Hardbopjazz Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Just wondering what other stuff people here like to collect, coins, stamps, assault weapons, orchids or what ever. Tell us about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 (edited) My wife and I collect traditional Pennsylvania and North Carolina redware pottery. So happens she's a native of PA, I'm originally from NC, and they are two major centers where redware is made. Edited February 1, 2005 by Pete B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Black boxes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 (edited) .. and the occasional archaeological finds (roman pottery, neolithic flint tools etc.) Edited February 1, 2005 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Books. Lots and lots of books. There aren't many authors I really "collect" any longer, but there are subjects such as jazz and gnosticism that I collect. . . . Books and cds literally surround me in my private areas (as opposed to common areas) at home. And stereo stuff. . . I have too many stereo systems, because I love to hear and learn about the differences. . . . Have settled happily on a main system over time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 I enjoy listening to old radio shows, but I'm not really a collector. After I've listened to them I pass them on. Right now I working through collections of Have Gun Will Travel, Dragnet and a western with James Stewart called The Six Shooter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 credit card bills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popper Lou Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 I collect sport memorabilia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank m Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 books and dust, together and separately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chandra Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 I collect bad memories from the past and look through them every morning.. Time to pay someone to collect all that garbage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Like Lon, books... books on jazz, of course, old pulp paperbacks, and a long-running fetish for old Modern Libraries with the dustjackets still on them: Also the Library of America series: In both cases I buy only books that I'm really interested in reading... although I've gotten more promiscuous with the Modern Libraries and have snagged a few as curios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Oh, and DVDs. Never collected movies on VHS in particular, but DVD has become a form of cinematic crack for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Railroad spikes. I'm not kidding....started when I was 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownian Motion Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Limited edition books with original graphics. I also have a small collection of original prints, most dating from the 1930s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 a long-running fetish for old Modern Libraries with the dustjackets still on them Welcome to the club! Have you ever been to this site? dogeared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casanovas347 Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 pictures & movies of nuclear explosions! ....and everything of Marsupilami (comic-books, picts, books, plush figures.....everything!) @ 7/4: send them back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Burke Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 (edited) * vintage Kansas City Royals and Kansas City Kings memorabilia. * all of my dinner plates are mis-matched US state plates that I usually get for a buck or two at varying flea markets. They're fun and educational. You'll know more about the great state of Montana after coming over to my place for breakfast than you ever imagined you would. And if you break one.....who gives a damn. You just go buy another. I have several state glasses as well. * last summer I developed a facsination with the graphic design scheme from the 1968 Olymics in Mexico.... I ended up buying both of these on ebay..... Edited February 1, 2005 by Brandon Burke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 part of my collection of stray issues of the Jenaer-Rundschau with cool cover designs. A 1968 supplement... (sorry Brandon, will not part with it, but should have known to take the whole pile of 4 or 5 copies with me then... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 a long-running fetish for old Modern Libraries with the dustjackets still on them Welcome to the club! Have you ever been to this site? dogeared Yeah, I just discovered and "bookmarked" (heh, heh) that site about a month ago. I keep thinking I should pony up the $15 or whatever so that I can get the full use of it... I'm that much of a nut. Probably have about 200 or so w/the jackets by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Les Cahiers du Cinema. Had a full set until I gave up buying the magazine in the '80s... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 I collect sport memorabilia. A friend's Dad I met has the most impressive private sports memorabilia collection I've ever seen. He's got all types of money, obviously. Some notables: Autographed Muhammad Ali boxing gloves actually used in a fight Autographed photo of the '55 Dodgers (whole team) He had tons more, but those stand out. I collect old books and any art supplies/tools I can get my hands on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Contemporary Horror Fiction, hardcovers, collectible paperbacks, magazines ... the lot. Started in the late 70s and have slowed down these past two/three years. Photography and design books. Other books, books, books ... DVDs. P.S.: I'm also into Danish furniture of the 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s, but that can hardly be called collecting. I've got a couple of Mogensen, Kjaerholm and Wegner chairs plus a whole bunch of tables from various known designers. When in DK you can always find me haunting the used furniture shops. Lots to be found there if you're there at the right moment (practically when things come in the door). Add to that Grethe Meyer china (produced by Royal Copenhagen) and cuttlery (produced by Georg Jensen) plus lots of glas, Swedish and Norwegian pottery ... you get the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 My son and I collect metal toy soldiers from World War II, King and Country to be exact. Here's a sample of their incredibly detailed work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AfricaBrass Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 That's some cool stuff! I used to collect books, but numerous moves (and marriage) have reduced my collection immensely. The only thing I could say that I collect is guitars. I have around 30 right now. I've had many more in the past, but the ones I have now are real keepers. It's funny, I went to the mega-chain guitar store this last weekend and spent three hours playing many of their guitars. I realized how much I loved my own guitars; none of the guitars I played (at the store) could hold a candle to them. Someday, I'll have room to keep them all together again. Right now, they're safely packed away in various family members closets. :rsmile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Burke Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 (edited) part of my collection of stray issues of the Jenaer-Rundschau with cool cover designs. A 1968 supplement... (sorry Brandon, will not part with it, but should have known to take the whole pile of 4 or 5 copies with me then...  ) That's really cool. I'd love to see more. Y'know, something just occurred to me right now. Seems funny to me that the thing I like the most about the Mexico 68 design scheme is its reliance on Swiss School technique (grid system, few colors, two-dimentional, no shading, etc). This is most apparent on the marksmanship and basketball posters, of course. Edited February 1, 2005 by Brandon Burke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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