Thrift shops, flea markets and garage sales are still Aladdin’s treasure troves.
Not only in the USA, but also in our region, there is a long tradition of Sunday morning treasure hunts. Just think of the village fairs, the vendors at the fairs, when grandmothers and grandfathers come out with their tablecloths or blankets full of sword and try to persuade the walkers to just take it…
There is a Facebook group that specialises in just this sort of thing. Hundreds of members post daily what they find valuable or interesting, or even useless but funny, in the most unexpected places.
1. This giant stained glass whale would have ended up in the bin if its new owner hadn’t come to its rescue
2. The explorer’s greatest find to date is this globe, which he thought would only light up with dots…
3. Mum’s old TV, found by her grandson while cleaning, has been given a new mission
4. 99-year-old grandpa moves into a home. Her childhood dice, left to her granddaughter, was found while cleaning her house
5. You never know when and where the Easter dress of your dreams will come into view
6. A gift from mum to her granddaughter from time to time
7. Grandma was born when Snow White was first shown, in 1939. During a clean-up, her children found a baby blanket sewn by her grandmother
8. Some people like miniature books
9. The perfect pot for two dollars and the perfect flower
10. When someone sells you a hand-carved African patterned bed, one of a kind in the world, and you’re all set to take it home…
11. It was rescued from the side of the road, dumped as scrap iron
12. Is your tattoo a perfect replica of your badge… or vice versa?
13. There’s no need to explain why a rocking chair with drawers is such a treasure
14. When your hanger is no longer worth the second hand clothes… you found it on the floor of a second hand shop, tried it on anyway and lo and behold!
15. A door knocker rescued from a fair
16. The force was with him when he found his new pride and joy
17. The lucky finder never thought he would own such a beautiful object
18. It’s a treasure. Literally. Gordon Bradt’s kinetic clock, dubbed the “Six Man Clock”, is up for sale on Ebay in two copies, one for $600 and the other for $1,250. The treasure hunter bid $20 for it
19. The world’s coolest socks in a love parcel
