Memorabilia from your WIP era?

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yeah, I totally do. It helps that I'm a costumer so when I need to get into character I have a half dozen costume pieces I can put on. the corset is my fave - both to get in character and also my favorite thing to make.
Mostly I stick to costumey things, but i occasionally will pick up a photograph or trinket. I have a decent collection, especially since my grandmother kept everything.

I think it's harder when you go farther back, past Victoria's reign. Fortunantly, I'm within ebay parameters still

Greetings!

My WIP is set in WW2-era Singapore. I'll be traveling there this September for research and hope to pick up some pieces from that era. Books, coins, photographs, and maps would be ideal!

Cheers,
Marjorie

The coin in my avatar is a Danish 1836 Frederik d'Or (gold coin). One was recently actioned for almost $10,000, so definitely out of my price range! But hey, at least I can have a picture.

This is the coin, which in my story once belonged to Hans Christian Andersen, that magically transports my teenaged MCs from the 21st century to 16th century Denmark.

I'm one of those whose WIP is set in an era that makes genuine memorabilia too expensive. Even reproductions are mostly out of my range-- I spend my money on books and maps instead. I did however visit Hadrian's Wall in Northumbria a number of years ago and picked up a bit of wool shed by one of the sheep that wander around there....utterly worthless and insignificant, yet I really feel like it gives me a connection to the world I'm writing about. A tangible piece of an aspect of life that still has a lot in common with its equivalent in the 9th Century....