Are you/were you a collector of anything? I did collect Barbies, keys, marbles. What about you? Check #3

[debm55]

[rogerashton]

1. Decks of playing cards.

Not lately, though. Also certain postcards, but, again, not lately.

[debm55]

2. Thank you very much, rogerashton

[unweird]

3. Toy Dinosaurs

Probably more than three thousand altogether. But that’s counting in a couple hundred little mini guys.

I was allowed to set them up once a year. A photo from the last Dinosaur Toast in 2019 where I had set the big guys out.

[debm55]

4. Thank you very much, unweird. Where did you keep when not on display?

[unweird]

6. In the basement these days

But previously in the garage. It was built for a caddy and we had a beetle so there was plenty of room for tubs and pails of dinosaurs.

Preparing to start posing dinosaurs.

[debm55]

12. OMG What a collection. Thank you for sharing with us

[unweird]

16. Wifey wouldn't mind me sharing more

Permanently!

[debm55]

18. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA. That's funny

[unweird]

24. That last time setup in 2019...

We had a permit to close the street and had a mini block party to toast the dinosaurs. 7+ gallons of OJ, 34 bottles of champagne and over 300 people showed up.

I miss that neighborhood.

[debm55]

26. Thank you so much. That does sound like a great and fun neighborhood.

[LoisB]

11. I have two great grandsons who would love to come to your house.

[unweird]

25. Would love to have them but...

Buckets and tubs of dinosaurs aren’t much fun. Although kids climb on and ride Jackie the concrete dinosaur out front.

[KitFox]

20. Wow! Love seeing your dinosaur battalion!!

[debm55]

33. Your from Pittsburgh . I live there. What part.

[unweird]

40. Central Northside / Mexican War Streets

Walking distance to PNC Park, Acrisure and AGH.

[debm55]

41. I know it. Jefferson Hills, here.

[unweird]

42. Wife used to live in Finleyville

I’m the newbie yinzer.

[Charging Triceratops]

107. I'm in Glenshaw with my outstanding triceratops collection!!

Trikes galore!

[electric_blue68]

44. Bwah! I love it. Your own "Juraasic Park"!

[Solly Mack]

50. That is very cool

[gab13by13]

5. I collect white cat hair on my clothes

without trying.

[debm55]

8. HAHAHAHHHAHAHHAHAH i collect white dog fur-

[wnylib]

90. I collect white (and red, black, and grey)* cat hairs

on my clothing, too, mixed in with the longer white human hairs.

* I only have one cat. She is multi-colored.

[lapfog_1]

7. books and DVDs

complete sets of detective murder mysteries.

Agatha Christie
Carl Hiaasen
John D. McDonald

and some science fiction authors from my youth

Piers Anthony
Larry Niven


Plus complete DVD series of 60's and 70's TV shows I liked

Totally reliving my youth.

[debm55]

9. Thank you very much lapfog_1 Excellent selection.

[LoisB]

10. Books, hand-woven baskets, rocks (not so much now since I don't go anywhere)

I also collect a lot of paper on my dining room table and a lot of dust under my bed.

[debm55]

13. Hahahahaha Me too, Thank you very much LoisB

[Permanut]

60. Have you seen the movie "The Long, Long Trailer"?

[LoisB]

64. No, I haven't.

[Diamond_Dog]

82. I thought of that movie when LoisB mentioned her rock collection, too!

[surfered]

14. Marbles, but I've recently lost them. I've looked everywhere, but can't find them. Sorry, what was the question?

[debm55]

15. HAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHHAHH Thank you surfered.

[Srkdqltr]

22. Of all the things i have lost in life i miss my mind the most?

I collected depression glass but I have no clue what to do with it now.
I have a lot of quilts that need to leave my house, donated probably.

[KitFox]

17. Books, music, rocks are my downfall!😁 I can't

help myself! I have books galore and still can’t pass a bookstore without going in and leaving with at least one. I still have vinyl, cassettes and CDs and a bunch in iTunes on my computer. With rocks I am equally hopeless. For a time, I made myself only pick up heart shaped rocks but I confess I have strayed from that promise. 😁

[debm55]

21. Thank you very much KitFox for sharing with us.

[kimbutgar]

19. I collect salt and pepper shakers

I have animals, people, everyday objects and you name it I probably have it.

When I substitute teach I bring some to share with my class as an icebreaker and if they’re good for me and do their work I’ll share another pair ( which is usually the more awesome one).

[debm55]

23. Thank you very much kimbutgar. Thank you for sharing your collection.

[LNM]

27. I collect refridgerator magnets

They're a fun reminder of my travels and don't take up any room in my luggage.

[debm55]

28. Thank you LNM. That's a great idea. Thank you for sharing.

[Emile]

29. I enjoy collecting coins. Right now I'm working on

filling up three Women Quarter Albums for my granddaughters. I hope they'll remember that their grandpa gave them the coin albums when I'm dead and gone and pass them down.

[debm55]

30. Thank you very much, Emile. That is very nice of you.

[Permanut]

62. I'm with ya there..

Made up a complete state quarter collection for my grandson in 2010, when he was six. He's coming up 21 now and is in the Marine Corps.

I hope he gets to pass that down.

[Wicked Blue]

31. Gargoyles

[debm55]

32. Thank you very much Wicked Blue for sharing with us.

[WheelWalker]

34. I've been collecting my thoughts since I was able to speak.

[debm55]

35. Great WheelWalker, Thank you for sharing with us.

[OrwellwasRight]

36. Books, Political Pins ( even some from the other party)

Badges from conferences I’ve spoken at.

[debm55]

37. Thank you very much for sharing. Orwellwas Right. Do you have them in a display frame?

[OrwellwasRight]

112. In a way...

I have them displayed on a memory board (a big cork board) that I made that also has photos, concert tickets, lapel pins, scraps of poems, graduation tassels and such…

[debm55]

113. Thank you that sounds very nice.

[Wuddles440]

38. Vintage toys/trains and advertising...

primarily from the 1960's and 70's.

[debm55]

39. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Wuddles440.

[biophile]

78. Ouch! That makes me older than vintage!

[ProfessorGAC]

43. Rocks

Probably had 150.
My prize possession was a beautiful piece of iron pyrite (fool's gold). Looked liked 3 ounces of gold in a brown rock!
I had 6 or 7 colors of quartz, oxyx, different kinds of sandstone, and so on.
I was probably into it until I was about 12.

[debm55]

46. Thank you very much ProfessorGAC. What happened to them?

[ProfessorGAC]

65. No Idea What We Did With Them

Maybe some younger cousin got them.
Maybe my sister (who us much younger than me.)
Maybe they just got thrown away.
Just like my trophy for basketball, track, bowling & golf.
All into the ether.

[debm55]

66. Thank you.

[electric_blue68]

45. Shells, rocks, Sci Fi books, records, political buttons, dinos...

Most everything is gone w moves.
I had about 200+ SF books, and 250+ vanilla albums.

I still have about half my political buttons; all mine except one small Kennedy (JFK) button from my uncle. So from Humphrey through Hillary. I didn't get to a Obama's HQ so no campaign buttons, but I went to his Inauguration, so I picked up buttons there.

My sis has kept 10 albums, and a bunch of singles for me.

I think I have a dino left. But almost no SF books.

I still have one 1 inch square Pyrite. A 5" inch slab of Slate that has little squares (3/8, 1/8, 1/16) of pyrite, or an indentation where one was. It's cool looking. And one turquoise looking probably copper related rock. Oh, and tiny "Herkimer diamonds" from when we went on a dig there!"
My mom and I would get geodes, and break them open.

[debm55]

47. thank you electric_blue68. You had a great selection there.

[Dorothy V]

48. Cat figurines and pictures, trinket boxes, music boxes, books, music ... and shelves. Lots and lots of shelves.

I have over 1000 books alone. Good thing my husband had good carpentry skills!

[debm55]

67. Thank you Dorothy V. Wow you have a great collection

[AllaN01Bear]

49. trains. shoulder patches . belt buckes . so on.

had lots of green army men when little

[debm55]

68. Thank you very much AllaN01Bear. That is very interesting.

[Solly Mack]

51. Souls

[debm55]

71. Thank you SollyMack

[Solly Mack]

74. Look on the bright side. I never have anything to dust.

[debm55]

75. Your right Thank you Solly Mack

[MontanaMama]

52. Vintage Halloween.

Pre 1950 is my favorite.

[debm55]

73. Thank you very much MontanaMama. Sounds like a great collection.

[JPPaverage]

53. Baseball cards

In fact I'm proud of my collection of cards, especially my 1969 Cubs collection. I loved baseball then and still do. I also have around 800 LP's. My wife wonders if I'll ever grow up. I tell her not likely.

[debm55]

58. Thank you JPPaverage. I had the Pirates collect which had Roberto Clemente.

[unblock]

54. I'm Jewish, we only collect neuroses and guilt

[debm55]

57. Know what you are talking about Thank you unblock

[slumcamper]

55. 19th century bottles, mainly but also coffee cup sleeves and "DO NOT DISTURB" door tags n/t

[debm55]

56. Wonderful. Thank you slumcamper

[LogDog75]

59. David WInter Cottages

I began collecting David Winter cottages during my first tour in England in the 80s and I kept collecting them for years during my second tour of England and while in the States. The cottages are made of gypsum and are hand-painted by artists in their homes. All the cottages imaginary and vary in size. I have about 50 cottages sitting on top of my entertainment center. I have some of them signed by David Winter, the artist, who created them. My best, and most expensive piece, is The Millennium At Horseshoe Bay in honor of the Millennium, (picture below) which was signed by him during his visit to Sacramento. The cottages aren't worth much, IMO, by have more sentimental value to me. What I like about them is when you look at them you can imagine a story about the cottage.

[debm55]

72. Thank you LogDog75. Very beautiful post and cottage.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

61. I collect

Statues of Egyptian Gods.
I have the entire Hachette Egyptian God collection.

When I began collecting them I saw how badly they were painted and I thought that shitty paint job is not worthy of the Gods. So I repainted all 110 Gods. They are much more beautiful. These statues came out in England Europe and Australia as a series like 15 years ago they are fragile and some Gods are really hard to find. In America if you buy them 1 by 1 they can cost as much as 30 bucks each because of shipping.

Also I can’t turn down a cool looking rock.

Or a wicked beautiful cat statue.

[debm55]

70. Thank you very much I_UndergroundPanther. Your collections are wonderful.

[Permanut]

63. Started collecting Lincoln pennies in 1957 with my best friend Dave down the street..

We would check the pennies in our pockets and make trades to fill up our coin folders.

Dave's gone now, but great memories.

[debm55]

69. Thank you very much Permanut. I had those foldable coin books too. Sorry about Dave.

[parkia00]

76. Antique Chinese Porcelain...

Inherited a collection from my father who collected in the 60's and 70's. Decided to research to find out what they were, started collection on a small scale myself with a small budget and before I know it, I purchased books to learn about what I see around me, match what I read in the books and it was down hill from then. On a plus note it was for "investment for the future".

[debm55]

83. Thank you very much parkia00. But you still have the memories of your father who gave to you.

[BigMin28]

77. I am a collector

of memories.

[debm55]

84. Thank you BigMin28 . and may all your memories be a blessing to you.

[DinahMoeHum]

79. Vinyls and CDs. Political buttons and stickers.

Books, including song books by Sing Out! and Broadside
Some of the vinyls and books I have are "collectors items"

Right now, I'm cataloging items to complement my estate planning, to turn them over to organizations directly or by auction.

In particular, I'm getting broadside posters from past Clearwater Hudson River Revival festivals framed up to be ready for auction when I pass on. I've got those dating back to 1984, as well as their program books.

eg. the 2019 poster, last one before the pandemic

[debm55]

85. Thank you very much DinahMoeHum for sharing with us.

[applegrove]

80. Frogs. They remind me of the joy of my childhood.

Plus I spent hours in a frogpond at the cottage and those frogs would hide in the algae covered pond water with just their eyes sticking out and were so cute.

[debm55]

87. Thank you very much applegrove for sharing your collection and memeories with us.

[Midnight Writer]

81. Vinyl, compact discs, books.

I can hardly navigate my living space because they are stacked everywhere.

My time on this earth is nearing the end, and I reckon all my treasures will end up in a landfill somewhere.

But they are still my treasures.

[debm55]

88. Yes they are your treasures and memories. Thank you sharing Midnight Writer.

[Keepthesoulalive]

86. Cross collect , antique radios

Jukeboxes, pinballs ,advertising memorabilia.

[debm55]

89. Oh wow, that is a great collection. Thank you Keepthesoulalive.

[OldBaldy1701E]

91. I used to collect comics.

I don't really collect anything anymore, but I do still have my Matchbox cars and I always grab new ones when it is a vehicle that I like or identify with.

I have Matchbox, Hot Wheels, Husky, and Johnny Lightening vehicles. I probably have around 80 or so.

A 1948 Cadillac Coupe...

[debm55]

92. That is neat. Thank you very much for sharing with us OldBaldy1701E

[wnylib]

93. Mussel shells and beach glass as a child.

Also dolls of any kind, stray cats, books, and foreign language swear words.

As a teen, clothes and popular 45 vinyl records and LP albums.

As an adult, rocks and fossils, movies (videocassettes and DVDs), enough books to start a used book store, nail polish, shoes, and ex husbands (only 2, actually).

[debm55]

94. HAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you wnylib.

[Different Drummer]

95. I don't actively collect any more, but I have a lot of my old collections.

These include:

Sports cards (baseball/football/basketball/hockey)

Pens and pencils (the crown jewel in my collection being a Scripto mechanical pencil before Scripto decided to stop diversifying and started concentrating on lighters)

Books (I've run out of room for physical books, so I've turned to e-books, of which I probably have several hundred)

Old commercial collections on DVD/VHS covering the 1950s-1970s.

Old TV shows on DVD.

[debm55]

96. thank you Different Drummer. You have some collection there. Thank you for sharing

[yellowdogintexas]

97. Clinique samples and the makeup bags that come with them

I have a breeding colony of those makeup bags.
Christmas ornaments
USGS Bench Markers from the National Parks, made into magnets.
Book series! Although now I only collect e-books. And I have far too many of those

There are things I used to collect which I no longer do, because of too much stuff
Pottery, cookbooks, decorative ceramic tiles,

[debm55]

99. Thank you yellowdogintexas. I have/had those Clinique sample bags too. You have a very good collection.

[Conjuay]

98. indignities.

Been collecting them all my life.

[debm55]

100. Sorry Conjuay. You are loved. Debbie

[Conjuay]

109. now you're making my blush!

[debm55]

101. I collected those little Pillsbury cook books at the check out counters in food stores. Had over 100. I looked through

them when I got home. Interesting recipes. But never used them because I had so many. I forgot what book had the recipe.

[CanonRay]

102. I collected coins in my youth.

Still have them, but not active.

[debm55]

105. Thank you very much CanonRay for sharing your collection.

[recovering_democrat]

103. life long collector of way tooo much!

Now that I am in"old age" I trying to figure out what to do with all the "stuff" I collected:
1. flamingos (front yard)
2. christmas decorations
3. blue willow china (mostly antique type)
4. books

My son and granddaughters are going to have a mess!

[debm55]

104. Thank you very much for sharing your collections with us. They sound great. I had to laugh at the flamingos as my

collected and then moved on to the plastic geese.

[Charging Triceratops]

106. Collections?? I have so many!!

Books, shoes, magazines, shoes, rocks, shoes, dinosaurs and fossils, shoes and ... dice. And shoes.

[debm55]

108. Thank you very much for sharing for us, Charging Triceratops. You do have a large collection.

[sakabatou]

110. Baseball cards. I don't know where the collection went.

[debm55]

111. Thank you sakabatou. I used to have quite a collection of baseball cards. I don't know what happened to them.