in the middle of France in a region called The Berry.
We have over 40 rooms to renovate so there is plenty of work to be done. We also love to trawl the local Brocantes, flea markets and antique shops for quirky furnishings and furniture.
We love to find out about local history and often visit other peoples buildings including our friends’ Chateaux.
Fabulously interesting episode! Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a wonderful find! I wonder if you have the room, if you could possibly dedicate a very small bedroom to this? Set it up as a little boys room with the trunk and books, a small bed, an old students desk, old toys etc? Future guests would find it fascinating.
That's a great idea!
Great to see so many old books, you could use some for scrapbooking or card making or even just in photo frames.great find i think, they would also be a great start to a library. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
Yes! Thank you Michelle
Loved that Jane. Very interesting to see the old books xx ❤️ 😘
Glad you enjoyed it Lisa x
I love old books...the smell of the pages says History! I was also surprised that no photos or more artworks, were found. I used to always scribble and hide things among the pages of my school books! Thank you for sharing Jane.
Same here Tammy
So cute to see little Raymond’s school books. A slice of a French child’s life.
It is isn't it Florida
Very interesting! enjoyed your find very much! Thank you for sharing.
My pleasure Sir
Jane we were told to cover our books with brown paper in the States or at least in NYC starting in the 1950’s.
Us too Amy xxx
It is really lovely to add to the history of the family who once lived there and give an insight into their lives.
Just had your Camembert and butternut squash quiche for lunch again Jane - now a firm favourite in our house - especially with Le Rustique cheese!!
Glad you enjoyed the quiche Sheila x
Thank you Jane. Interesting to see that the children in early 1900s were learn subjects we were but in a different language. Love history.
History that what we where told was all a lie. Terrible right
The Physics book said Tanqueray on it, I looked it up and it is a make of gin originally from London but now made in Scotland, weird hey?🙂ITA was designed by Pitman, didn't have to look that one up as Mum was a Shorthand Typist and Legal Secretary!🙂Loved the books!!
That's interesting about ITA Julie, I didn't realise it was pitman. I never learned shorthand
Looks like you have your reading sorted out for this year. lol
Oh yes Fran, chuckling...
wow wow wow beautiful find !
Enjoying your vlog! Just wanted to mention that I noticed cracks and spaces in the wood inside your wonderful old trunk! Have you examined it very carefully to see if anything valuable or interesting is beneath them? Sometimes things were hidden or lost in there! Thanks again for sharing!
Not yet Mary, I will have another look for any treasures
Thanks Jane! I love browsing thru old books- they are like little "bombs" of history that tell about the time and the person that owned them. And the handwriti ng is stunning! Not many fiction books there though. Serious learning.
Thanks Ann
In the brown paper covered Morale book, that thing you thought that was stuck on. I don’t think its stuck on . Just try to peel it off. You might be surprised of the front! I wonder if Raymont studied to be a teacher because there are several books that are to be for the schoolmaster/ teacher.( maitre) and in Belgium an Ecole Normale is the school where you study to be a teacher. Please hoover the books and the chest and clean it out so the books don’t deteriorate further and when its all cleaned up you can display it somewhere in the house. Its all so interesting seeing these old books from 100 plus years ago and it must stay with the house as a rememberance of the people who lived there before.
That could explain a few things Nicole, I thought it said Ecole Normale. The books will stay, definitely
An interesting dip into the past, I wish I had kept all my school books. Im guessing the arabic language books were because France still occupied several North African countries at that time. The trunk would look great with a good clean and a coat/polish of wax to enhance the surface.
Yes Tony I think so too. I will be cleaning up the trunk and using it definitely
Hi Jane. You will be able to create a lovely library with these old books. Joe
I hope so Joe
So interesting, I love old books thanks for sharing❗️❣❗️ Possibly you might want to flip through the last few books again, it seems you only checked the front & back pages for writing, you might find something else.
Collectors might interested in buying some of these.
Well there’s a lot to go on sleuthing 🕵🏻♀️🕵🏻♂️📚📖🖋📝about...what fun some of you are going to have!
Hi Tony, I wish I had enough time for all the research I'd like to do, it is fun but very time consuming
Chateau Montmagner has a channel
Wow just goes to show how religious formation played a part in education. Carnet means notebook. Petit Citoyens, I wonder if he was studying to be a civil servant? Lots of math books too.
The old manuscript sheet you found in the instruction religieuse reads Denier du culte, Les Remerciements de Mr le Cure. I cannot read the last line. It means Parish Contribution, with the Thanks of The Local Priest. The pious image also found with the pious leaflet would have been enclosed with the hand written cover page as a thank you gift for a large contribution given as "payment" for religious services performed as funeral services or baptisms etc.
That's interesting information, thank you Moi
In the 70s, we used to use a plastic map of France in the geography class, in his time it probably was cardboard, not sure about now though, I need to ask my niece. We also used to cover our books and notebooks with brown or coloured paper to protect them. Some school books were bought second hand from families to families, it was cheaper than buying new. Could it be: école normale.
Hi Laurence, I thought maybe ecole normale yes.
Jane, love the way you just miss the camera. Very interesting, Raymond was well schooled. Was he in the Military?
I would keep these books on display as part of the history, doubt any are classified as rare but they are a good talking point.💖💖🇦🇺
Yes I think he was, maybe the arabic was a clue Nana
@@notquiteachateaudiy yes well even Arabs have had written text a couple thousand years ago and before. Trouble is it’s taking many years to transfer from very old crumbly paper to computer’s.Think they will lose a whole lot more before than can be transcribed
Those cards are maybe death cards. They are religious cards. Or Baptism cards. I did not get a close look. The beautiful history. You could look up the local schools With the local historical society. And a may have a pictures of these people. Because setting here wondering about them.
I remember Check with the local Catholic Church. You can find out if that 1 young man died during the war.
good idea to look up the schools, I may try that
Lucky for him you didn't come across a copy of Le Playboy !!?
Oops I forgot to film that one ....only joking
@@notquiteachateaudiy😂
That one with 3000 problems, there would have been 3001 problems if they counted on me to figure them out!
LOL Ava x
Carnet is note book.
Thanks Paul, so, The notebook of Raymond Montager then,
Can’t believe you never found any old shellac gramophone records 😢
Surprised no spiders in the chest or as the contents are paper, no silverfish.
Or any pressings.
PHYSIQUE or PHYSICK
Possibly not stuck into that book, it will probably gently pull off
They look like library stamps
Obviously a Catholic family
Sorry Steve, but thankfully no spiders either. I hated physics!
@@notquiteachateaudiy ........... you can’t say you hate me, you have never met me !!
I wonder what happened to this very learned young man? Did he survive WW1 and the Spanish Flu of 1918?
Truly a very boring episode.
sorry Vivienne, it is just a record of the contents of the chest as I promised people I would show them. I thought it was interesting stuff to find.
It was Fabulous, Thank you for sharing in such detail.