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STORY AND PHOTOS BY TONI HOPPER
SARAH, WHO OVERSEES VINTAGE TREASURES IN DUNCAN WHEN OWNER DEANNA PALOMINO IS OUT, TIDIES A FALL DISPLAY.
Hunting for vintage treasures is mostly a tactile experience. Being able to touch something, hold it in your hand and examine the item, then envision it in your home. It’ s the thrill of the hunt.
If you are looking for vintage treasures, there are plenty of places throughout Stephens County. In fact, you could spend an entire day browsing, and still not discover all the hidden treasures found in all of the shops in Duncan, Comanche and Marlow.
Only one actually bears the name“ Vintage Treasures” and it can be found on Main Street Duncan. It is just the kind of store you would hope to find. Especially if you are a collector of old things.
Owner Deanna Palomino has been in the business of hunting and rehoming items for many years. She loves to collect Fenton glass, farmhouse pieces, and little birds from Mexico. She also has a collection of her childhood dolls that she played with.
Palomino originally had a booth at Forget-Me-Not Antiques( Highway 81 and Camelback), which is now the longest running, or oldest store of this niche market within the county. Opportunity presented itself to Palomino who bought the store several years ago. She eventually sold it to another vendor. Palomino wanted to create her own mall booth store from scratch and opened Trendy Treasures in the Chisholm Mall.
She wanted to have a smaller store on Main Street, and in August they celebrated