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One idea historians have is that flea market comes from the outdoor bazaars of Paris, some of which have been around for hundreds of years. The term first sprang up in the 1880s when an unknown bargain hunter looked upon the market with its rags and old furniture and dubbed it“lemarché aux puces” ‐ market of fleas, because of shoppers’ perceptions that some of the more time‐worn wares sold there carried the little bloodsuckers. The first recorded appearance in English that the Oxford Dictionary lists, from 1922, makes reference to this origin.
Another possible origin has its roots in the same French markets, but with a twist on the words and meaning. As the city planners of Paris began laying down its broad avenues and constructing new buildings, some of the side streets and alleyways that were home to the second‐hand outdoor markets and stalls were demolished. The merchants were forced to take their wares and set up shop elsewhere. Once re‐established, the exiled bazaars came to be known, in English, as “flee”markets.
A third explanation comes from colonial America. The Dutch traders who settled New York had an outdoor market they called the Vlaie ‐ pronounced “fly” Market, named from the Dutch word for“swamp” and referencing the market’s location on what was once a salt marsh.
Source: http://mentalfloss.com/article/31795/why‐are‐flea‐markets‐called
* MUSIC VINYLS and TAPES 
* CAST IRON PANS
* SOLID WOODEN FURNITURE
* JEWELRY
* PICTURE FRAMES, antique PHOTOGRAPHS and PAINTINGS
* LEATHERBAGS
* SILVER PLATES AND CUTLERY
* BOOKS
* ANTIQUE TOYS
* LACES and EMBROIDERY
source:http://www.npr.org/2011/06/18/137219925/hidden‐gems‐and‐killer‐stuff‐a‐flea‐market‐how‐to
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