Wednesday 1 July 2020

Wooooooo Hoooooo - The Charity Shops Are Open

Before lockdown, Mondays were my days for nipping into Evesham for a good old mooch round the charity shops, I have soooooooo missed it.  However with one or two now beginning to open up again, I have just returned from my first forage, admittedly I was a little hesitant, but the town is awash in hand sanitiser, and once I crossed the first threshold the adrenalin rush came straight back.

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So above, is yet another glass cabinet that got away, it was free for goodness sake and believe me, if I had the space for it in my flat, by hook or by crook I’d have got it home! It had a key, the glass was perfect and the backing looked original.  There were a few doinks to the wood, but nothing that couldn't have been filled and sanded, because, in my dreams, it would have then been painted, I am thinking a black gloss ……. and then it would have become the most spectacular cocktail cabinet.  Aghhhhhhhh …… I really do need another house!!!!

1950s' 1960's ceramic kitsch dog tape measure holders

However, I did make a considered purchase of just £2.97 for the three little dogs below.  I liked them simply because they were kitsch, kind of cute and probably something perhaps to put in the Sack of Tut on Boxing Day

1950's 1960's Ceramic Tape Measure dog..

When I got them home I thought I might as well look to see if I could find anything similar on E-bay etc., with their “foreign” stamp ……

eramic Kitsch Plaid Dog Tape Measure Holders

……. it turns out that they are 1950s, 1960’s tape measure holders, where the tape pokes through the slot mouth to look like a tongue. Mine may have seen better days, there is plenty of crazing, some discolouration to the heads, a paint missing from the green ones nose, but no chips, so pretty OK for around 60 odd years old.  They will staying with me for the time being, they are colourful, different and kitsch and look pretty cute sat sitting on the shelves in my spare bedroom.