What do you collect?

[LoriO]

DH loves the story of me and my first bicycle - a vintage Rollfast - I used to keep rope tied around the handlebars and when I got off the bike I would tie it to the maple tree in the front yard - my Mom thought it was to keep my brother from messing with my bike, but I finally fessed up that my bike was my “horse” and I didn’t want it to run away! I even took clothespins and folded my Beatle cars over the fender straps to make a clip clop sound when I pedaled. I sure wish I had those beatles cards now - they would be worth something!

LOL, my bike was also "my horse" Shadows across the streets and crosswalk lines were jumps to be jumped over. LOL, omg the memories!!

[jobob]

Pillsbury Doughboy stuff

[alpinerabbit]

dust under my bed.

for real: some old books, some tea accessories (I own an antique english tea caddy), some japanese or "chinoiserie" stuff. we own half a dozen japanese woodblock prints.

[GeoCam]

LOL, my bike was also "my horse" Shadows across the streets and crosswalk lines were jumps to be jumped over. LOL, omg the memories!!

I just had a conversation about this when I visited my younger brother in Boulder. We both remember this very well, but we were really little - still riding tricycles. We tied them up to the fence of the chicken coop after a long, hard ride around the yard! I remember vividly being SO jealous when my brother got Marvel the Mustang for his birthday, so he had a "real" horse and I still had to use my trike.

[roadie gal]

I collect turtles - plastic, ceramic, etc. not the real live ones.

I also collect gods... well, it started out as Buddhas, then I got a Ganesha.. I have a few others but it tends to various Buddhas and Hindu gods.

[emily_in_nc]

It might seem like it from the number of books, clothing items, kitchen items, etc. I have in the house, but I truly don't collect anything (except maybe fitness wear -- oh, and plants, for outside) Actually, I'm trying very hard to de-clutter and sell stuff on ebay that I'm not using since our house is just too full. There's too much to dust and nowhere to put anything new (heaven forbid anyone gives us a gift that needs to be displayed somewhere!!)

[bikerchic]

Do you have one of the Terry "Moo" bikes? It would fit right in!!

http://www.arcfile.com/cow/graphics/moo.jpg

LOL GeoCam!
I really wanted to get that bike for a long time but atlast it isn't to be, sigh.

Boy y'all really have some neat collections and LoriO your friend sure does do beautiful work on those resin horses!

[RolliePollie]

Lunchboxes! I think I have 32...mostly from the 60's and 70's. Unfortunately they are boxed up in my garage right now.

Like these...

[spindizzy]

Bowing to my Taurean nature, I have a collection of small, smooth rocks and I also have sand collected from the different beaches I have been on. I have the sand in small antique bottles.

[Irulan]

It might seem like it from the number of books, clothing items, kitchen items, etc. I have in the house, but I truly don't collect anything (except maybe fitness wear -- oh, and plants, for outside) Actually, I'm trying very hard to de-clutter and sell stuff on ebay that I'm not using since our house is just too full. There's too much to dust and nowhere to put anything new (heaven forbid anyone gives us a gift that needs to be displayed somewhere!!)

That's why I love mine, ( postcards) they fit in a shoebox. I'm with you in that anything that collects dust or needs to be dusted, no way at this house.

Funny to read about the horses. I too had tons of Breyers as a girl, and collected porcelains also ( Beswick, Hangen-Renaker, Lefton) I even use to "show" them in model horse shows! ( how crazy is that??) Anyway, I'm getting ready to eBay the porcelains. I haven't added to them in 30+ years and yep - collecting dust.

[malkin]

Oooooh! I love collections!

The lunchboxes are lovely! My husband sold a perfect Roy Rogers one on ebay for a small fortune.

I do love hats too, and re-homed a vintage pile of them when my grandparents passed away. After dusting and vacumming them on my walls for about 15 years, I took them off to preschool where they are worn daily, but somewhat more roughly tended.

So in our current house of cards, if you look for 'things of a kind' you could find lots of marklin trains, steinbach ornaments, red things in the kitchen, and 'wedding' china (mostly from ebay, and after the divorce), and lots and lots of loosely associated stuff that probably is best suited to the discard pile.

[Delta7]

I have a collection of dolls ...and in the last few years, I've managed to collect several iPods

3G (sold)
4G Photo 30GB
5G Video 60GB
2 nanos (lost one and replaced it)
1G shuffle (gave to my niece), a 2G shuffle (traded for an Airport Extreme) and last month I managed to get my brother's hand-me-down iPhone (1st G)

[GraysonKelly]

Hi!
Wow! What a great group of people and so diverse!!!
I partly answered this in the "what are your hobbies thread, but I'll expand a bit"

Post cards: I've gotten them from almost all 50 states and one from australia, 2 from new zeland, 3 from england

Rocks: When I go somewhere and am outside exploring or if the place means something to me I pick up an interesting rock to remind me. Inspired by a story I read called "A Rock for Remembrance"

Knives: Like I said before, I collect them. Some of them are new and shiny. Most are old. I go to antique stores, flea markets, or people who know about my hobby just give them to me and I clean them up, sharpen them and occasionally carry them. My favorites are the old whittling knives. I've still got the one my granddaddy gave me when i was 8.

Books: Lots and lots of books. Especially old ones. I'd be happy if my only furniture was a chair and bookshelves but my partner would probably shoot me.

Zippo Lighters: I love 'em! I've got 5.

Oh! And baseball hats. I have 34.
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