Collecting things: what do you collect? (ammo, Mobile, stamps, collection)

[Blondie621]

Antique China Tea Cups and Berenger reborn dolls.

[Bluesbabe]

Postcards. From anywhere. And I want them mailed to me with the cancelled stamps on them. I've been given postcards that they bought and gave me, but it isn't the same.

Dress clips. It's a type of jewelry that has never revived. They are springed clips in various styles and designs that were used from the 20's through the 40's, and they were attached to lapels on dresses, hats, even purses. The early ones were mostly in Art Deco designs with rhinestones, some in bakelite. And I do wear them, mostly on my berets. I bought most of them from EBay.

I stopped collecting: Elephants. My curio cabinet is SO full; Art Deco collectibles for my side-board (same reasons); Perfumes (I now stick to buying my favorite ones); Wall masks (although I may buy one Italian mask in New Orleans).

[Puru]

Books! Mostly comics and dictionaries, but as I'm moving again I'm really trying to cut down my book collection a bit. I've also started collecting foreign currency and unique coins. And I suppose you could call my brightly/oddly patterned underwear and sock drawers collections. I also have a smallish collection of postcards and pins/buttons.

[CaroleM]

Cookbooks. I have too many and am trying to wean myself away from them.

[soonerguy]

I collect books on various subjects, local organizational or church cookbooks, elephants, Frankoma pottery. I used to collect a lot more things like Fiesta, vintage aluminum kitchenware, barware, handmade copper things, buddahs, cookie cutters, old fishtank figurines, hay hooks, yardsticks, old school things like books, slates, old crayons, etc., and lots of other stuff but I got tired of dealing with it all, it became more of a chore so I sold most of it.

[Houston3]

Originally Posted by mikenbacismama

Not I, but my husband collects spinning tops. He has boxes and boxes of them - old, new, plastic, wooden, metal, promotional/advertising, gyroscopes, dreidels, etc. He started collecting them after buying a small, handmade wooden top at a craft fair in Cape May, NJ around 15 years ago. He'd spin it whenever he sat at his desk, and the rest is history!

I make the throw spinning tops...on a wood lathe.

[CanManDan]

Beer cans and brewery artifacts , check out my website www.beercanmuseum.com
OBTW Billy beer cans as well as MASH and JR cans have no value, too many people bought a case or two and statshed it away
Cheers!
Dan

[motoracer51]

Guns, and ammunition

[shadowwalker]

Coins,pocketknives,candy dishes.

[Blutime]

commercial airline items from ads, glassware, up to seats.
french bulldog anything
borzoi anything
mannequins, including a mermaid and a larger than life greyhound
anything sighthound
draft horse and quarter horse items
reptile items
insect sculptures
carnival chalkies
cheese mice
magic chef
vintage vinyl advertising figures
royal copenhagen
royal doulton
rosemead
roseville
lladro
japanese woodblock prints
vintage dog show and horse show trophies, especially bakelite.
religious figures and pictures
pin backs
vintage cereal items
vintage lamps
as far as the dogs, horses and reptiles we collect anything related, such as; clocks, ashtrays, bookends, lamps, art, prints, books, jewelry, figurines, coins, paperweights,glassware, doorstops. I could go on for hours.
Yes, we do a lot of dusting and putting up shelves!!