Family Treasures - Aunt Eleonore

Aunt Eleonore had some intriguing items to show at our family treasures get-together. The first photo below was the autograph book of her mother and my grandmother, Ida Spoering Elling. It was so special that I will devote the whole next post to it.

The lovely amethyst brooch belonged to Eleonore's aunt who was eventually the second wife of Albert Elling, Kate Spoering Tietje Elling. 

  And lastly, the mantel clock...it once was in her parents' house and now it adorns the mantel of Aunt Eleonore's home. She has had it repaired a few times, the first technician stating that it was older than 1913. Once again, it could have been a wedding gift to Ida and Albert, considering the date. It is a seven day clock and Aunt Eleonore remembers her dad winding it each week and now she does the same. The carving is superb and its slow tick a soothing sound.

This blog post originally appeared on the Elling Family News blog on June 16, 2010.