A shopper was left in shock when he discovered a series of old photographs inside the pocket of an Oxfam jacket.
The man found four family pictures; three black and white pictures of a child, a man and a woman walking down the street inside the charity jacket which he bought from an Oxfam on Bold Street, Liverpool.
There was also a picture in colour of a woman sitting in a kitchen.
Our sister title The Liverpool Echo report how the man is now on a mission to get the pictures back to their rightful owner.
His niece said: "He doesn’t do social media so he wasn’t sure how to get them back to their rightful owner.
"They were obviously important to someone for them to be carrying them around - it might be that they’ve passed away and a relative has since donated their clothes and forgot to check the pockets."
Oxfam say they are always on the lookout for unwanted items that 'could give someone the support they need to create a future free from poverty'.
Oxfam’s Head of Community and Retail Engagement, Rachael Huttly said: ”Colleagues in our shops do occasionally reunite people with items of personal importance that have been accidentally donated – like photos and letters.
"It is sad if personal items are unintentionally included within donations, so it’s a good idea if people can check pockets and flick through pages of books before donating in case things have been tucked away there for safe-keeping.
“Our Market Harborough shop manager told me she once found a love letter from the 1930s. It was very sweet and so she did a bit of research and found that the couple did indeed marry, but sadly the gentleman died in World War 2 and the lady never remarried and passed away in the eighties.
"There were no children to pass on to but she did find a niece who was glad to receive the letter back into the family.”
Oxfam state on its website "We love clean, good quality donations by post - clothes, bags and accessories (including vintage and retro items, and even bras!). The better the quality of your item the more you will raise to help Oxfam fight poverty around the world.
"Our customers love brands like M&S, Next, Monsoon, ASOS and Topshop, Levi’s, Zara, Joules, Boden, & Other Stories"
"If you know someone who would buy it then we’d love to receive it."
