Thrift - Museum of Contemporary Commodities - Collection

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Pom pom bag

This is a 'quirky' bag, made of raffia, with a python skin strap and it is covered with brightly coloured…

VALUES: Total value -30 | Total Times 3 | Average -10

IPA Oskar Blues Craft Beer

An Aluminium can of IPA sold ar Hops and Crafts Mc Coys Arcade Exeter

VALUES: Total value -20 | Total Times 3 | Average -7

Betting shop receipt

It's a scan of a betting slip for a £2 bet on a horse called Reach High in the 1.55…

VALUES: Total value -18 | Total Times 4 | Average -3

Maya

Companion and friend, source of amusement.

VALUES: Total value -17 | Total Times 5 | Average -3

BIG orange lighter

I got this lighter from a friend in Berlin and brought this here to Exeter in my bag. Its a…

VALUES: Total value -16 | Total Times 2 | Average -8

Dolly the Sheep

The first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult somatic cell (somatic being the name given to any…

VALUES: Total value -15 | Total Times 2 | Average -8

Tampon

Soft cotton material designed to be inserted into the vagina during menstruation to absorb blood.

VALUES: Total value -15 | Total Times 7 | Average -1

Scented Candle

I don't know why I fell for this ridiculously overpriced candle complete with glass cover. It smells like an old…

VALUES: Total value -15 | Total Times 2 | Average -8

Duracell Batteries

Spent AA batteries x 3 bound with single rubber Band

VALUES: Total value -13 | Total Times 3 | Average -4

polystyrene cup and bowl with plastic spoon

white patterned dish with a small cup and a plastic spoon

VALUES: Total value -9 | Total Times 3 | Average 1

Clear Plastic Food Tray

Clear plastic food tray used for displaying food and avoiding contamination.

VALUES: Total value -9 | Total Times 2 | Average -5

English National Ballet dancers

This ballet pointe shoe represents the dancers who wear it

VALUES: Total value -7 | Total Times 2 | Average -4

My new pair of shoes

They are an as-yet unworn pair of shoes. I bought them on-line earlier this summer. They've sat at home, on…

VALUES: Total value -7 | Total Times 2 | Average -4

"Curvy Barbie"

A Barbie Doll with normal proportions. Fuller hips, fuller thighs, normal sized waist - all sold with a notice dipicting…

VALUES: Total value -7 | Total Times 4 | Average -2

The Book of Mormon donated by the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints

A book of scripture (to be used with the Holy Bible) written by the ancient prophets living in the Americas.…

VALUES: Total value -6 | Total Times 1 | Average -6

Gay's Creamery clotted cream ice-cream.

Dawlish's finest ice-cream establishment- clotted cream ice-cream deliciousness, in a gluten free cone with extra clotted cream on top to…

VALUES: Total value -6 | Total Times 2 | Average -3

The Sardina Camera

A retro looking 35mm camera made by an Austrian company dedicated to experimental and 'off the cuff' photography. It shoots…

VALUES: Total value -6 | Total Times 2 | Average -3

Chicken drumsticks (pack of 7, reduced price)

British Chicken drumsticks. Pack of 7. Sold by the Co-Op. Reduced in price from £2.49 to £1.49 as approaching sell…

VALUES: Total value -6 | Total Times 4 | Average 1

Soap

A bar of soap originating in the Palestinian town of Nablus

VALUES: Total value -6 | Total Times 3 | Average -2

Copper Pans

A set of three vintage copper pans with a tin lining

VALUES: Total value -6 | Total Times 4 | Average -2

'Crocodile Tears'

Velour liquid lipstick in dark green by Jeffree Star Cosmetics. A relatively new cosmetics brand fronted by Jeffree Star, American…

VALUES: Total value -5 | Total Times 3 | Average -2

Sports Direct Playing Cards

Shamelessly branded yet perfectly weighted Sports Direct Playing Cards. Large possibility of conceptually simple and beautiful games can be played…

VALUES: Total value -5 | Total Times 2 | Average -1

The United Kingdom Census

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_Census_2011 for details Further information at ons.gov.uk and search for Census

VALUES: Total value -5 | Total Times 1 | Average -5

Espresso Cup

An espresso cup and saucer made from spent coffee grounds

VALUES: Total value -5 | Total Times 3 | Average 4

NHS

originally a national public service to provide healthcare for the whole population of the UK, now being increasingly privatised by…

VALUES: Total value -5 | Total Times 8 | Average 0

Silicon rubber cartoon cow with popping, bulging eyes

Silicon rubber cartoon cow with popping, bulging eyes. 3 inches tall. Soft and squeezy, when you squeeze it the eyes…

VALUES: Total value -5 | Total Times 3 | Average 2

Facebook account data

The data that a given user has generated and is then able/allowed to extract from Facebook using the "Download my…

VALUES: Total value -5 | Total Times 2 | Average -3

Willowed ostrich plume c. 1900

This is a willowed ostrich plume that dates from the great 'plume boom' (1880-1914), when the head, wings, bodies and…

VALUES: Total value -4 | Total Times 3 | Average 0

Set of wooden acrobat toys

Batman, Popeye and Superman handmade wooden 'acrobat' toys - bought on a market stall in Spain last year.

VALUES: Total value -4 | Total Times 2 | Average 2

A limited edition photograph of Bob Dylan

It is a limited edition print released by Sony, Dylan's record label. It features a previously unreleased photo of Dylan…

VALUES: Total value -3 | Total Times 2 | Average -2

Bendy "Macho Man" Randy Savage

A very good likeness of the wrestler depicted in bendy rubber painted with a fetching wrestling ensemble and standing nearly…

VALUES: Total value -3 | Total Times 3 | Average -1

99 Flake

A 99 Flake ice-cream sold by Osborne's of London ice cream van - Exhibition Road.

VALUES: Total value -2 | Total Times 2 | Average 0

Volumetric glassware

I am submitting a standardised system of laboratory glassware used for measuring volume. What is being sold here is a…

VALUES: Total value -2 | Total Times 3 | Average 0

Boris

Boris, friend

VALUES: Total value -2 | Total Times 4 | Average 1

Pebble Watch

The Pebble Watch is a digital watch that can be connected via bluetooth to a mobile phone. As well as…

VALUES: Total value -2 | Total Times 2 | Average 1

My rabbit phone cover

A blue rabbit phone cover with pearl string

VALUES: Total value -2 | Total Times 4 | Average -0

Key ring pen knife

A small Swiss Army Knife with a key ring attachment.

VALUES: Total value -2 | Total Times 6 | Average 2

Reading glasses

My first pair of reading glasses, black plastic frame and lenses. No brand logo. No size info. Slightly worn, scratched…

VALUES: Total value -1 | Total Times 3 | Average 1

Suma-man

A smart brass lapel badge depicting Suma-man. He was a fun character created in the late 80s to add some…

VALUES: Total value -1 | Total Times 7 | Average 2