What weird or different thing .trinkets, or doodads do you collect. Books and magazines were posted already, My neighbor

[debm55]

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collects these little figures you place on the dashboard, when the sun shines on them, they dance. He has one for every holiday and I swear day of the year. This items may be useful but they are usually not. Me ====I collect the little white things in pizza boxes. I put my jewelry on them,

[gay texan]

1. 8-tracks n/t

[debm55]

2. Thanks gay texan, Do you still have the player? Happy New Year.

[gay texan]

25. LOL, yes

Numerous incarnations, Happy New year Kiddo

[AllaN01Bear]

30. my health care worker who drives me around shopping etc, bought a 8 track player . for christmas one year

i found a treasure trove of tapes at a local thrift store and gave them to him as a joke .alas so sorry to report the tape player didnt work

[gay texan]

32. well........

I'm looking for the hard to find...

"Daylight again" by CSN
Anything by Mahogany Rush

[AllaN01Bear]

43. cherokee pride and so fourth.

[debm55]

82. I hope you find them. Go to garage sales, etc. You will succeed.

[Trueblue1968]

3. I collect vintage salt cellars

[debm55]

4. Thank you and have a happy New Year.

[Mr.Bill]

5. I collect Martini glasses.

Not anything of great value, mostly just ones I find at yard sales or thrift shops. Some are from memorable places I have been, like cruise ships, etc.

I have about 100 of them. They have been boxed up for about eight years because downsizing didn't allow room to display them. In recent years I have been getting some of them out at Christmas time and display them with each holding an ornament. Right now they are sort of on my list to become a casualty of my current downsizing, but I'm not sure yet.

[debm55]

80. Sounds great Mr. Bill. That sounds beautiful putting an ornament in them. Very classy. Could you keep in the larger

house? Happy new year.

[Mr.Bill]

85. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them.

They'll probably stay boxed up in the storage shed for now. Even when I had room, I displayed them, my wife tolerated them. She does like them as Christmas decorations, though.

[Elessar Zappa]

6. Nothing too weird.

Though I was obsessed with Michael Jordan in middle school and my room was covered in posters of him, along with special plates, sports trading cards, etc.

[debm55]

81. You too, I was a Roberto Clemente freak. Cried my eyes out when he died.

[LoisB]

126. Me too.

[debm55]

128. The anniversary of the plane going down was December 26. It was carrying food supplies;

[North Shore Chicago]

7. Old mechanical toys.

Mechanical and wind up toys from days gone by. Their value has diminished recently, but they are works of beauty to behold.

[debm55]

16. Oh I love those. Do you have a special place you purchase them? Have a happy and healthy new year.

[North Shore Chicago]

46. Happy New Years to you!

Have a few shelves in my office dedicated. They are wonderful conversation pieces.

[debm55]

48. Yes they are. Happy New Years to you too.

[if..fish..had..wings]

8. Several

We collect Madonnas and old cameras and Fiesta dishes and funny Salt & Pepper shakers and Heywood-Wakefield furniture

[debm55]

15. Oh, that sounds wonderful and beautiful.Have a happy and healthy new year.

[SWBTATTReg]

9. Postcards, coins, stamps, old MAD magazines, old comics, Walt Disney collectibles of all sorts,

pictures/portraits, arrowheads/etc., old toys, lunchboxes (the metal ones). That's it for now, that I can recall off the top of my head immediately.

[debm55]

14. You have alot of collectibles. Do you keep them in a special place? Have a happy and healthy new years.

[SWBTATTReg]

17. Yes, I do keep them in a storage unit, we finally broke down and started storing them all in the Unit, instead of the

new house we moved to, didn't have the room as before to store, which is okay. From the way I see it, they're an investment, so no hurries and I also enjoy them.

You too, have a Wonderful NY's eve too, and of course may the new year bring you tons of blessings.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

77. I must ask:

What is the point of collecting all those things if they are going to be in a storage unit? To me, the point of collecting anything, is to be able to see it and enjoy it.

[SWBTATTReg]

120. True, but one can not keep all thousands of items around at once. Thus, I keep a few of items around, and enjoy.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

137. Do you swap them out on a regular basis?

I do understand not being able to keep thousands of items around, which is why I have trouble understanding why someone would collect so much stuff that it has to be kept in a storage unit.

I want you to realize that I know that what works for you (keeping things in storage) has zero to do with what works for me (having my stuff where I can see it). It's not as though one of us must be wrong and the other must be right. It's far more that each person understand or figure out what works for them.

[North Shore Chicago]

47. Cool!

Love the metal lunch boxes. Do you have a favorite?

[SWBTATTReg]

65. Ah, you would ask me a hard question, ha ha heh. Probably one of the Disney ones (have over 120 of them), but the

Batman and/or Superman ones are pretty close behind.

[North Shore Chicago]

68. In good

condition, they are getting harder and harder to find. I have duplicate 6 million dollar man boxes. Hate to sound like an old man yelling at the sun but, they don't make 'em like that any more. lol

[SWBTATTReg]

69. You're right, they don't make them (or they do, and the quality of those newer boxes are nothing in

comparison to the older ones from the '30s, 40s, 50s, through the 70s).

And I am glad I bought them (have roughly 400 of them), a guy was wanting to sell his collection of lunchboxes and didn't want to break his collection up into pieces (I wanted only the Disney ones).

So I ended up buying all of them. For the most part, I viewed them strictly as an investment (and they are really), but I do sometimes enjoy sitting down, and just look at them, study the Thermos too, etc.

[SWBTATTReg]

70. Hey, the $6 Million Dollar Man lunchboxes are good ones to have too!

[sinkingfeeling]

10. Refrigerator magnets from every country I've been to. Now have 63.

[debm55]

13. You too? I don't have 63 though. You have gone to alot of places. Have a happy and healthy New years.

[Ziggysmom]

11. Louis Wain Cat Postcards. Love all cat postcards, but he is by far my favorite artist.

I loved the 2021 film about him, "The Electrical Life of Louis Wain".

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[debm55]

12. Those are so neat. I will do a search on them. Have a happy NewYear.

[Archae]

18. Toy figurines.

I have a lot of the "My Little Pony" figures, Spyro the Dragon, other dragons, Zootopia figures, etc.

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[debm55]

21. Wonderful, Archae. Have a happy and healthy New Years

[Archae]

27. Thanks, you too.

[Cartoonist]

19. Animation figurines

Mostly Warner Brothers cartoons. Anime, Fleischer Bros, DC, and Marvel, but no Hannah Barbara.

[debm55]

22. Great, Cartoonist. Have a happy and healthy New Year.

[Cartoonist]

24. Same for you.

[rickford66]

20. Bar tokens and beer coasters.

[debm55]

23. Wow, interesting, TY and have a happy and healthy New Years

[AllaN01Bear]

26. model and toy trains . toy cars for my train layout . sholuder patches stamps.

[debm55]

84. We had my husband's model train set from his childhood. Perfect condition but then the basement flooded. Had to throw

away..

[CincyDem]

28. Large format camera lenses.

What can I say…you said weird. Lol

[debm55]

86. HAHAHAHAHAHA Everyone has their own type of collection. Way to go

[leftieNanner]

29. My daughter used to collect keychains

Whenever we traveled. Really fun ones. She outgrew them, so we gave them to a senior center. Prize for games! They had a great new life.

[debm55]

87. Great idea. Have a happy new year.

[AllaN01Bear]

31. i have a small collecton of solar dancers in the window too also.

[debm55]

89. Chris, my neighbor, has tons. He goes to Ohio for a Flea Market every Friday and also collects old metal lunch boxes. He

gave us a clock with bears that come out on the hour and dance.

[CrispyQ]

33. Piggy banks. 🐷

When they're full I buy a new one. I'll bet I have two grand in change.

Happy New Year, Deb!

[debm55]

90. Don't you crack them open? My bank won't take change unless it's wrapped. You could use a CoinStar machine at a store.

but they charge you for doing it.

[Demovictory9]

34. I keep the postcatds i get from postcrossing (google it)

Postcards dont take up much room 😊

[debm55]

91. I give that a look. Thanks. and enjoy your collectibles

[Srkdqltr]

35. Fabric. I have a whole room of it.

Some sewn Into quilts some not and the stuff to sew with.

Also some depression glass dishes.

[debm55]

92. My MIL would sell depression class up in Boston. Then the state decided to tax income made a flea markets and garage

sales. I still have them boxed in the attic.

[calimary]

36. Shoot - what DON'T I collect?

Well, probably the most enduring is my rock collection. I think I started collecting rocks when I was old enough to pick one up. Always fascinated by them. And if there are fossils in them, so much the better! I have one that a friend named “the Oyster Stew Rock because of all the (what looks like) oyster shells in it. I’ve got a rock from the top of Pike’s Peak. I’ve got one that has all these long slender air bubble vents in it. Got chunks of obsidian, and fossils, and quartz crystals, single and in clusters and many different color shadings. I took the best ones with me when we moved, and they’re in my garden now.

[debm55]

94. I love obsidian. Do you have any mica stone. It is clear and comes off in sheets. I was a rock hound too. Didn't hurt

That the SO worked for the Feds and traveled all over.Have fun hounding for rocks. They are always there and you don't have to pay.

[BigOleDummy]

37. A couple of things

Mainly Carnival patches. Carnival t shirts/sweatshirts/posters. By patches I mean the logos sewn onto show uniform shirts and jackets.

[debm55]

95. Very unique collection. Enjoy;

[Jeebo]

38. Japanese puzzle boxes

Like this one (this is a LONG link, I hope it works):

https://www.ebay.com/itm/285575900455?hash=item427da66d27:g:N~MAAOSwCnxlYaiu&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4OBx2dozyZKct%2BvC%2B5yV1jZGyYxqShZGrs2m3ALWyfFPnLsGEJU9ZyLs4xj8NKycdQgs5ujyVMyBACpLNufy3YO%2FaTl0KiiqRfz%2FxLVD4fciZsZvm01mvtGt6bnfL1OprAxOJeuFXRd1D%2BBLuNdEnz5asLSYEIBFFFH%2F5p3hfB2ojinc%2FABjG0eOh4M5Xza%2BGqxcB%2FtyU0gzKKwfWeBUkUkJtVf3EVcsLyV9XZ0cy0w4BOFbCev9PxNJYRbwKG%2BMkJT7XSLogM%2BJ6tAXFVs%2B%2BYcN%2FTqhMZ7JuDYRI0wXzGY7%7Ctkp%3ABFBMrKuYq5hj

-- Ron

[debm55]

96. My FIL was a Marine stationed in Japan after WWII . We have a couple that he brought home. Enjoy your collectibles.

They are neat.

[Chainfire]

39. I collect mechancical clocks and knives. Maybe because you need to know when it is time to shank someone. ;)

I got into pendulum clocks when I found one at a yard sell for nearly nothing, and after a few hours of tinkering I got it working. I was hooked. I know next to nothing about clock repair, but people abandon them when they stop, usually for the lack of a cleaning or just leveling.

My father gave me my first knife when I was six years old. They are the most useful tool man has ever made. If I have my pants on, I will have a good, razor sharp, knife in my pocket. To me knives are tools, not weapons. When I was in school in the late 50s and 60s, all of the boys carried a pocket knife at our school, nobocy ever got cut, and there was no knife vandalism. It the teacher needes something cut, she would ask, and we would vie for the honor of her using our knife. Different times.

The strangest collection I ever saw was at an antique shop. It was a very nicely displayed collection of condoms. (new ones in the foil packaging.) I always wondered who you would show it off to....

[debm55]

97. My friend Chris goes to a Flea Market in Ohio every Friday . He build a new garage to finish and work on his clocks. He

sells them at unbelieveable prices. but he is damn good. One of the things I always wanted to Christmas was a Swiss Army knife with all the gadgets. Husband got it for me about 14 years ago to show the kids. Couldn;t do that know either. Good luck on your collections.

[Niagara]

40. I collect:

Barbies, out of the box and never removed from the box. This started way before the movie Barbie came out


Vintage Cake Stands


Indiana Glass


Books. I know it's already been mentioned but my book collection has increased heavily since Christmas, so I'm including my book collection


Hoodies. The amount of my hoodies have increased since Christmas as well


Battery Operated Candles. I can't get enough of these marvelous devices


And now apparently I'm collecting drink coasters and coffee mugs. *Sigh*



I might need professional help.

[debm55]

78. OMG, you have quite a collection. I never took my Barbies out of the box as they were supposed to be worth more. I use

to buy from HSN on TV, I had all the Chrismas, Retro, Wizard of OZ, etc. then I started to get into the Mackie designers Barbies. I HAD to stop as I was running out of room and it got expensive. Plus since I left.in the box I couldn't enjoy them. I gave them to Children's Hospital near Pittsburgh. But it does look like you hit the jackpot this Christmas. Where do you put all the stuff. My birth family doesn't believe in giving gifts at Christmas as it' s Jesus' birthday not theirs--some grifter religion they now belong to.I sent them a card, card none in return, My husband got me a new computer and chair. Hope you new year was great. Love, deb.

[Niagara]

113. That's unselfish of you to donate your Barbie collection, Debbie.

I'm actually running out of room. I do have a plan that I made before New Year's and I just need to follow through my plan.


My downfall is that I'm excellent at finding bargains. In the beginning of summer of 2023, I found a set of 1960's Inarco nylon butterflies for 0.25 cents each, so I paid 0.50 for the pair. A cross seller on Etsy and Ebay has this pair listed for about $29.99.


I found a Herbolzheim cake stand for $5 at a garage sale. The same patterned cake plate is listed on Etsy for $98, so I'm not sure what the value of it is. I also found some fantastic Indiana Glass at this same garage sale and went back the following day to purchase more Indiana Glass as the price was right. I didn't buy the stuff for potential value, I bought it because of it's beauty.


Yeah for your husband getting you a new computer and chair! I also got a new computer chair as mine permanently broke right before Halloween.


So far, so good for the New Year. I hope yours was fantastic!


Love, Niagara.

[KewlKat]

41. Anything Mr potato head or M&M stuff

[debm55]

99. Do you have a special display area? I used to collect the Wizard of Oz stuff.

[Keepthesoulalive]

42. Lamps from the 50's

Jukes, pinball machines and lots of other junk.

[debm55]

100. Sounds very retro. do you use any of them?

[Keepthesoulalive]

107. We use some of the lamps

But we cannot find anyone who can fix anything with tubes or who wants to be bothered with old pinball machines , you can’t fix them by replacing a circuit board.

[debm55]

108. That's a shame. You can still use for display. I lived with the lamps that;s what we had.

[pansypoo53219]

44. what don't i collect. art school, deign history, antiques + then i discovered estate sales. fans, toasters, heaters,

heat lamps, desk lamps, salt + pepper shakers, letters, numbers, ice picks, rulers, cordial glasses, potato mashers + smooshers, fish, tonala animals, roosters, cows, heaters, costume jewelry, old tools, stools.......silver/silverplate flatware. clothespins.....old books.

[debm55]

49. Wow you do collect alot. Happy New Years.

[pansypoo53219]

112. estate sales used to be full of cool neat stuff. depression era people were the best. yuppies NOPE.

i forgot vintage cloth electric plugs. i ebaywed the waffle irons. resisted darning eggs. found a nice old collection at one of my fav sales + went to a nice canadian who was gonna gift them. i think i forgot art. i could have a really great collection if i wanted. but i have some.

[Trailrider1951]

45. I collect vintage sewing machines

Let's see....I currently have these Singers:
A 301A from 1954:


A model 99 from the late 1920's:


A model 128 from the early 1920's:


A model 503A from the 1950's:


A model 15-91 from the 1930's:


Plus a nice Sears Kenmore 158.1755 from the late 1960's:


I would collect more but I've run out of room. I've got them all working, but my favorites are the 301A for straight stitching and the Kenmore for zigzag. Made lots of masks for my neighbors when the pandemic hit.

[debm55]

50. Beautiful. I have one like the Model 128 on a treadle. Happy New Years.

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[Trailrider1951]

52. Excellent! I always wanted a treadle machine, but now I don't have room

for one unless I part with another piece of furniture. Most of my machines are portables, except for the 301A and the 15-91. They are in original cabinets, one in each bedroom. The portables are on shelves in the spare bedroom closet, awaiting my desire to get them out and use them for some new project. They are such fun to tinker with! Have a healthy and happy New Year, Deb!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

83. Courtney Willis, the husband of science fiction writer

Connie Willis also collects sewing machines. Even though Connie has stated loudly and often at cons (I have become friends with both of them, since I see them regularly at cons at least twice, sometimes four times a year) NOT to give Courtney any more old sewing machines, I was at an auction at ConQuest in Kansas City a couple of years ago, and an amazing old sewing machine was on offer. I was able to outbid everyone. When I won, I stood up and let them all know that I'd be giving it to Courtney Willis.

They all, of course, knew who he was. Probably most of you reading this have never before heard of him, but if you feel like googling "Connie Willis" you can at least learn something about her.

Well, I gave it to Courtney the next time I saw him, and at the next con we were both at, he had that machine and a couple of others and gave a talk about them. I learned a LOT about sewing machines from him that day.

[yardwork]

105. I still have the Singer sewing machine I got for Christmas, in maybe 1972.

It looks a lot like your first photo, except it's aqua. It weighs a ton. Inside, the motor says "made in Italy." I love that machine. It still sews beautifully. Nothing fancy.

The only problem is that the plastic case smells stinky, kind like body odor.

[Ocelot II]

51. Dust bunnies.

[debm55]

56. Hahahaha, You and me both.

[Bayard]

53. Small xmas rocking horses

Taken out once a year, and cherished. I think I have....23 or 24 now. Especially rustic ones, made from wood, straw, even an iron one.

I've also never met a house plant I didn't like, but starting to run out of room. Mr. Bayard put up grow lights for me this year, and they've made a huge difference.

Happy New Year, Deb!

[debm55]

57. Your horse ornaments sound wonderful. Have a happy new year too

[Wicked Blue]

54. Gargoyle replicas

The smaller ones, cast in resin. I think they help keep repukes away.

[debm55]

58. neat, do you keep outside? Happy New Year

[Wicked Blue]

60. Happy New Year to you also Deb!

I keep them indoors.

[mike_c]

55. (dead) insects, camera gear, books, and music

[debm55]

61. Unique collections. Happy New Year

[appleannie1]

59. For me it is recipes.

I read them, put them away and then make things without actually following them for the most part. When I make soup, my kids called it Cleaning out the Refrigerator Soup. Even though it has never been exactly the same, it is always tasty.

[debm55]

64. I used to make that type of soup too. Have a Happy New Year

[kimbutgar]

62. I collect salt and pepper shakers

Have probably over 300 sets. Most are novelty and funny. I am now at the point I box my Xmas and halloween ones and bring them out during that time. I have 2 cabinets in my living rooms full of them. And when I substitute teach I bring some as ice breakers to introduce myself to the class. The kids love them!

[debm55]

63. Wow, kimbutgar, that is some collection. TY and have a Happy New Year

[NewHendoLib]

66. old tomato varieties (my collection has thousands) - and old seed catalogs

I've got about 400 catalogs from the 1870s to the 1950s, which I use for research.

[debm55]

67. Wow, that;s alot. Was sad when Burpee stopped their seed catalogs. Happy New Year.

[NewHendoLib]

71. Right back at you, my friend!

[Different Drummer]

72. My biggest collection is pens and mechanical pencils.

I'm not sure exactly how many I have, but the jewel in my collection is a Scripto mechanical pencil. You can't get those anymore because Scripto decided to stop making writing instruments years ago to concentrate on disposable lighters. I've had this pencil for years and I will never part with it.

I also have a small collection of model cars, mostly Hot Wheels.

[debm55]

74. My son had hot wheels and I and still have them. I remember mechanical pencils from school. I would hold on to that.

[AllaN01Bear]

114. used to collect matchbox cars when they still came in the little box. got rid of them when i moved up here . had to sta

rt all over again when i got back into toy trains . i have quite a few that were in boxes untill i saw some toy car transporters at sort of dollar tree for 6 buck. i bought a bunch of those and now most r on display in the open . also have a train car that i s calle a auto rack , have most of them there as well.

[debm55]

119. Sounds very nice, i like your display ideas

[AllaN01Bear]

121. i saw them at sort of dollar tree and why hide nice cars away. the trucks were cheap $6.00 so i have quite a hand full a

and they are stored out in the open for ppl to see .

[debm55]

122. Great. I agree with not hiding your collectables. unless you have alot of them.

[EllieBC]

73. Playing cards.

Don’t really know how I started but I have so many decks now. So many different designs.

[debm55]

75. That is so neat. Yes, once you start a collection it is hard to stop.

[EllieBC]

93. It really is hard to stop!

I have everything from just generic ones to MCU Avengers cards to Harry Potter and Supernatural.

Good thing I like playing cards.

[debm55]

138. I know what you are talking about and I agree

[LastDemocratInSC]

76. Rocks shaped like US states

Found while hiking.

[debm55]

141. Very unique, ty

[yellowdogintexas]

79. refrigerator magnets, Christmas ornaments, charms for my bracelet

We pretty much stopped with Christmas stuff, so many ornaments, so little space for them. In fact, I sent a half dozen of the Barbie ornaments I collected when my daughter was young to HER daughter this Christmas. She loved them. Little does she know that there are more to come!!!

It is getting harder to find bracelet charms in sterling. Used to be you could find them at any tourist place.

[debm55]

101. I use to remember having the sterling charms. I liked the charms that did thingsrocking horses , clocks with moveable

hands, etc. Love the part of your post about sending your granddaughter the Barbie ornaments. That was funny.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

88. A very long time ago I collected boxes.

They were useful to store things in. Some of them are on top of my dresser drawer, but most are inside a much larger box and I haven't looked at them in far too long.

I really need to go through much of my stuff and get rid of more things. The first ten years I was married, we moved about every two years, which kept me from piling up stuff, for which I'm grateful. I'm currently in my small (two bedroom, two bathroom, three skylights) home since 2009. I mostly do a good job of not letting things build up, but not as good a job as I could.

[debm55]

102. I watched Hoarders a couple of times and decided to get rid of alot of things I really didn't know why I had.Have a

happy new year, my friend.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

111. I have known some older people who absolutely insist on living in their

home years after they should have gone into some kind of independent/assisted living place. Plus, they had lived in that home for at least thirty, maybe as long as fifty years. And never really threw away as much as they should have.

Everyone needs to have the experience of trying to clear out a hoarder's home to understand they don't want to leave all that crap, yes crap, to someone else.

And Happy New Year Back at ya.

[debm55]

116. Thanks for that warning,

[lastlib]

98. As a long-time Scout leader,,,,

I collect Scout badges, especially Eagle Scout badges. My prized piece is a 1914ish Eagle Scout medal that's probably worth $5000 or more.

[debm55]

103. Are you going to sell it or hold onto it for a little long longer. That is a great and valuable collectable. Not like

Beany Babies we wasted our money on..

[BlueKota]

104. Gnomes

Jim Shore Figurines, and German Shepherd stuff since I love the breed, and have had six in my lifetime.

[debm55]

106. BluezKota , love gnomes. Do you have a display case for the figurines and German Shepherd stuff? I had a Shiba Inu

still have ornaments, figurines and tote bags, Shiba Inu breed stuff was very hard to find. So when I saw it , I bought it.Happy Collecting.

[BlueKota]

123. I especially love the gnomes with the hat over their eyes

their eyes. I do have one display case for some of the figurines. Others are sitting on my TV console and side tables.

Shiba Inus are beautiful..

[debm55]

124. I miss her alot. Her name was Roxy.

[TlalocW]

109. Every trip I go on

I try to collect as many smashed pennies (where you put a penny into a machine that you crank, and it elongates and stamps a design on it) as there are in the area (got at least 20 going up Pikes Peak, stopping at various gift shops at different elevations). I also will get a Christmas ornament, fridge magnet, and t-shirt from each trip (not every place I visit on said trip).

I've always kept my t-shirts - I'm 51 and even had one from my high school days. I say had because I've cut up a bunch of them (including that one) and am now in the process of making five different t-shirt quilts of different themes.

Over my twenty years of entertaining as a side business and have made nearly 90 vests in various patterns for everyday entertaining and then holiday-themed ones - more than I need, but y'know, COVID lockdowns. I needed something to do.

Several years ago, a toy car maker called Corgi, put out what I would consider the then-definitive collection of Batmobiles from different eras. I have all of those. They're 1:43 size. About what Hot Wheels are but higher quality.

[debm55]

125. I like the smashed pennies. Where do you keep all your collections?

[LakeArenal]

110. Used to collect glass Christmas ornaments.

If I found any here, I collect Disney Pluto figurines.

PS To my well meaning friends, I do not collect Disney plush Plutos or Pluto dish towels or Pluto pajamas.

Just figurines.

[debm55]

115. How cute, The old glass ornaments were beautiful.TY

[zanana1]

117. marbles

When I'm gardening in my yard, I sometimes dig up a marble from long ago. I've been gardening for years, so I have a jar full of marbles now. (I even found a clay marble).

[debm55]

118. I have a mason jar for my marbles that my husband had as a child. Clay marbles are very old. TY

[LoisB]

127. Rocks, stones, and hand-woven baskets (African and Native American).

[debm55]

129. Very interesting collections LoisB. Are they on display in your home?

[LoisB]

130. They were. Now I have 3 great grandchildren aged 1, 3, 4 who spend a lot of time at my house so I was

forced to hide most of them. They think the baskets are for storing their toys and using as "pots" and the stones and rocks are for throwing or "ingredients" for the "soup" they make in the baskets.

[debm55]

131. Stone Soup--there is a book called Stone Soup. I used to read to my students. If you have a library near by they might

it.

[bamagal62]

132. One of my kid's favorite books

[bamagal62]

133. I collect paint brushes.

It’s a problem.🤣

[debm55]

134. Could you buy those plastic containers at the Dollar Store and place them in it? Maybe put the containers in the

Basement or garage?

[bamagal62]

135. They are all

In my art studio!!! Buckets and buckets of them!

[debm55]

136. I paint also, I try to keep the amount down to the bare essentials--brushes for oils and brushes for acyclic, or water

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colors, You might need a set for gesso, water, , The others can be stored outside of the studio. Also. see if there are any that are in bad shape and discard them. Good luck my friend.

[mvd]

139. Christmas decorations

Snowglobes, Santas, etc. I like to add at least one new one each year.

[debm55]

140. That sounds like a beautiful tree , TY