Collectors: What do you collect?

[bertha katzenengel]

Poll question: Collectors: What do you collect?

If you collect more than one type of thing, choose your favorite.

[tedoll78]

1. Video games!

(that, and coins)

[I Know How To Do it]

2. Left ears.

[prole_for_peace]

3. cranberry glass

i scrounge flea markets and ebay for this stuff. it is amazing what the sellers try to pass off as original. stuff from avon and anchor hocking. i don't think so

[bertha katzenengel]

4. What is original cranberry glass?

I'm ignorant.

[prole_for_peace]

14. it is from the depression glass era.

most of what i have dates from the 30's but some can be from the victorian era. i have heard, and need to see if true, that gold was used in achieving the red color.

i have a bowl a lot like this one from my grandmother.



i think anchor hocking might have made some way back but the some people try to pass off the current red glass as the old stuff.

[bertha katzenengel]

17. Cool.

Thanks!

[Lorien]

24. Hey, any chance you could help me to find

three small cranberry glass juice goblets? My grandmother willed a lot of her depression era glass to me (she was born in 1911) and I have three cranberry glass juice goblets (that's the best way I can describe them) with clear glass bases that are beaded along the bottom. I'd love to find three more to make them a useable set.

[yellowdogintexas]

82. coffee mugs; books, sub category of cookbooks,

interesting pottery from my travels
Lladro Christmas Bells
specific series of Hallmark dated ornaments
souvenir Christmas tree ornaments
charms for my silver bracelet

I have a 2"deep shelf which runs around the top of my kitchen which has porcelain tiles, small pieces of pottery, and groupings of some other small items (example: three commemerative glasses from Kentucky).

When I travel, I try to get something for my bracelet, a tile for my kitchen shelf (if I can find one), an item for our Christmas tree and sometimes a coffee mug. I have a lot of mugs and not much space for them.

If I only buy one thing on a trip, it will be something for the tree. We have some really cool Christmas ornaments as a result.

I have a few cat themed things, but not many.

[prole_for_peace]

86. check ebay.

i have gotten a few pieces there.

i know the ones you are talking about. i have seen pictures of them. they are very pretty.

[Gormy Cuss]

69. Cranberry glass is great.

My grandmother had cranberry glass 'fancy dishes' that were reserved for dessert.

I love the reference to passing off the anchor hocking stuff as cranberry glass. Wel, it is the cranberry color -- says so right on the label!

[prole_for_peace]

87. or that ugly red avon stuff.

blech.

[prole_for_peace]

89. there is some vintage ruby or cranberry anchor hocking glass.

but at the flea markets and garage sales i see a lot of newer anchor hocking being sold as vintage. jerks.

[bertha katzenengel]

5. baseball hats

I think I'm up to thirty. Got a new one last night at the Bowie Baysox game -- which they won in eleven!

[libodem]

6. miniture dollhouse stuff

for my Victorian style collection

[greekspeak]

7. Rotary phones and vintage fountain pens

ClintMax and I are trying to get one of each color available in each model on the rotary phones. As for the fountain pens, we just take what we can get and use them after restoring them.

[Lavender Brown]

18. I want one of 60s rotary phones that light up around the dial

They're too expensive. x(

[greekspeak]

30. Do you mean a princess phone?

Oval in shape, reciever sits on top, dial in the middle?

[Lavender Brown]

33. I think so

Like this one, but not a reproduction. I don't think the new one lights up.

[greekspeak]

36. Yes that is a princess phone. I've only one but paid less than $10 for it

The best places to go are the antique malls. Usually they are priced higher than a cat's ass. But you can find one tucked away in a dealer's booth, sometimes for practically nothing. Stay away from Ebay and other on-line sellers. That is where they cost you. Shipping is a bear with phones.

[Lavender Brown]

53. Yeah, they ask for way too much online

Thanks!

[greekspeak]

81. Sure!

Best deals on line are going to be Ebay buy it now that are cheap. But they will be few and far between. Good luck!

[arwalden]

8. Vintage Glass Christmas Tree Ornaments. Santa Ornaments And..

... and Santa figurines/dolls.

[hyphenate]

9. More than one collection

but nowhere near as religiously as I used to.

Some movie/TV stuff, though my collection has dwindled and been separated through the years.

Used to collect comic books. Had a humongous collection. But no more. :(

Cat oriented stuff, but I'm not fond of certain kinds. I don't care for the primitive designs, and no cutesy kitten stuff. REAL kittens, in photographs or other are great, but I like more mature and settled cats. I also don't care a whole lot for comic cats.

Fantasy animals--unicorns to some degree, dragons to some degree, but my favorites are pegasi. The more striking, the better. Sometimes designers do them like My Little Pony style or Miss Kitty (or whatever the hell it is!) and I hate that.

Keychains or mugs from traveling. I prefer mugs, as I have a substantial mug collection, though. Everywhere I travel I try to at least get one.

Software. (heh, heh) I love new stuff--better than Christmas morning, especially if it's new plugins to play with in Photoshop. :D

Thankfully, that's about it. :)

[Deja Q]

10. Movie posters, dust, men...

:D

[Fenris]

11. Pipes, vinyl, and books

My favorite would be my pipes. :)

[HawkerHurricane]

12. Ship's Ball Caps

But it must be a ship I actually was on. No fair just ordering them online, I've got to walk on board and buy it.

[Democrat 4 Ever]

19. Antique jade figurines - mostly warriors

I do have some nice jade bowls, plates and one manuscript but really like the warrior figurines. Now if I could just figure out a way to display them without having to dust every day. (I don't dust everyday but they sure could use it!)

The cost of the jade is fairly cheap it is the shipping and handling charges from China that will kill you if you aren't careful.

[progmom]

13. music

[Lorien]

15. Old (mostly illustrated) books from 1600-1940

I find most of them in Europe or New England (small, dusty, unwired bookshops).

[sniffa]

16. wrestLing doLLs

i mean, action figures.

i have quite the coLLection. :yoiks:

[auntAgonist]

20. I collect bells and porcelain dolls.

[flamingyouth]

21. Books, paperweights, silent film memorabilia

:)

[Fenris]

22. How about Seattle/Northwest punk/rock 45s and 33s?

:)

[flamingyouth]

23. Well, I didn't want to sound like a pack-rat

:yoiks:

[Fenris]

26. Ok, then. We'll just say *I'm* the one who collects records.

:yoiks:

What did you do with my Chilliwack 45s?

[flamingyouth]

27. They were fuel for the effigy, remember?

[Fenris]

29. What a loss.

Get lucky, then.

[seemunkee]

25. Flipbooks, smashed pennies, comics, action figures

I have about 200 flipbooks. The oldest one is two sided with Charlie Chaplin and Gertie the Dinosaur.
Around 100 smashed pennies
Lots of comics. Mostly newer stuff.
Lots of action figures including some nice old Pogo figures that came from Palmolive soap.

[Chalco]

28. Art.

I started collecting art when I was 21. Bought a watercolor for $7 at an outdoor festival and haven't stopped since. My theory on collecting boils down to--if I can't live without it, I have to figure out a way to procure it. The way I determine whether I can't live without it is that after I've seen something if it sticks in my mind, if my mind keeps going back to it, then it's a good work of art.

Chalco

[Systematic Chaos]

31. Other

Music CDs, video games (especially computer games and console emulators and ROMs for the PC), boogers and scabs.

P. S. - I was kidding about two of those items. Let's see if you can guess which ones. :silly:

[Gatchaman]

35. Two wildly different things

I'm an avid HO scale model railroader and secretary of my model railroad club. I've just started the new club web page at http://www.hobomodelrrclub.com

Here's a sample of our work.



Much more to come in the near future.

I also collect Godzilla stuff, although it's secondary to the model railroading. Most of my collection comprises of original and reprint japanese movie posters.

[nytemare]

32. Suns, moons, little Buddhas, Laurel and Hardy memorabilia

My condo is pretty celestial. Funny thing, I found an incense burner with a little round sun smiley and a thin moon smiley that are Laurel and Hardy's faces. One of my favorite finds of all time!

[MissB]

34. Nothing, oddly enough.

I don't form attachments to "stuff". I'm probably weird that way.

[bertha katzenengel]

37. Not weird. I'M weird; what I REALLY collect is

cats. Now, I'm not a hoarder, but until we got up to eight indoor cats, I couldn't say "no." Now I say "no." And I hope I'm able to resist going back up to eight as our kids make their slow ways to the rainbow bridge.

[MissB]

47. Cats are a good thing to collect

Up to a point. I think you're a wonderful person for taking in that many kitties and seeing them through their lives.

[Heidi]

38. Only "things" that enhance my work or the quality of our life.

Fountain pens, wine labels, books in as many languages as I can lay my hands on, postmarks from everywhere. :shrug:

[bertha katzenengel]

40. Oh, you pragmatic Europeans

(or living-in-Europe-types). ;) Strangely I've never inquired about your citizenship. May I ask? :hi:

[Heidi]

90. I'm a Murkin!

Just married to a "foreigner." :rofl:

[bertha katzenengel]

91. Well then, you obviously hate America *cue overwrought "patriotic" music*

:rofl:

[Heidi]

92. Since you asked, bertha . . .

I only hate your _freedoms_ (or what's left of them). :rofl:

Here, enjoy this video! http://www.planetvids.com/html/The-Best-American-Music-Video.html

[Buns_of_Fire]

39. Belly-button lint

I plan to encase it in acrylic resin, make paperweights out of it, and get rich selling it on eBay. ("If you nail together two things that have never been nailed together before, some fool will buy it from you." -- George Carlin)

[Lindsay]

41. Old sewing books

(pre-1950). And I have a small collection of etched glassware that started with my mom's bowl and candlesticks, and now includes a few treasured pieces of Cambridge Rosepoint - 3 water goblets, a candy dish and a bud vase. Very pretty stuff.

Also cat hair, since my cat has the notion that since his hair looks so beautiful on him, it must look beautiful everywhere.

[MissB]

43. I have

a 1943 "The New Encyclopedia of Modern Sewing". It was stuck on the top shelf of a built-in bookcase when we bought this house a couple of years ago. The previous owner was given the book by her father (according the the inscription) in 1943. She must've been newly married, based on what her age was when she died.

I like looking through it - it's funny to see some of the styles and to read about how to mend stockings and girdles. :rofl: Some of the advice is pretty handy, though.

[Lindsay]

73. I have that one, too.

Mine came from a thrift store because my sister got our mother's copy. That book must have been a best-seller! I actually used it the first time I made fitted slipcovers, and the directions were first rate. (Some of their mending and recycling ideas may come in handy in this economy, too.)

Anyway, that was the book that started my collection; I've been making my own clothes since high school, and sewed in a costume shop for about 15 years, so a lot comes together for me in those books.

[bicentennial_baby]

42. Graphic Novels, Action Figures, Simpsons stuff

strange foreign drink containers, strange foreign food wrappers...and lovers. ;)

[sniffa]

49. i Love you

:loveya:

mwah!

[bicentennial_baby]

51. and i love you

like crazy baby :loveya:

[LeftyDarthBrodie]

44. Comic books and DVD's

Comic books for more than ten years. A number on the collection is beyond guessing or worthy of my time.

DVD's for almost six years now, got my first DVD player in November of '99. Just passed 300 owned.

[Child_Of_Isis]

45. Vintage jewelry. n/t

[RandomKoolzip]

46. Records.

And rock music books.

[BornaDem]

48. Blue & white spongeware and molded pottery. n/t

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

50. Threads like these.

Muahhh-ha-ha!

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

52. Desert Storm trading cards

I'm gonna live offa that shit!


bonus points to whomever gets the reference

[skygazer]

72. Garden State n/t

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

79. hehe yep

:bounce:

[Lilyhoney]

54. I collect books.

At the moment I have about 2,000 books of all kinds. Very little fiction. I am going to build a library and donate it to a private school or the like. Then I will start all over again.

[bertha katzenengel]

55. Quote from Desiderius Erasmus:

"When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes." :7
I love your goal! :yourock:

Have you ever read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn? Remember how Francie felt about the library? In this, you remind me of that character.

[Lilyhoney]

70. I have'nt read it but I will now.

I have to see if I am this character Francie. I love "being" in the stories. The friends of the library book store here in town has a great selection of children's books. I will look tomorrow if they have it. Thank You.

And if you ever need a book, you know who to contact. :hi:

[bertha katzenengel]

76. _Tree_ is my favorite piece of American literature.

I can't begin to describe its richness. You will enjoy it. The sooner you get your hands on it, the happier you will be.

Next time I need a book I will indeed look you up, Lily. I've just begun McCullough's latest, 1776, and after that is Madame Secretary. After those, I'll need some good fiction. :7

[NNadir]

56. Flies. I collect flies.

[Beware the Beast Man]

57. Star Wars action figures and other stuff.

Though not as much over the last few years. I amassed a pretty hefty collection of the new figures a few years back. Unfortunately, I have none of the vintage SW figures.

[PittPoliSci]

60. me too.

i actually follow the same pattern you do. i have, of the newer figures, almost all of them up through episode 1. but after that i had neither the time nor reasources to continue.

[Beware the Beast Man]

62. The AOTC and ROTS figures were horrible looking.

So I don't feel like I missed much. The quality went way down from the Power of the Force line.

[PittPoliSci]

63. oh absolutely.

although i do enjoy the ROTS collection's variety of wookkies. i hold a soft spot in my heart for the furry brutes.

[no name no slogan]

61. Me as well

I've got a truckload of the classic 1970s figures at my old house, somewhere. I tried to do a self-appraisal of the collection about ten years ago, and it was worth a couple thou, IIRC.

I should probably get it appraised/insured appropriately, since some of the figurers I know are extremely rare and worth several hundred in decent condition.

[Beware the Beast Man]

64. Oh yeah, definitely.

From what a friend told me, getting your figures graded by an appraiser seems to increase the value.

Do you have the vinyl-caped Jawa? That's a big-money figure, as is the full-height Snaggletooth.

[no name no slogan]

66. I have the full-height Snaggletooth

But I think my Jawa is the fabric-caped one :(. I heard that the full-height Snaggletooth could be worth several hundred, though... :D

[Dukkha]

84. here's all mine

http://www.joerenzetti.com/starwars/joe/

I'm also in the OSWCC and the 501st Ohio Garrison and have 3 costumes:
Sandtrooper, TIE Fighter Pilot & Emperor Palpatine

[rudlop]

58. scabs nt

[Initech]

59. CDs and DVD TV shows

And believe me, I've got quite a collection of both.

[Left_Winger]

65. Foreign bank notes

[BamaGirl]

67. McCoy Brown Drip dishes, books, and waterfall furniture nt

[ElsewheresDaughter]

68. political memorabilia and rare 1st edition books

[Emops]

71. State quarters and rubber bands.

My rubber band collection started just a couple of weeks ago. It's now about as big as a tennis ball.

I also have an impressive coin collection, although that doesn't count because I inherited it and don't actively collect them.

I can't afford many hobbies right now...

[DemGirl7]

74. I just got into collecting the state quarters

When they first came out with them I was like whatever, but after my dad died, my mom gave me his collection of the state quarters, and I got into collecting them now.

[seemunkee]

85. My mother started doing it for each grandchild.

My brother and I are both finishing the job for her.

[Clintmax]

75. The 60's and 70's rotary phones...

and fountain pens.

[fudge stripe cookays]

77. Coffee mugs from all the places I travel.

I love coffee, and I love traveling. This seemed the easiest way to collect something and really enjoy the process of the collecting! Every new place I visit, no matter how minor, means a new mug.

FSC

[Cornjob]

78. Vintage (mostly Danelectro) guitars and amps!

I enjoy playing them and collecting the various models.

I have one or two very rare models.

[samplegirl]

80. Betty boop stuff

Little Golden Books, ive got alot of old stuff but not big collections
of any one thing. I've even got my Dads Schwinn Black Panther bike.
Theres so many neat old things......how do you pick just one???

[Dervill Crow]

83. I collect pit bull stuff.

Also teapots.

[ccinamon]

88. numerous things

1) strawberry kitchen items
2) cute flamingo ttype things (mugs, stuffed animals, jewelry)
3) belly dance books

[GalleryGod]

93. Ashtrays from Famous Saloons: Stork Club, Toots Shor,Copa,

:smoke: :smoke: :smoke: