Thrift Photo Round-Up

Thirteen donations to the thrift store where I work  

[Other "thrift store donations" posts]

BELOW: One of several hand-labeled bags of rubber bands:

ABOVE: Does anyone remember the name of these dolls?

[Update: They're Liddle Kiddles from the 1970s.]
I put them in a bag for 99¢, and someone bought them right up.

ABOVE: Found in an old Swedish cookbook: "Burning Sulfur to kill bedbugs"; spiced plums recipe; Saline Laxative boxtop (I'd think the spiced plums would to the trick); Good Gingerbread

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"Moms Things"  . . .  Sorry, Moms:

ABOVE: One of my favorite things: Considerate Post-It Notes on books.
"Be warned: First in series & other 2 not published"
(I looked it up, and the second of the series has now been published.)
For the HUMANITY IS NOT ALL BAD file

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BELOW: Pencil w/ sheath from Live Stock Selling Agency
So. St. Paul, Minn.
The green pencil part fits into the white eraser part.

UPDATE: Thanks, Michael, for letting me know in the comments,
"That pencil is (usually) called a bullet pencil. More popular rurally, I think, and often (always?) giveaways. I would guess that they often went in the little pocket at the top of a pair of overalls."

BELOW: Mystifying label on a shelf by a coworker:
Blue is OuR "color"
(Maybe referring to the color tag of the week.)

 

ABOVE: I will never not love Scotch tape repairs.

BELOW: Ditto, old boxes of sewing notions:
"Snap Fasteneres & Eyelet Pliers" in Yardley Lavender Soap box

BELOW:
People donate food that is a little to a lot past its "best by" date. (A lot = as old as 2003, here in 2021.)
I usually throw it--especially anything with oil, which goes rancid. Some coworkers put it out--here, cans of ancient cake frosting, with a note, OLD FOOD
TAKE AT YOUR OWN RISK!! (And people did.)

BELOW:  Ass't Man saved this handmade, broken Fimo creature for me. His best quality is identifying stuff that coworkers will like and giving it to them.

 

BELOW: Waffle iron with cloth-wrapped cord.
I read that "The cloth-covered cords on hot appliances usually were filled with asbestos to protect the wires from heat."

(Coworker's note: "I haven't check these. They're greesy needs cleaning before we plug 'em in.")

Below: Another favorite thing---puzzle-lovers note and even hand-make replacements for missing puzzle pieces:
Another piece of proof that HUMANITY IS NOT ALL BAD.