Fresh air makes me throw up. I can't handle it. I'd rather be around three Denobili cigars blowing in my face all night." ~ Frank Sinatra
What do you collect aside from razors, and why?
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Fresh air makes me throw up. I can't handle it. I'd rather be around three Denobili cigars blowing in my face all night." ~ Frank Sinatra
I don't need to collect as I've got enough old c r a p of my own. I've got a few straight razors, one DE razor, a few folding knives. My wife and I are avid readers but even the books go to Goodwill from time to time . . . there are always new ones.
Sometimes I keep what I keep because it takes effort to throw it out. After a while you get to a point where you (I) need to start fresh . . . and do a massive purge. For me it is more about function and utility to my purpose.
And yes I do have a picture of my dad and his brothers from the 1920's but really I could fit all such items in a small trunk.
Mike
Sometimes I keep what I keep because it takes effort to throw it out. After a while you get to a point where you (I) need to start fresh . . . and do a massive purge. For me it is more about function and utility to my purpose.
And yes I do have a picture of my dad and his brothers from the 1920's but really I could fit all such items in a small trunk.
Mike
My propensity to develop ADs is at odds with my income as a student. Nonetheless, aside from shaving gear and colognes I have a nice little collection of watches and I've just started exploring the world of fountain pens. I have aquired 4 pens already and anticipate buying more in future. I have given away my tobacco habit so I no longer collect cigars or pipes which should free up some cash to buy more pens
Pete
Pete
Manuscripts (primarily letters by the 19th-century artists I study).
Wine (Bordeaux, I have some nice stuff but am relatively poor for a collector of wine, and anything else for that matter, so I look for good wines by lesser chateaux, Clerc Milon being a solid favorite from Pauillac for example. I do have the odd firsts of course.
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Wine (Bordeaux, I have some nice stuff but am relatively poor for a collector of wine, and anything else for that matter, so I look for good wines by lesser chateaux, Clerc Milon being a solid favorite from Pauillac for example. I do have the odd firsts of course.
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I wondered if there was a thread about stuff like this.
I collect vintage hockey cards. I started in the early 90's collecting cards from the 50's and 60's with other newer cards thrown in. Then about 5 years ago I got interested in pre-war cards. (Anything produced before WWII.) I started working on the 1910 Imperial Tobacco set. It only consists of 36 cards, but finding them in the condition I wanted took a few years. I finally got the last card back in December. This is the first hockey card set ever produced, so it was especially satisfying to finish it.
I love reading stories of players from the turn of the century up through the 1930's, and finding cards from this era that have managed to survive in really nice condition.
Obviously, eBay is the main place to find these cards, so I'm pretty active there. I think my years spent collecting has lead me to appreciate certain other items that have survived intact. Some of the old Gillette razors that still look new are really sharp! If I were going to collect razors, I would also get excited about NOS razors that were still in the original case. But, I'll just stick to finding nice razors that I want to use, instead of collect. I can't afford a new hobby! (Even though razors would be a more affordable collectible.)
I collect vintage hockey cards. I started in the early 90's collecting cards from the 50's and 60's with other newer cards thrown in. Then about 5 years ago I got interested in pre-war cards. (Anything produced before WWII.) I started working on the 1910 Imperial Tobacco set. It only consists of 36 cards, but finding them in the condition I wanted took a few years. I finally got the last card back in December. This is the first hockey card set ever produced, so it was especially satisfying to finish it.
I love reading stories of players from the turn of the century up through the 1930's, and finding cards from this era that have managed to survive in really nice condition.
Obviously, eBay is the main place to find these cards, so I'm pretty active there. I think my years spent collecting has lead me to appreciate certain other items that have survived intact. Some of the old Gillette razors that still look new are really sharp! If I were going to collect razors, I would also get excited about NOS razors that were still in the original case. But, I'll just stick to finding nice razors that I want to use, instead of collect. I can't afford a new hobby! (Even though razors would be a more affordable collectible.)
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Watch it Phil.... or I'll sick my attack tarantula on you....
Razors of course, watches (mechanical movements) and I always keep a chip from whatever new casino I'm playing in.
I don't know that I'd call it a "collection," since I don't go for rare or valuable items. I really just buy what I like, but I like to collect games. Any kind of interesting or fun board games, card games, and quite a few tabletop roleplaying games.
And, of course, books
And, of course, books
I enjoy collecting Keroesne Lamps. My wife, Wanda likes to collect the small figurine type lamps but I really like the large ones. Rayop / Aladin / Dietz. I just like the way they were made, and I love to burn them.
I also like to collect Christmas tree ornaments
, especially Star Trek / Space ships that light up.
I also like to collect Christmas tree ornaments
, especially Star Trek / Space ships that light up.
I collect firearms. All types; from the earliest shoulder cannons that were likely to blow your face off, all the way to semi-modern rifles. My collection ends in 1958 with a very special International Harvester weapon. I love IHC...
Simple, robust, and made to last. I also try not to collect cars. (Makes the wife angry) IHC was in my opinion the last car manu. that built vehicles to last.
And The reason for collecting weapons: they are the apex of design and human ingenuity. They are the most important tools that sociaty makes. Tools of death keep civilization working as it does. The most important human history evolves around weapons and their use. Plus I used to watch western with my grandpa as a kid and have always LOVED western arms.
Thanks for listening to my rant. I'm better now.
Simple, robust, and made to last. I also try not to collect cars. (Makes the wife angry) IHC was in my opinion the last car manu. that built vehicles to last.
And The reason for collecting weapons: they are the apex of design and human ingenuity. They are the most important tools that sociaty makes. Tools of death keep civilization working as it does. The most important human history evolves around weapons and their use. Plus I used to watch western with my grandpa as a kid and have always LOVED western arms.
Thanks for listening to my rant. I'm better now.
I have a modest collection of rare, old adventure and travel books.
Wine - Mostly Bordeaux and Brunello nowadays (although I drink it, don't just "collect" it for the sake of collecting)
Mid-century Scandanavian modern furniture
Vintage advertising items (these are mostly in storage but I just can't part with them)
I'm being very careful with wristwatches - I thought my first legit mechanical watch purchase would cure me, but I find myself longing for more...
Mid-century Scandanavian modern furniture
Vintage advertising items (these are mostly in storage but I just can't part with them)
I'm being very careful with wristwatches - I thought my first legit mechanical watch purchase would cure me, but I find myself longing for more...
Fountain pens of which I have way too many.
1. Nakaya Piccolo - In a world of mass production everything this pen stands out. To order one you go to their web page and fill out a questionaire with such questions as:
Fountain pen only
How heavy is your writing pressure?
What part of pen section do you hold when writing?
Do you post the cap (put the cap on) when writing?
Your writing speed is;
Your writing is;
large medium small
About your letters;
cursive block letters
They then hand make the fountain pen to be perfect for your writing style. As beautiful and sublime pen as there is in the world
2. Waterman LeMan 100. One of the great pens of the last 100 years. Big, great writing nib, good looks.
3. Pilot Vanishing Point - One of the most practical pens ever made. Push button like a ball point. Great writer.
1. Nakaya Piccolo - In a world of mass production everything this pen stands out. To order one you go to their web page and fill out a questionaire with such questions as:
Fountain pen only
How heavy is your writing pressure?
What part of pen section do you hold when writing?
Do you post the cap (put the cap on) when writing?
Your writing speed is;
Your writing is;
large medium small
About your letters;
cursive block letters
They then hand make the fountain pen to be perfect for your writing style. As beautiful and sublime pen as there is in the world
2. Waterman LeMan 100. One of the great pens of the last 100 years. Big, great writing nib, good looks.
3. Pilot Vanishing Point - One of the most practical pens ever made. Push button like a ball point. Great writer.
I used to collect cameras and computers, but I sold most of them off; they took up too much room and I didn't have time to use them all. I still have a modest collection of slide rules, though.
EDIT: Forgot to answer the "why" part of the question. I got hooked on slide rules during high school. I had a couple of math teachers who didn't allow calculators but would let you use a slide rule if you could demonstrate to them that you knew how. I think I have about nine or ten different models, all but one obtained as NOS. The one used one that I have, and the one that started the whole collection, is a classic K&E engineering rule that a friend's dad gave me for my eighteenth birthday when he found out I was looking for one.
EDIT: Forgot to answer the "why" part of the question. I got hooked on slide rules during high school. I had a couple of math teachers who didn't allow calculators but would let you use a slide rule if you could demonstrate to them that you knew how. I think I have about nine or ten different models, all but one obtained as NOS. The one used one that I have, and the one that started the whole collection, is a classic K&E engineering rule that a friend's dad gave me for my eighteenth birthday when he found out I was looking for one.
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