quote:Originally posted by jimmy chatham: my wife and daughter have 100s. the only thing i collect is old age.
What do you collect?
Me? Hot Wheels. My collection is still in it's infancy (about 150) I also have a small collection of 1:18 scale Chevy Impalas Actually, I just wanted to have something cool to leave my grandkids
I also collect invoices
How bout you?
[ December 05, 2007, 05:10 AM: Message edited by: Rick Beisiegel ]
Posted by W. R. Pickett (Member # 3842) on :
...Old sign books.
Posted by Catharine C. Kennedy (Member # 4459) on :
wooden molding planes
Posted by Bob Rochon (Member # 30) on :
pictures of dead presidents
My collection in still in it's infancy like your hot wheels rick
Seems the more I collect the more I give away.
Posted by Bill Modzel (Member # 22) on :
Way too much fishing gear. . . .but I use it all, does that count? Posted by Frank Smith (Member # 146) on :
Hot Wheels & Matchbox, paracentric keys, old bottles, clutter, old lettering books of course.
Posted by Nancie W. Phillips (Member # 3484) on :
Brushes and mortars/pestles.
Posted by Ryan Culbertson (Member # 7560) on :
I collect patches. Any kind. From WWII Military patches to Beer patches pulled off of hats from the Thrift Store. It all started when my grandfathers gave me their division (Army) and squadron (Army Air Corps) patches.
I started with two & now have about 450. Kinda Scary.
[ December 05, 2007, 09:41 AM: Message edited by: Ryan Culbertson ]
Posted by Kelly Thorson (Member # 2958) on :
quote:Originally posted by Bob Rochon: pictures of dead presidents
Are there a lot of pictures of dead presidents around? Where do you get them - police files, morgue? Posted by Jerry Starpoli (Member # 1559) on :
Kelly In the US pictures of dead presidents are are on all paper money.
Posted by Cam Bortz (Member # 55) on :
I carry around several pictures of dead Presidents all the time, Kelly. They aren't hard to get, but you have to earn'em; nobody gives 'em away (unless you are disabled or retired). Not all the pictures are Presidents; there's also a Secretary and an old guy who flew a kite in a thunderstorm, but they are definitely all dead. Posted by Kelly Thorson (Member # 2958) on :
Well, coming from Bob I knew there was something I was missing. Thanks Jerry and Cam, it makes sense now. But I really think it is morbid to put pictures of corpses on your money.
Rick, I collect digital images of old stocks, labels, signs and other "emphera". I also have a small collection of old cigar labels. I like the ornate "textual" ones. I keep thinking someday I will make them into glass pieces, but i think I ran out of time in my life about 20 years ago. So I guess I'll just dream about doing it.
[ December 05, 2007, 10:57 AM: Message edited by: Kelly Thorson ]
Posted by David Harding (Member # 108) on :
I mostly collect bruises from my job as grampaline. Yesterday, I got smacked in the face several times while giving “horsie” rides.
Kelly,
The loons Canada puts on its money all served outside somewhere. The loons on US currency all served in office. At least, they were thought of as loons by their political opponents.
Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :
I don't collect anything any more.
I used to collect CDs but when the collection hit 1500 it was just too much to manage, ie: shuffle around to make room for other more important stuff so I got rid of them.
I had a really wicked collection of photography gear. It wasn't that I was intentionally collecting anything, it was all gear that had slowly accumulated over 20+ years of shooting. I got rid of everything that had no use in today's market, which means all I kept were lights and lenses that work with my current digital gear.
Oh yeah... 20+ years of photos.. culled them too! Pulled out the family memories and sent them to my sister because she's a sucker for a scrapbook and photo montage. She'll put them to good use. Dumped the rest in the trash. I've also dumped many of the hundreds of thousands of digital images I shot over the last 3-4 years. Just too much baggage to keep track of.
At one point I had enough car stereo equipment to stock a store. I wasn't really collecting it, but didn't want to get rid of it either because each piece had a memory attached to it from the days when I competed in AutoSound. Got rid of all that stuff too. Now I wouldn't mind having some of it back because the ol truck needs a remodel and a lot of that gear was brand spankin new, boxes never opened, stuff I either won at competitions or was given to me by manufacturers. I was overwhelmed under the shear amount of stuff though and it had to go.
It's fun collecting stuff but it's even more fun and not to mention freeing, when you break the emotional ties to that stuff and get rid of it! Posted by Anne McDonald (Member # 6842) on :
I collect anything to do with Tigers, including tattoos!! I have a personalised plate on my car that reads TGRLDY
Posted by Len Mort (Member # 7030) on :
I collect Petroliana, (gas station collectibles)everything from old gas pumps, oil cans and bottles, pump globes, road maps, advertising signs, give aways, oil lubesters,toys, anything pertaining to old gas stations. I was the founder of the Mass Gas Collectors Association and the creator of the Mass Gas Bash swap meet, New Englands largest gas and oil related swap meet. www.mass-gas-bash.com Posted by Dale Manor (Member # 4858) on :
Old finger jointed wooden boxes.... especially old Dynamite boxes.
Nothing like having a lot of stuff sitting around that says "Dangerous - High Explosives" all over it!
That and Die cast race cars.....have to fill all the wooden boxes with something!
[ December 05, 2007, 05:08 PM: Message edited by: Dale Manor ]
Posted by David Harding (Member # 108) on :
Dale, are those race cars called "shrapnel"?
Posted by Dan Antonelli (Member # 86) on :
I collect Pez dispensers.
Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
I collect sign and design books. Old. New. It doesn't matter.
Posted by Rick Beisiegel (Member # 3723) on :
Cool Dan, I haven't seen one of those in years.
Posted by Deb Fowler (Member # 1039) on :
I collect wonderful emails, stories and jokes from Jimmy Chatham! What a wonderful dear friend. God, I treasure him.
Posted by Rollie Guertin (Member # 6415) on :
Volkswagen toys....probably abouy 500 by now !
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
I've got a huge collection of beer bottles in my basement.
Posted by Ben Diaz (Member # 7319) on :
I used to collect comic books (still have the collection in Mom and Dad's attic), but stopped collecting a long time ago. I kinda have a collection of Transformer toys, but they aren't worth anything since I took them all out of the packaging.
Posted by Patrick Whatley (Member # 2008) on :
I collect Cow Parade figurines and I don't know why.
I bought one cow because i thought it was kind of neat...then somebody bought me the companion piece to that. Then somebody else gave me a couple of theirs. Next thing you know everybody assumed I was collecting them and that became the default Christmas present for a couple of years.
My mother in law had the same problem with snow globes. My former boss has a HUGE clown collection...he doesn't even like clowns.
Posted by Randy Campbell (Member # 2675) on :
Fishing gear-Rollie I have 3 Volkswagons.
[ December 06, 2007, 03:20 PM: Message edited by: Randy Campbell ]
Posted by Nikki Goral (Member # 7844) on :
Cars...real ones...that you can actually drive on the road.
70 Chevelle SS-bought on honeymoon in Scottsdale 74 Laguna S-3-husbands first car 99 Trans Am-Ram Air-need fo speed car
And the miscellaneous Grand Am GT, S-10, Tahoe/Yukon, X-cab pickup that mu hubby runs across.
Good thing we have a shop to keep them in!
Posted by Frank Magoo (Member # 3950) on :
ART, I collect art; paintings, mostly obsure artists...GUY Nez, Dixon, FW Roberts, Pacheco, Bartlett to mention a few...not a cheap hobby!!!
If I was to dig deeper, one would have to include my extension collection of automotive tools and die cast models of all sorts and styles from the early 1900's and on...
and dogs...
Posted by Dennis Raap (Member # 3632) on :
Wine corks Posted by goddinfla (Member # 1502) on :
Frank, do you mean Ferdie Pacheco the fight doctor? He's from here in Tampa and his art is available all over here. Really neat style.
Posted by Mike O'Neill (Member # 470) on :
... friends ...
Posted by Frank Magoo (Member # 3950) on :
Dennis;
No, sorry, in fact I've not heard of this one, but that's not to say, he doesn't exist, obviously, lol...
I've always preferred Southwestern art, which equates to Indian arts and Pacheco is a lady on the second mesa that does lamps and bowls, very nice and in the traditional Hopi style...highly sought after...
My cast model collection took a hit recently, as most are sand cast lead, the gov't has seen fit to label such items, unsaleable by threat of law...arseholes...in their defense, this particular lead is the one that's most dangerous... .it's a series of train sets, depicting train companies of the 30's/40's....eg: Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific...each is represented with three different sets per, passenger train, freight train and what they call a "work" train....used to "pine" over them as a child, but were never allowed to even get close, let alone play w/them...as it turns out, that was a good thing, can you imagine me w/a learning disorder? Wait, that's a great excuse, yeah, what he said!!!!!!!!!!!! lol Posted by Curt Stenz (Member # 82) on :
porcelain enamel signs or nameplates, soft drink signs and clocks.
I used to work for the local sign company (30 years ago) and they did all the Coka Cola work for miles around. Every gas station, restaurant, tavern, grocery store who sold the produce was given free signs.
At the time I was there, Coke redesigned their corporate image and for several years all the signs were replaced. Well this sign company would go out and re,ove all the "old" signs and replace with the "new". I remember old working neon Coke signs being tossed.
At the end of the day the crew would arrive back at the shop and literally fill the dumpster with all sorts of vintage Coke signs.
Some guys would take them home and use them for target practice!
I did manage to keep a remarkably nice steel dish shape sign with a Coke bottle screened on it. I look at it every day.
Posted by Kissymatina (Member # 2028) on :
old sign books, firetrucks & beer chips
The best ones are from bars that don't exist anymore.
Posted by Donna in BC (Member # 130) on :
Four houses ago I was an antique fanatic. But all my stuff was displayed well and generally told a story. One collection I loved were those red and white wooden handled kitchen utinsels. I hung them up on a kitchen wall. Same with old food graters. Some stuff just lookes really cool hung up right.
Then I went through my auction phase. I loved bidding on old cool stuff. I rememeber this one antique dresser that I got for a song. Then there was that old wooden wall clock, the huge airmoire, bidding days were nerve racking but the real fun was all about you never knew what you were going to bring home that day.
The local flea market and garage sales use to be my weekly mantra. I just loved the hunt.
These days I stay away from purchases. I have a house that needs a ton of work and I don't even desire new stuff in it because the background for it isn't ready. But I'll admit my favorite pasttime lately is simply walking through Homesense and wishing my house was ready for that stuff. Once in a small while I'll treat myself to something nice and display it. I'm still an antique lover for the odd thing to display, however I can feel my decorating taste changing as my reno skills grow.
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
Hey Ryan, We have an Elderly Veteran here in my town who proudly protraits "Blood and Fire" on his license plate, he has some amazing stories and pictures. He was with the 63rd when they came upon German concentration camps that the Germans had walked away from and left the POW's.
I was in the 59th Ord. Brigade in Germany 1983-84, do you have one of our patches? The patch was called the "Flaming Muffdiver" You'll know why when you see it.
Having dead presidents on our money is better than having the queen, but the pound is giving us a kickin right now.
I collect sign books and old signs as well, and things to do with Studebaker because I drive one on a daily basis.
Posted by Bob Peach (Member # 2620) on :
Hotwheels, especially 60's camaros and VWs(bugs & buses). Racing diecast. Old & new woodworking tools. Sign books: old and new. Most meaningful: panels from our letterhead friends.
Posted by Paul Bierce (Member # 5412) on :
I collect plastic model kits (and build some every once in a while). My dad got me into the hobby and now I've got over 300 kits in my garage.
I used to have over 3000 comic books but liquidated all but the 100 most valuable ones a few years ago. They were such a pain in the ass to move!
I've got about 20 1/18 scale Ferrari diecasts. I wish I had a real one.
Posted by Marty Happy (Member # 302) on :
I collect 1966 vintage Dodge schoolbuses. Someone has got to be the up and coming eccentric now that many of the curmudgeons on this board are retiring!(LOL)
And oh yeah... I collect cars and guitars too!
Posted by Bobbie Rochow (Member # 3341) on :
I have been collecting Shenango China pieces, since my Grampa worked there when I was little & certain patterns remind me of my childhood at his house.
And I really like old wooden boxes, for some reason.
Posted by Tony Vickio (Member # 2265) on :
I guess I'm a collectablemanic! I collect everything! Posted by Jillbeans (Member # 1912) on :
Mostly dust. I used to collect things, but after all, they are just...things. Love....Jill
Posted by Ryan Culbertson (Member # 7560) on :
Love The Vette Tony! Do my eyes deceive me, or is that a '63 split window?
Posted by David Harding (Member # 108) on :
No wonder Tony's always out painting at the race track. There's no room left in his shop!
I'll bet Tony's place is as distracting as Fred Self's in Oklahoma City.
Posted by John Deaton (Member # 925) on :
1/18th diecast vehicles. Issues of CARtoons magazine, and Signcraft. Posted by Rick Beisiegel (Member # 3723) on :
Nice to "see" you again JD III, Glad you came home
Tony, I could stay busy there for a week Major distraction.
Posted by Paul Bierce (Member # 5412) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tony Vickio: I guess I'm a collectablemanic! I collect everything!
"His house is a museum...when people come to see 'em..."
Nice stuff!
[ December 11, 2007, 05:19 PM: Message edited by: Paul Bierce ]
Posted by Tony Vickio (Member # 2265) on :
Hi Ryan, The Vette is a 1965 Fuel Injected Coupe. It actually is more rare than a Split Window as they only made 771 "Fuelies". Rick and Paul, this place is a major distraction. When someone comes in, they are usually here for a while!
Posted by Chuck Churchill (Member # 68) on :
National Geographic Magazines. I have every issue (except 4) since 1952. 55 years worth. Plus I have the CD's (about 20 of them) with every page of every issue ever published and fully searchable.
The whole collectin isn't worth as much as a Andrew Jackson or a pocket full of twonies but it sure looks great all lined up in a floor to ceiling bookcase.
Posted by David Thompson (Member # 2395) on :
I collect live coral. A lousy shot, but you get the idea. Posted by Dana Stanley (Member # 6786) on :
Mostly I collect knowledge. I have 4-Diplomas, 3- certificates, and 4- licences. Now I am in school earning an associate's degree at 49 years old. I also have 3 marriage licences, and 2 divorce certificates so I guess I collect baggage. I have 10 motorcycles, but I don't call myself a collector, some are older but nothing worth more than $5000.00 if that. I have 8 fire arms but that's not a collection ether. I learn new trades it seems to collect all the tools associated with the trade. I built houses fir 18 years.I can, weld, machine, tile, drywall, do electrical, pluming, masonry, sew, cook, paint, design, cut vinyl, turn a wrench, and dig a trench.I'm like the guy the Lord sent to help rebuild the temple. I can do it all and well If I have the time. So I guess I collect hats too. Yea thats it I collect hats, and baggage.
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