Full disclosure:  Normally, a Sentimental Salvage is the memory of the person who bought (or found, inherited, etc.) the piece. But today’s Sentimental Salvage is my memory of Michelle’s salvage from Elephant Flea. It was a cold, yucky day…

I had just returned from buying the good lady down at one end of the Flea. Michelle and I met up around the bottle guy and she told me about this sign she’d seen. It was an old speed limit sign and she really loved it. She was mulling over whether to buy it and had called her husband to consult. His response was something along the lines of “where would you put a speed limit sign”. We kept walking…

A little later, we wandered back towards the vendor who was selling the speed limit sign. Michelle was telling me how she really wanted to have a black and white kitchen someday. And how cool she thought the sign would be on the wall of that kitchen. And the vendor had said he’d sell the sign to her for $20…

“Michelle! You have to get this sign. Because 1. how often do you run into vintage speed limit signs 2. you’re getting it for $20 and 3. you love it!”

(Sorry Tom)

I expect that Michelle and Tom will get their black and white kitchen someday and suspect that this sign will help them remember to slow down and enjoy.