Estate Sale Find!

My mom and I spent yesterday together running around town, exploring some new (to us) places and shopping for items related to the bathroom remodel.  Now that spring is finally here, we're itching to get out and do things!  One of the stores we visited is an estate liquidation store, where I found a Victorian photo album.  It is literally falling apart at the seams and missing half of its clasp, so I got it for a good price.  And it still has a few photos and other vintage ephemera in it.  While I show you some photos, try to guess how much I paid for it.

The cover is a dark red velvet with an embossed design in the fabric and the word Album (which may be Bakelite?) in an ivory script.

Here are some of the photos inside.  I love the dog photo!  He must have been one special pooch.

I was able to slip out this wedding invitation and discovered that it is from 1898.

The last half of the album looks as if it was never used, 

and the pages are in pretty good shape.

And here are some of the loose items I found in the album: some itty-bitty photos, a party invitation, a Happy New Year calling card from 1897-98, and a beautiful embossed Christmas card.

The album itself is shot, but I envision using the pages to create some vintage collages that could be stand-alone pieces or be rebound in some way.  So...how much would you pay for this treasure?  I paid a mere $5 and think I got a great deal.

Thanks for popping in!