Tuesday Treasures - February 25, 2025

 Another quick stop at the Goodwill Bins!  It's the location of the free eWaste drop-off, so I had to go in after leaving my old computer (sans hard drive, as we couldn't turn on the computer to delete files), right? 🤣

This time it was under $3!  I did round up to $3 though.  The low cost due to most being breakables at 10¢ a pound.

2010 Global Village Glass Studio, China, cat.  There was another, different, cat, but its tail was broken.  I don't like broken!

This rather ordinary terra-cotta bowl and ladle (glazed on the inside and the scoop part of the ladle) is actually not so ordinary.  It's a Bentson-West (made in Italy for Boston Warehouse), with quite a resale value.  I'm keeping it.  Not to use, but to add to the shelves of terra-cotta in the shed!

These adorable 4 1/2" plates/bowls are not marked, so I don't know if they were mass produced or studio made.  Turnip and eggplants.

I don't often buy just a single shaker, but this Gold Castle occupied Japan bird with golden trim and cork stopper was too cute to pass up.

You have to wait until December to see the old Japanese nativity figures!  They are quite poorly made and more poorly painted!  

Unfortunately, this gorgeous vase marked Nippon, probably from the early 1900s, revealed a very well done repair on the lip when I repeatedly got it wet.  There was a stick inside I wanted to soak and get out.  I got it out, and the glued piece was loose (still hanging).  I pushed it back, let it dry again, wrapped it up, put it in the St. Vincent de Paul donation bag with a note about the repair.  Like I mentioned above, I don't like broken!  Someone will buy it as-is. (That's not a crack at the base, it's a scuff.)

This Korean copper duck mold joined my other Bins molds on the kitchen cabinet sides. 

I got some of my usual (although haven't found any lately) RBA (Random Bin Animals).  The tiger cub is a Schleich. I like the little collie best.

Two carved wood animals, a hippopotamus and a rhinoceros.  It's surprising the rhino still has the long horn intact.

I bought Mickey home a fabulous big donkey toy!  The muzzle and hind hooves squeak, and the middle is crunchy!  

Not bad for less than $3.00!