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Is There Anything You Collect?

occasionalrain — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 15:26:57 GMT

I have a small collection of sterling and gold cat pins. I like vintage best.

Are you a collector ?

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ScrapHappy — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 15:30:28 GMT

Disney cookie jars. Just got a new one for Valentines Day.

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LindaSal — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 15:32:02 GMT

Yes, I have a coffee mug collection (140) of them from the entire US and all over the world. Most of which I bought myself on vacations and some that were gifts from friends travels. Only downside is we "downsized" a couple of years ago and now I don't have them displayed. In my previous home I had shelves that my hubby built specifically for them. Right now they are still packed in the boxes I put them in when we moved

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sashamatthews — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 15:44:07 GMT

Kay Finch pottery. Mid-20th century California. (1939-1962).

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Miss Pepsi — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 15:46:02 GMT

Pepsi Memorbilia and Coffee mugs. My husband collected trading cards and pocket knives. I have to deal with his collections now. I will slowly start disbursing my collections in the weeks and years ahead.

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deepwaterdotter — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 15:46:56 GMT

Dust.

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Foxxee — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 15:58:43 GMT

I collect foxes. Not real ones or furs or the cutesy type. When I started I had no idea how much the good ones would be so difficult to find, so I don't have many.

I also have been collecting old Chinese vases, Chinese Tang Dynasty horses, Chinese and Japanese Foo Dogs, and Japanese Imari vases. I slowed down quite a bit in recent years because a small sampling of each is enough without making the house look cluttered.

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qualitygal — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 15:59:54 GMT

yes

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Rockycoast — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 16:03:56 GMT

Yes, I collect LLadro figures, China place settings-mostly Christmas ones. I have a small collection of old '50 & '60's Christmas pins and earrings.

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ID2 — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 16:07:10 GMT

Eeee gad NO! My house is way too small to keep a bunch of junk, no place for any trinkets. I'm big on not having clutter in where I live so, no, no collectibles here.

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occasionalrain — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 16:07:30 GMT

I like foxes too and foo dogs. Actually, I like everything you collect.

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Spurt — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 16:09:36 GMT

Jim Shore (mostly his angels and cats---some Christmas and a couple snowman, and a few of his baskets)

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Group 5 minus 1 — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 16:09:49 GMT

We are bth collection geeks.

Hubbs: Anything cars. We have 7 auto,2 that he built.

Also any thing VW

I collect Mickey Mouse Stuff,Blushing Bunnies, Owl stuff,paper weights.

We also collect books. Right now we reorganizing our books.

I'm guess we have about 2800 to 3000 books.

I have decided to count when we are done.

Funny story: At Christmas I could not find a book given to us by a son. Found it a few days ago. I now have an area on the bookshelves marked Lost but now are found.

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roxxy1 — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 16:11:09 GMT

@deepwaterdotter wrote:
Dust.

@deepwaterdotter

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LdyBugz — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 16:11:17 GMT

I used to collect small, wind up music boxes. I only had about a dozen or so. I got rid of them though before moving into my current house. I just didn't want the clutter anymore.

I have always been curious though about collecting antique stick pins or antique compact mirrors. There's just something intriquing about those items. Makes me wonder about who the lady was that wore the pin or gazed into the mirror.

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Winkk — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 16:12:33 GMT

Not any more. I used to but I came to realize that after I'm gone no one (family included) wants my collectibles. I used to do Humels and Precious Moments. I decided to sell them but no one wanted them. Ebay is full of them. I was selling them at yard sales for about $2.

So, I don't collect anything now.

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occasionalrain — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 16:15:01 GMT

@Group 5 minus 1

You and your husband are a perfect match and I suspect good fun.

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denisemb — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 16:22:08 GMT

I used to collect and display Dept. 56 Dickens' Village pieces. Moved them with us to FL about 14 yrs. ago and they're shelved. All 30+ pieces plus that many accessories.

Was ready to see if our nearby hospice resale store would take them as donations, but then covid happened.

One of these days...

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occasionalrain — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 16:23:00 GMT

@LdyBugz

I feel the same, wondering about the lives of former owners. Sometimes, vintage jewelry will still have it's original velvet box and when the box is worn; I know it was loved.

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Group 5 minus 1 — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 16:23:41 GMT

We think we are.

Before the internet and Google I would get calls from friends asking questions. Even as a kid this would happen to me.