Do You Collect Anything?

[+ Avalon]

I like elephants. I don't have too many. I have a couple of onyx ones, glass ones and several statues of the Hindu deity Ganesha.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha

 

In fact there is a new Hindu holiday honoring Ganesha between December 21st and December 25th

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancha_Ganapati

[+ GregM]

I collect Starbucks gift cards. I have one of the test market ones floating around here. It's shocking what some will pay for these things. I also collect Madonna stuff. Just scored a True Blue album in near mint condition with the poster in similar condition.

 

Hugs,

Greg

[jjkrkwood]

I have many collections which I am in the process of downsizing, as they have overgrown their welcome. I have a huge collection of 1950's Lady Head vases from the 50's. I also have a huge collection of Vintage figural cookie jars... And then there is my collection of Erte art deco Bronze statues. Also carnival art glass tulip vases. And lastly, when my partner passed, I kept HIS collection of vintage Gilner pixie and elf figurines....

 

I love ALL the stuff, and its pretty and interesting to look at, BUT I can no longer CLEAN everything, and although alot of it is in cabinets and behind glass, it still gets dirty, and I wont allow the cleaning people to touch it.

[OneFinger]

I was in the Navy and assigned to submarines. I have a large collection of submarine plaques.

 

I also have a fairly large collection of 78 rpm records dating back to the early 1900's (my grandfathers collection).

 

My last collection is guns and rifles. At last count I had 17 guns and 3 rifles. The rifle collection includes my grandfathers WW I rifle and another from WW II.

[+ quoththeraven]

Penguin figurines, although I just downsized it recently.

[JayCeeKy]

Signed First Editions. An expensive hobby that misappropriates money that should be spent on Escorts.

[Reluctant Daddy]

I also have a huge collection of Vintage figural cookie jars

 

Piqued my interest. Do you ship?

[gallahadesquire]

Poorly made "bavarian" glass with little pieces of differently colored glass applied, along with pretty cheap gold applique.

 

One cobalt blue glass ginger jar I have, I saw my sophomore year in college. I bought it for myself as a graduation present ... from medical school.

For being so cheap, it's hard to find.

[+ sam.fitzpatrick]

Memories

[cany10011]

Chinese hardwood furniture (huanghuali, zitan), Peking glass vases, and Edo/ Meiji era folding screens.

[N13]

Books, Original Cast LPs, Porcelain, Art Dolls, Everything Marilyn Monroe, sculpture, Lalique, Perfume Factice and bottles, paintings, miniatures, art glass.....plus anything beautiful!

[gallahadesquire]

Memories

 

[jjkrkwood]

Piqued my interest. Do you ship?

 

Havent yet gotten to downsize these. In fact, I just had a kitchen re-do, and they were a major part of the design. They go all around the kitchen on 3 tiers of glass shelves.

[rustyrex]

Postcards of city skylines...used to dream about living all over the world. Now that I'm older, visiting is better than moving and living some place else.

[Epigonos]

Oh shit!!!!! Where do I start?

1. Southwest Native American Arts & Crafts: Hopi Katsina Dolls, Navajo folk art, belt buckles, bracelets, and turquoise rings, Zuni turquoise cluster jewelry and carved fetishes.

2. First edition books written by Brits who lived through and survived the Indian Mutiny of 1856, 57.

3. Hard carved Santa Clauses which I use to decorate my home during the holidays.

4. An entire room of shelves of recently current and current hardback nonfiction book. Generally biography, history, art history, and political science.

Edited November 18, 2017 by Epigonos

[Rudynate]

Souvenir plates. Mid-century panther figurines. Mary statues.

[+ GregM]

Memories

 

Those are priceless.

 

Hugs,

Greg

[Islesguy]

I collect three things though I only actively buy two of them. The ones I actively seek and purchase are decks of playing cards (virtually every type from vintage to modern) and game worn hockey sweaters of current and former members of the NY Islanders. I also collect Playbills but only the ones from shows I've seen so I don't really consider that purchasing them.

 

I also have a large collection of Intellivision games and two consoles but they are from when I was a kid. I should start seeking out boxes and inserts to complete them.

[+ bashful]

I collect dust. It's all around my house.

[+ Avalon]

I collect dust. It's all around my house.

 

LOL

[+ deej]

I collect dust. It's all around my house.

Beat me to it. Dust is the one thing I always have in plentiful supply.

[+ Avalon]

Speaking of dust the father on "American Housewife" was raised without television. In the recent episode his parents were coming for Thanksgiving so he threw dust on the tv set so his parents would think the family doesn't watch it. ;-)))

[jjkrkwood]

Dust seems to have a mind of its own. You dust one day, and the next day, IT'S BACK..... I wish I was wealthy enough to dust-proof my home like the celebrities and rich folk do....

[Bucky]

da Vincis.

My assistant said the last one I picked up was Salva-something Mundi. No clue what that means.

[+ Avalon]

da vincis.

My assistant said the last one I picked up was Salva-something Mundi. No clue what that means.

 

LOL