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Text by Mary Forsell
Ten thousand people can’t be wrong. Every first Sunday of the month, they
descend on this 800-plus-booth market-—some in the predawn hours. “Treasure
hunters know you can find some real bargains,” says show co-producer Jerry
Goldman. “We get busloads of people from Japan.” (a) Vintage tinsel in its
original box. (b) Grenouille (French for “frog”) serves up old tin coffee
pots. (c) Your Deco canister set awaits. To be in the
show, everything must be at least 20 years old—no reproductions. (d) Ornaments of a feather. (e) For her pillows, artist Kathy O’Neill combines ticking with
pages of
early 20th-century children’s cloth books. “Around Christmas, I get
special requests for gifts. Western themes, certain animals, or
letters-—I can
do it all.”(f) A herd of
funky old toys. (g) Dealers set up little vignettes, like this enchanted village. (h) At
Atelier de Campagne, owners Trinidad Castro
and Johann DeMeulenaere hand-paint
salvaged doors with the names of
imaginary businesses. (i) Check out these retro barkcloth reindeer at the booth of Electra Skilandat. (j) Make a sidetrip to
Tail of the Yak in nearby Berkeley, where “anything unusual or charming” is for
sale, says co-owner Alice Erb. Fragrant bay garlands fill the shop at Christmas.
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