Brownian Motion Posted October 12, 2004 Report Posted October 12, 2004 I have a small collection of books with original graphics, mostly woodcuts and lithographs. Most of these books were published in the 1930s, which is also my favorite decade for jazz performance. Here's a nice lithograph by Richard Day from 1932. Quote
couw Posted October 12, 2004 Report Posted October 12, 2004 (edited) dust and posts too, right? Edited October 12, 2004 by couw Quote
Bright Moments Posted October 12, 2004 Report Posted October 12, 2004 i have a huge collection of sea shells that i keep at the beach. (credit: stephen wright) Quote
catesta Posted October 12, 2004 Report Posted October 12, 2004 dust and posts too, right? I have to display the dust on something, no? Quote
Jazzmoose Posted October 12, 2004 Report Posted October 12, 2004 Stamps (primarily Danish, but also Sweden, Norway and Iceland. Mostly used stamps, various cancellations, varities, etc.) U.S. Coins (modern Proof sets, plus common circulated earlier stuff. You know, sort of a kid's collection if the kid had been somehow collecting for a century...) Quote
Dr. Rat Posted October 12, 2004 Report Posted October 12, 2004 Books. I'm not really the collector type in the classic sense. I don't care if a book is a first edition, but I like to have a lot of them on hand in case I'm snowed in for a few years, which is always a possibility up here. So I've got a thousand or so sitting out and a few hundered more in boxes. Science, urban studies, novels, philosophy/critical theory are well represented. --eric Quote
Jim R Posted October 12, 2004 Report Posted October 12, 2004 Brownian, I like that Richard Day image. Reminds me a bit of an artist I like- Charles Sheeler. I've been an off & on, part-time decorative arts dealer since the early 80's. My wife and I used to collect much of what we also sold (primarily "art deco", hawaiiana, and mid-century modern furnishings). We made many many great buys on all kinds of items, from furniture to clocks to radios to lamps to... you name it. One of our greatest finds was back in the 80's, early one summer morning at an outdoor antiques fair in Folsom, CA. We bought a very interesting table lamp (for $40), not really knowing what it was (but we knew it was good). It was actually lying (not standing) on the ground... I'll never forget the moment I saw it. A few months later, while out Christmas shopping, I was looking through a new coffee table book called "American Art Deco", and lo and behold, there's a full-page color photo of our lamp. Designed by Walter Von Nessen in 1935. Let's just say we can add a couple of zeros to our purchase price. It's also illustrated in "The Machine Age In America: 1918-1941". A few years ago somebody started making reproductions of it. Here's the example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: http://www.metmuseum.org/special/americanm...98.537.42.L.htm Here's another nice buy we made- 1920's Paul Frankl-designed clock that we bought at a local flea market for $35 (sold it years later for $750): We also had a couple of Sparton blue glass (mirrored) radios from the 30's that we sold when we started decorating in mid-century modern (I posted photos in a thread here about the "Sparton" record label that was affiliated with Impulse). I don't really "collect" anything these days (the decorative arts thing has gotten very competetive, and the buys that used to be out there are fewer and farther between)... although I still have that addiction to Gibson jazz guitars... Quote
JSngry Posted October 12, 2004 Report Posted October 12, 2004 Broken hearts and shattered dreams. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted October 13, 2004 Report Posted October 13, 2004 I'm saving up coupons to get one of those... Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted October 13, 2004 Report Posted October 13, 2004 I collect classical recordings as well. Couple of years ago I started an "idiotic post" collection but my wife wants me to burn 'em in the fire pit - probably since so many are mine and she doesn't want the kids to know. Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted October 13, 2004 Report Posted October 13, 2004 Would have to use the past tense here, "collected." In the past, I have collected... --books (still have them) approx. 2,500-3,000 hardback titles. --old paper money (Indochina, Thailand, Vietnam) sold all --Royal Doulton figurines (sold some; still have around 20) --various childhood collections not worth mentioning here. Right now I'm just trying to pay my bills then collect enough $ for retirement... B-) Quote
Jazzmoose Posted October 13, 2004 Report Posted October 13, 2004 (edited) Would have to use the past tense here, "collected." Well, if we get into past tense, I once had a killer comic book collection. About 1500 DCs, ranging from 1936 to 1961. Superman ranging from 7 up, complete from 83 thru 149, complete runs of Congo Bill, New Adventures of Charlie Chan, near complete runs of Gangbusters, Mystery in Space, the early silver age Atoms, Green Lanterns, Flashs, etc. (never did score a Showcase 4 or 8, though...), shit..I could go on for a while. And no, I do NOT want to see a current Overstreet Price Guide, thank you very much. Edited October 13, 2004 by Jazzmoose Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted October 13, 2004 Report Posted October 13, 2004 Did you sell em for a good price?? Quote
BERIGAN Posted October 13, 2004 Report Posted October 13, 2004 Stamps (primarily Danish, but also Sweden, Norway and Iceland. Mostly used stamps, various cancellations, varities, etc.) U.S. Coins (modern Proof sets, plus common circulated earlier stuff. You know, sort of a kid's collection if the kid had been somehow collecting for a century...) Millionaire! Quote
BERIGAN Posted October 13, 2004 Report Posted October 13, 2004 I seem to be collecting aliments, for some reason.... Quote
BERIGAN Posted October 13, 2004 Report Posted October 13, 2004 And posts....if Only I could post a babe photo for 4000! Quote
BERIGAN Posted October 13, 2004 Report Posted October 13, 2004 Ah, the hell with it, fight the power!!!!!!!! . Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted October 13, 2004 Report Posted October 13, 2004 shiftless friends... Quote
Jazzmoose Posted October 13, 2004 Report Posted October 13, 2004 Did you sell em for a good price?? Yeah, but it was an attempt to keep my business going that failed. I'd have been better off to close the doors a year earlier and keep the books! Quote
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