Tuesday Treasures - June 2, 2026

 St. Vincent de Paul put out a lot of new donations!  

As you can see, there were a lot of postcards, and some old photos.

The red bag held the non-paper items.  Seven of which were dogs.

The Rio Hondo (El Monte, CA 1939-1950s) hound, top, was a bargain at just $1.75.

The middle pup is from Ceramic Arts Studio, one they made between 1951-1954.  The company was based in Wisconsin and closed in 1956.  

The bottom dog is unmarked, probably a midcentury Japanese import.

While reminiscent of Rio Hondo, these are Hagen-Renaker, another southern California pottery.  These are three of their "miniature early" figures, made between 1949 and 1952, when they were still in Monrovia. The company was started by John and Maxine Renaker in their garage in 1945, where John set up a kiln by running a garden house from the kitchen's gas stove. Their daughter now runs the company.  I'd heard of Hagen-Renaker before (their little figures are sold glued to paper in most gift shops), but never knew they were a CA company until now.

A carved wooden hound dog.  Other than the Rio Hondo and the Hagen-Renaker trio, they were sold in bags with two for $3.00.

This salt and pepper shaker is unusual. It's a travel set with pressed glass bottles and hinged flip-top lids that cover the holes.  $1.50 "as is," which mean rust.

I'll save the antique postcards and photos for next week. 😊

After that, more postcards and dogs!  Yes, a few weeks after these purchases I found even more, and got an extra special deal on them!