Jane Austen Bobblehead

[Thrift Shop Romantic]

Ha-- I think the bobblehead Shakespeare might be from the same company as Miss Austen-- at least I understand from a bit of internet research that the company made Jane, Shakespeare and I want to say Kafka? What a great find you had-- and a good price, too.

Now if only I can find me a bobblehead Charlotte Bronte, I'll be all set. 

[elementalcharmer]

the weirdest thing I have come across at a thrift store is a x-rated version of the "tales of Mother Goose" It was an illustrated book that had I think 3 story's in it. Yeah 3 it had cinderella, Jack and the Bean Stalk, and one other. It was quite interesting. I think it also went with a movie that I saw in  my college years. I was really surprised to see it at a good will and so was the sales clerk..LOL

[thunderthrift]

Hi,

My weird purchase was a $4 cast iron cow pyramid consisting of a pile of 3 cows.  Each of the 3 cows had the same shape, but the bottom cow was the largest and the top cow the smallest.  The top cow is standing on the middle cow and the middle cow is standing on the biggest cow on the bottom. 

I had to purchase it because I was teaching "math for elementary school teachers" at the time.  This was a classic example of similar, but not congruent shapes. 

I have never seen this sort of behavior on a farm, but maybe this is normal behavior for cows in the wild.

Each of the cows was painted identically with a typical black and white cow motif.  The object is a little over 7 inches high.  The bottom cow is 4 inches long, 2 inches wide, and approximately 3 inches high.

I speculate that the cows might have been displayed in an ice cream store or cheese store, but who knows.