What Else Do You Collect?

I collect coins, instruments like my mint mark vi alto, my 10 gibson etc.....
I actually got a tackle box of craigslist with about 300 lures in it all in old packaging for 20

I understand. I grew up in Texas and dealt with rattlesnakes all the time. I used to catch them all the time and sell them. My parents didn't like it much but once you learn to respect an animal like that it can give you a whole new perspective on them. I have only ever been bitten by one rattlesnake and it was a dry bite but was completely my fault.

If I didn't have kids I would keep venomous snakes, but I will not risk my kids to something like that. Too many variables to safety with them. If a tornado hit us tomorrow and knocked my cage stacks over I wouldn't think twice about it, but with venomous it would be a very tricky predicament.

So I'd be willing to bet that no one else collects these:


My main hobby, since I was about 10 years old, has been DX'ing AM radio (which for me involves collecting station ID's by recording them), so collecting radio station mugs and other radio ephemera has been close behind - in addition mugs, magnets, pens, pencils, keychains, etc. As you might expect, I also collect antique radios and multiband portables.

Books? I probably have a few collectable copies amongst the 6,000 or so on my shelfs, including the autographed copies. And books about radio. As I happen on them, maps.

And then there's the computer museum in my basement ... mostly old Macs, from the very first (in the original boxes) on through most of the Power PC's and laptops; an Apple ///; and a smattering of early '80's machines and one Commodore Pet. Parker pens - at least THEY don't take up as much room as the cups and computers!

careful DM1975....your geek is showing....

This is such an awesome thread. I absolutely LOVE hearing what y'all collect. Thanks for starting it, gillie!

As for me, I collect...way too much.

Modern US coins
Modern US currency
"The Three Investigators" hardbacks
Jim Thome baseball cards & memorabilia
97, 98, 99, 00 baseball card sets (Donruss Elite, Fleer Flair Showcase mostly)
Hard Rock Cafe pins
Woodworking tools
Scotch
PMs
John Stobart and Steve Hanks prints

And, for the snake folks, I used to collect them too, I suppose. Had 5 at one point: 3 boas, 2 pythons. Would definitely be interested in the smaller breeds again (maybe a nice rainbow boa that doesn't eat much more than a mouse). Feeding live feeder rats to the big boys got to be way too brutal and bloody. That piebald ball python is so friggin' cool, DM1975.

DivChaser . . 1st pic, lower shelf, all PA beers. 2nd from L, brown bottle, brown label, Yuengling Premium Beer. Not the Lager which is always on hand.

Beautiful clocks! My grandfather had a nice collection of clocks (my grandmother has most of them now). I was fortunate enough to have him give me one while he was still alive.