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In reply to the discussion: What weird or different thing .trinkets, or doodads do you collect. Books and magazines were posted already, My neighbor [View all]
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(19,073 posts)3. I collect vintage salt cellars
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What weird or different thing .trinkets, or doodads do you collect. Books and magazines were posted already, My neighbor [View all]
debm55
Dec 2023
OP
my health care worker who drives me around shopping etc, bought a 8 track player . for christmas one year
AllaN01Bear
Dec 2023
#30
Sounds great Mr. Bill. That sounds beautiful putting an ornament in them. Very classy. Could you keep in the larger
debm55
Jan 2024
#80
The anniversary of the plane going down was December 26. It was carrying food supplies;
debm55
Jan 2024
#128
Oh I love those. Do you have a special place you purchase them? Have a happy and healthy new year.
debm55
Dec 2023
#16
Postcards, coins, stamps, old MAD magazines, old comics, Walt Disney collectibles of all sorts,
SWBTATTReg
Dec 2023
#9
You have alot of collectibles. Do you keep them in a special place? Have a happy and healthy new years.
debm55
Dec 2023
#14
Yes, I do keep them in a storage unit, we finally broke down and started storing them all in the Unit, instead of the
SWBTATTReg
Dec 2023
#17
True, but one can not keep all thousands of items around at once. Thus, I keep a few of items around, and enjoy.
SWBTATTReg
Jan 2024
#120
Ah, you would ask me a hard question, ha ha heh. Probably one of the Disney ones (have over 120 of them), but the
SWBTATTReg
Jan 2024
#65
You're right, they don't make them (or they do, and the quality of those newer boxes are nothing in
SWBTATTReg
Jan 2024
#69
You too? I don't have 63 though. You have gone to alot of places. Have a happy and healthy New years.
debm55
Dec 2023
#13
Louis Wain Cat Postcards. Love all cat postcards, but he is by far my favorite artist.
Ziggysmom
Dec 2023
#11
model and toy trains . toy cars for my train layout . sholuder patches stamps.
AllaN01Bear
Dec 2023
#26
We had my husband's model train set from his childhood. Perfect condition but then the basement flooded. Had to throw
debm55
Jan 2024
#84
Chris, my neighbor, has tons. He goes to Ohio for a Flea Market every Friday and also collects old metal lunch boxes. He
debm55
Jan 2024
#89
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.
debm55
Jan 2024
#90
My MIL would sell depression class up in Boston. Then the state decided to tax income made a flea markets and garage
debm55
Jan 2024
#92
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
debm55
Jan 2024
#94
My FIL was a Marine stationed in Japan after WWII . We have a couple that he brought home. Enjoy your collectibles.
debm55
Jan 2024
#96
I collect mechancical clocks and knives. Maybe because you need to know when it is time to shank someone. ;)
Chainfire
Dec 2023
#39
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
debm55
Jan 2024
#97
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
debm55
Jan 2024
#78
That's a shame. You can still use for display. I lived with the lamps that;s what we had.
debm55
Jan 2024
#108
what don't i collect. art school, deign history, antiques + then i discovered estate sales. fans, toasters, heaters,
pansypoo53219
Jan 2024
#44
estate sales used to be full of cool neat stuff. depression era people were the best. yuppies NOPE.
pansypoo53219
Jan 2024
#112
Wow, that;s alot. Was sad when Burpee stopped their seed catalogs. Happy New Year.
debm55
Jan 2024
#67
My son had hot wheels and I and still have them. I remember mechanical pencils from school. I would hold on to that.
debm55
Jan 2024
#74
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
AllaN01Bear
Jan 2024
#114
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
AllaN01Bear
Jan 2024
#121
Great. I agree with not hiding your collectables. unless you have alot of them.
debm55
Jan 2024
#122
I use to remember having the sterling charms. I liked the charms that did thingsrocking horses , clocks with moveable
debm55
Jan 2024
#101
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
debm55
Jan 2024
#102
I have known some older people who absolutely insist on living in their
PoindexterOglethorpe
Jan 2024
#111
Are you going to sell it or hold onto it for a little long longer. That is a great and valuable collectable. Not like
debm55
Jan 2024
#103
BluezKota , love gnomes. Do you have a display case for the figurines and German Shepherd stuff? I had a Shiba Inu
debm55
Jan 2024
#106
I have a mason jar for my marbles that my husband had as a child. Clay marbles are very old. TY
debm55
Jan 2024
#118
They were. Now I have 3 great grandchildren aged 1, 3, 4 who spend a lot of time at my house so I was
LoisB
Jan 2024
#130
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
debm55
Jan 2024
#131
Could you buy those plastic containers at the Dollar Store and place them in it? Maybe put the containers in the
debm55
Jan 2024
#134