Any collector’s here?

panties count?

Now that is something I don’t have in my collection! Awesome!

Wow....looks amazing.Auction it.research antique silver coin

To each his own dear lol

Ice picks and cribbage boards

lol

Probably baseball, it's all we played as kids.

Thanks. Those are in one of my stock books (trade for sale ect) the better ones are in my personal album.

I had so many stamps that I started downsizing several years ago and gave everything after 1945 to local stamp clubs.

I remember everyone in the neighborhood would get together when I was a little girl and play baseball. Those were the good ole days. My mom was a loyal Braves fan

Feathers,
odd sticks like walking sticks,rocks
knives.

and a few extremely old and rare books.

What exactly are walking sticks?

Stamps can really add up can’t they . Lots of duplicates etc. I load the best ones in albums and put the duplicates in a separate place. I never tried to sell because I felt I did not know enough to try yet

Yeah it gets complicated. For instance the 2 cent red washington stamp has 270+ variations and was printed for many years.

Each year had small engraving changes, some are only visible with a microscope.

I have three one gallon zip lock bags full of them. Yet to be sorted, probably never will be.

the strong solid wood kind that you could beat the fuck out of someone with if you had to.

or use as a fire stick,
or if need be to just walk with...


the ones i found i have tied feathers to the top of and carved the tip into spears.

All found not bought ?

I have a penchant for collecting vintage or vintage modeled items practical for every day use with a mindset of them being for self reliability and self sufficiency.

Certain kitchen items, knives, utensils, as well as practical age tested items used by outdoor enthusiasts and survivalists.

If it has brass, leather and/or canvas is made of wool or is glass, ceramic or steel and doesn't take batteries or use electricity, I give it a looksee....

IE. I would rather purchase a 10x12 $100.00 waterproof canvas tarp than three plastic ones for $30.00 each. (IE. I prefer quality over quantity.)

I gift things to those in my life of the same.

Remember Koosh Balls from the late 80's?

They make a great vintage gift for kids or adults of all ages. They are relatively indestructible, feel cool, are lightweight, are safe indoors and out and come in a variety of colors. They don't take batteries, can fit in your pocket and are relatively inexpensive.

all found

no need to buy a stick when i live in the middle of the woods.

not so much "collect" but accumulate
like my dad's wooden duck collection and my mom's quilts and all their oil paintings

but I do have my own "souvenir rock collection" from places around the world and of course chaukras

I collect pennies too - have jugs of them and other coins
still have the stamp collection I started in the mid 50s

for some odd reason I kept all my "credit cards" and they cover a wall in my closet (old DLs,bank and library cards, work ids and name tags, ect ect ect

I have a large box of old electronic/computer parts, and cords and cables- old cell phones

I have a hefty amount of old (1st edition books) all the classics even an original Wizard of OZ and Mine Kamph in german

but my favorite collection is an old (long) denim prison jacket cover in lapel, hat and special event pins and buttons, tie tacks, stick pins, that I picked out of baskets in thrift stores (when they were still available) or got from relatives There are nursing school pins, CIA, FBI, even IRS and political pins and 6 Hard Rock cafe pins, flags and state pins -and some Masonic pins --- the jacket must weigh 20lbs now LOL - some of them are gold with tiny jewels, most of them are metal but some are plastic too... lots of little angels/cherubs and animals and insects.My most recent find was a "bling" Trump pin LOL

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Your awesome! Sound a lot like me!

I used to collect lots of different kinds of books on science medicine UFOs etc. but it’s become a burden and I’m never gonna look at them with the Internet so I’m gonna get rid of every book I have

I carve walking sticks sometimes. I’ll find a pick. It was mahogany and I gave it to my dad

I like to make photoshop art:

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Couldn’t find a pic of my walking stick so here is my woodburn instead. I love working with wood [link to imgur.com (secure)]

That is beautiful !

Thanks I appreciate it. I'm not really an artist though, just a computer geek that found a way to make planets in photoshop.

You have alot of time on your hands

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Yes it can be tedious at best here are some Washington’s in my collection

Not anymore. I work six days a week. I can’t do that like I used too

This is from years of collecting and art