September 2019 – The Thrifty Sisters

I had another fun and productive day of thrifting on Saturday. The day included stops at two of Indianapolis’ four Goodwill Outlets and a stop at a regular Goodwill Store just before closing time.

I have to admit that since discovering the outlets, the allure of the regular retail stores has diminished, but this weekend was a good reminder that there great treasures still to be found at the retail stores – like the items shown in the upper left hand corner–including a grab bag of vintage buttons and zippers and two vintage Barbies and a whole bag of clothing and accessories. As someone who transitioned from childhood into adulthood with no remaining Barbie shoes in my personal Barbie collection, I see it as no small feat that this bag had 12 complete pairs! The dolls aren’t in the greatest shape, but again, thinking back to the tragedies that befell my Barbies, they really aren’t that bad considering they are about 60 years old.

My outlet thrifts included a fun salt and pepper shaker set, some vintage cooking utensils and tools, some fun vintage Christmas decor, Vintage comic books in fair condition, a few more children’s books in decent condition, copies of two Opera Librettos and a Chicago Opera program from 1942, two vintage photographs, images of John Bouvier and another gentleman that seem to have autographs, and a collection of vintage toys–including what seems to be a somewhat older collection of bouncy balls.

Yee-haw! It was a great day of thrifting in Indy. Check out these great finds from the Goodwill Outlet. Can you tell which of the items below are vintage?

The barn is from 1967 and the two nursery playsets are from 1972. Surprisingly, the teaching clock, which looks quite vintage, turned out to be from 2009 (though the design was originally produced in 1962).

Below – vintage Christmas finds.

Above a vintage Tootsy Truck. Below, some decorative items.

Above – silver or silver plate? After searching for a long while to find magnets to test to see if the metal was magnetic (I ended up finding several – see below), I went ahead and splurged on these heavier items. It may or may not turn out to be a good investment. The fact that magnets didn’t stick to any of these items means that they could be silver…or they could be just be silver plated.

Below – magnets + Rainbow Brite books.

Above: a vintage hat and purse. Below – vintage school supplies, blasting cap, and Hardy Boy Books.

More vintage books. Care to wager a bet on which ones are old and which ones are newer?

The one in the lower left looks old, but was published in 1980 (“My Favorite Book”), and the Little Red Hen was published in 1981. “Tell me about the Bible” (upper right) was published in 1957; and “365 Bedtime stories” was published in 1955. My favorite one in the bunch is the Space Ghost: Scorceress of Cyba-3 book from 1968.

Below: Vintage patterns, fabric, thread and sewing supplies.