Tuesday Treasures - January 13, 2026

Not a lot of treasures found in the past few weeks.  They may have been there, but I didn't look over the holidays.

I rescued two original paintings from the Goodwill Bins, but donated them to St. Vincent de Paul.  

One of the local Goodwill stores had several items.

A vintage napkin holder.  The puppy has beaded eyes.  It was the half-off color of the week, so cost $2.39.  I like to use these for postcards I'm working on cataloging.  I have other napkin holders for general flat stuff near the computer, and one that holds disposable masks near the door.

There's a different puppy on the other side.

Surprisingly they had a bag of three vintage Italian nativity figures still out, for 1.34, my price (senior discount).  An ox and two kings.  Not sharing until December!   I used some of my loyalty card points for the purchase. 

At St. Vincent de Paul I found some 5¢ postcards.  There were two books of postcards as well, which was a bit exciting, as they usually remove postcards and sell them individually.  The books were in with the other 5¢ cards, and I asked if they were supposed to count how many there were to charge me, but the volunteer let me pay 5¢ for the books too!  

I went back a few days later and found nine of the 5¢ers.  And, since I'd forgotten to take a look at the furniture (looking for some kitchen chairs) I went later the same day.  The spinning rack by the register line had been empty earlier in the day, but it had been filled!  More 5¢, a bit too many. I'll be working on them for a long time.  These were more of the huge donation they received, but not any of the antique they have.  They must be searching for a buyer for the lot, they have too many to deal with little by little.  I'd love to see their RPPCs (real photo postcards)!  This bunch was mostly state specific, '50s and '60s, with a few linens thrown in.  

This is a vintage toy from a Chex cereal box.  It was as-is, and only $1.75.  Originally it had a string and a magnetic hotdog the dog would eat.  They weren't designed to be Pluto or one of the 101 Dalmatians, which is what people are listing them online as.  I got it for a vintage toy (of this sort) collector!

I have a collection (solely thanks to thrift stores!) of four Zimbabwean Shona carvings. Family, love, and unity are a major theme in their carvings. I shared them on my old blog as I found them.  I mention them again for a reason. First, here they are...  three from Goodwill, the green serpentine from the Goodwill Bins.  (I don't collect them as far as searching online for them, where they are plentiful, I like finding them in the wild!)  The black one was my first, and is still my favorite.

When I first spotted this from a distance I was so excited thinking I'd found one, but worried about the price as it was at least 14" high.  What a disappointment.  A poorly painted, thin ceramic figure from one of the home decor stores (partial label on bottom), like Home Goods or Marshalls.  How dare they!  Yes, mine are no doubt tourist items, however they were still hand carved, and according to the Shona people's beliefs. I didn't even look at the price.