What else do you collect?

[Leon]

While it's great to see all of the other things members collect, it's not great when members are too lazy to resize the pics posted. If a pic is 2x the size of my 24" screen, it messes up the thread. Many pics have been taken down and many more will be too. Don't be lazy and please resize your pics before posting.

[Balticfox]

Good! I always reduce mine to no more than 1000 pixels wide.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Those Huckleberry Hound and Quick Draw McGraw lunch boxes and thermoses are awesome!

There's only one Huckleberry Hound/Quick Draw McGraw lunch box. But I posted both sides and added an Atom Ant/Secrert Squirrel thermos for good measure!

[ocjack]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

Just like my baseball card focus on primarily Post-War, so is my other passion...I collect classic cars from 1955 to 1973. My collection is rather varied, from muscle cars to VW's...I love them all. There has been some tough decisions in my past...a certain card, or a certain car. The cars usually win out on big purchases, you can't drive a baseball card!

My collection -

1956 Chevrolet Nomad
1960 Chevrolet Corvette
1963 Ford Falcon Sprint
1964 VW Bus
1965 Ford Mustang
1967 Ford Mustang
1967 Ford F-250
1968 MG Midget
1968 VW Bus
1971 VW Bus
1971 VW Super Beetle
1971 VW Super Beetle Convertable
1971 Ford F-100
1973 Chevrolet Corvette
1973 VW Karman Ghia

Just one word: WOW!

[steve B]

I've been involved with a lot of different hobbies over the years. Some more than others. I think of those as dormant collecting interests, that might revive if something nice cam my way affordably.

Currently my non trading card interests are Stamps US, German, and especially
the official stamps of the US from 1873 into the 1880's. B
Bicycles, especially team used aero bikes from the 80's until just before 2000 when the crazy stuff was all banned. Plus any associated stuff like the helmets etc.

[ruth-gehrig]

[QUOTE=TheBig6;2485395]Just some of my finds over the years.

Neat stuff! Looks like a fun hobby. Had to pull out my cheap metal detector to search my yard in hopes of finding the bracelet I wore for past 9 years with no luck

[bbcard1]

i have really had to work hard to not become a bad guitar player who collects good guitars.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by bbcard1

i have really had to work hard to not become a bad guitar player who collects good guitars.

I seriously laughed out loud for that one. I have only had one good guitar. After owning it easily 6-8 years I sold it because in that time I played it maybe a couple years. I have played off and on for 40 years now with way more off than on. So now I just have an Epi SG and a Squier Strat. Don't care if they sit around for months or years between being played.

[Arazi4442]

Originally Posted by Andrew1975

In addition to prewar baseball, I also collect cards of historical figures - mainly 1880s tobacco issues.




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That's great stuff, Andrew. I see more than a few cards I've been hunting for many years!

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by steve B

I've been involved with a lot of different hobbies over the years. Some more than others. I think of those as dormant collecting interests, that might revive if something nice came my way affordably.

Like you Steve, I've collected a lot of different things as items came my way. I've collected Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars. Aside from the sports cards, I've collected a lot of non-sports cards. I picked up multiple British tobacco sets mostly from the 1930's and 1940's.

My other main collection at the moment is music. Both the physical media (CDs and records) and vintage equipment. I have several 1970's receivers and turntables. These take up too much room and will probably have to be reduced to just one set to listen to. I've posted one example.

[Mark]

Originally Posted by nat

The other stuff that I collect are somewhat older than my baseball cards.

Those are beauties!

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

I have several 1970's receivers and turntables.

What I'd like to see is some of your turntables! I'm a great fan of 1970's Gerrard, Dual and Thorens turntables.

[canjond]

Vintage cigarette packs/boxes and signs.

[Orioles1954]

I collect punk/indie records

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Orioles1954

I collect punk/indie records

For example?

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Among other things... I have many more keys, these are just the ones I have scans handy of.

Hey, wow, G.I. Combat 68! That's the Sgt. Rock prototype issue. And it's in really nice condition for a comic that hit newsstands in November 1958 thus predating even Flash 105.

[Andrew1975]

Originally Posted by Arazi4442

That's great stuff, Andrew. I see more than a few cards I've been hunting for many years!

Thanks, Scott!

[Neal]

Star Wars and Disney stuff

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[nebboy]

Expressionism, Cubism, and Abstract Expressionism art drawings and prints of artists from 1900-1950s from around the world. 1st one is a Christmas present for the house.

[nebboy]

One more example

[Orioles1954]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

For example?

I'm pretty much the Anglophile who's never been to the U.K. I specialize in late-70s U.K. punk, post-punk, darkwave, Goth, new wave, indiepop, shoegaze. I also really dig late-50s rock, early 60s girl groups, mid-60s psychedelic pop and late-60s jangle/sunshine pop. I typically only collect 7" singles/45s. My collection...


https://www.discogs.com/user/indiephiles/collection

[LEHR]

Originally Posted by Orioles1954

I specialize in late-70s U.K. punk, post-punk, darkwave, Goth, new wave, indiepop, shoegaze.

We'd probably get along well. I love this stuff.

[BioCRN]

Originally Posted by Orioles1954

I'm pretty much the Anglophile who's never been to the U.K. I specialize in late-70s U.K. punk, post-punk, darkwave, Goth, new wave, indiepop, shoegaze. I also really dig late-50s rock, early 60s girl groups, mid-60s psychedelic pop and late-60s jangle/sunshine pop. I typically only collect 7" singles/45s. My collection...


https://www.discogs.com/user/indiephiles/collection

Drop Nineteens and Swirlies represented...nice.

Shoegaze and Baggy/Madchester fan here.

[riggs336]

Sasaki crystal stemware.

[Orioles1954]

Originally Posted by BioCRN

Drop Nineteens and Swirlies represented...nice.

Shoegaze and Baggy/Madchester fan here.

Two outstanding Boston-area bands. Lots of people consider those two shoegaze but they were more the indie rock realm for me (which is an unpopular opinion). Absolutely love early-90s UK shoegaze including Lush, MBV, Ride, Cocteaus, JAMC and a billion more. Madchester is pretty cool for me but a little too much funk and not enough overdrive Still liked some of the bands including Stone Roses (first album only), Charlatans, Happy Mondays, Soup Dragons, etc.

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

What I'd like to see is some of your turntables! I'm a great fan of 1970's Gerrard, Dual and Thorens turntables.

Here's a Dual table I recently picked up.

[Balticfox]

A 1204!? I can't even find specs on that one quickly.

I looked hard at getting a Dual 1219 in the very early 1970's but in the end opted for a Gerrard SL95B with a Shure M91ED cartridge.

Incidentally, are you aware of Doctor Dual?

Doctor Dual

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

A 1204!? I can't even find specs on that one quickly.

Incidentally, are you aware of Doctor Dual?

Doctor Dual

Actually it's a Dual 1264. Picked it up at Goodwill believe or not. It came with the user manual and all the other paper work. They said it came in the box, but they threw away the box!

[UKCardGuy]

Some great stuff in this thread.

Like Balticfox, I collect Lunchboxes. Here's a part of my lunchbox collection.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Actually it's a Dual 1264.

Oh yeah! That's a good one.

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Actually it's a Dual 1264. Picked it up at Goodwill believe or not. It came with the user manual and all the other paper work. They said it came in the box, but they threw away the box!

Well nobody said they were smart!

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

Like Balticfox, I collect Lunchboxes. Here's a part of my lunchbox collection.

Oh wow! That's certainly more extensive than my own lunch box collection and a lot of them are drool worthy, e.g. Jet Patrol, Supercar, Donald Duck, Looney Tunes, Davy Crockett, Lone Ranger, Rifleman, etc.



Are yours all vintage originals or do you have some repros from the last 25-30 years mixed in with your originals?

[UKCardGuy]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

Oh wow! That's certainly more extensive than my own lunch box collection and a lot of them are drool worthy, e.g. Jet Patrol, Supercar, Donald Duck, Looney Tunes, davy Crockett, Lone Ranger, Rifleman, etc.



Are yours all vintage originals or do you have some repros from the last 25-30 years mixed in with your originals?

Thanks. I wish there was Net54 for lunchbox collectors.

My LBs are all originals (no repros). At some point space became a consideration, so I've been trying to focus on fewer items in top condition (with exceptions for a few rarer items like the Underdog and Knight in Armor). I really like boxes with the original tags or items with their original boxes when I can find them.

[Qcards]

I kept almost all of my tickets from concerts including my first show in 1978, David Bowie in Ottawa.

I have many other tickets and change them up every so often as there isn't enough space for all of them.

Great idea for a thread...

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by gonefishin

I kind of started collecting country music ephemera and autographs. Here is a signed 1961 Johnny Cash fan Club membership card.

The Johnny Cash Membership Card is too wide and messes up the formatting of the page. You need to reduce it in size.

Originally Posted by Qcards

I kept almost all of my tickets from concerts including my first show in 1978, David Bowie in Ottawa.

Same! Reduce the size of your pic.

[sb1]

Way too many other things, from early U.S. items such as coins, stamp and currency to Hot Wheels, G I Joe and lots of other items in between.

[johnlenhardt]

I collect motion beer signs. For example I have the complete set where the frame is the same but different brands. I alos have both PBR Jalopys. Blue one attached.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by johnlenhardt

I collect motion beer signs.

Please reduce the width of your pictures as per Leon's request:

https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=356736

[calvindog]

Duke Basketball Player National Championship rings (1992 Laettner, 2015 Okafor)



Signed Baseballs (Fidel Castro, Queen Elizabeth, Pope)



Led Zeppelin Stuff (Robert Plant harmonica used for studio recording of "When the Levee Breaks", Jimmy Page Signed/Used Mandolin, John Bonham Used Snare Drum with Initials Etched Inside)

[Jay Wolt]

Jeff each grouping is amazing

[johnlenhardt]

Smaller pics

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

My LBs are all originals (no repros). At some point space became a consideration....

Yes, that's a real problem with lunch boxes.

Originally Posted by UKCardGuy

...so I've been trying to focus on fewer items in top condition (with exceptions for a few rarer items like the Underdog and Knight in Armor). I really like boxes with the original tags or items with their original boxes when I can find them.

Where do you find most of your lunch boxes? Ebay? Or do you know of any good dedicated lunch box dealers?

And what's the lunch box with the light yellow rim with the Indians on the upper left corner?



Moreover your bottom picture is a bit too big. I actually limit all my pics to 1000 pixels in width.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by johnlenhardt

Smaller pics

What you need to do though is to Edit your first post to replace the pictures. Leaving overly large pictures anywhere on a page messes up the formatting of a page.

[akleinb611]

My "other" collection is one I haven't seen yet in this thread. I collect recordings of old time radio shows. It always surprises me that many people are unaware that before television, radio was like...television. Sitcoms, dramas, variety shows, it had everything. You had big stars like Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Eddie Cantor and others, and you had some great shows of every type - Suspense, Lights Out, Inner Sanctum (radio was REALLY good for horror stories, since you could get away with some astounding levels of violence when you're dealing with audio only).

Even shows that existed in both media show a difference. Gunsmoke started in radio a few years before it started on TV. William Conrad was the original Marshall Dillon. I'm not a fan of Westerns and couldn't care less about the TV Gunsmoke. But the radio version is one of the best continuing dramas I've ever heard. The radio version was also much more adult - Dodge City was violent and unjust (you wouldn't want to live there), and Miss Kitty was clearly meant to be a hooker (although they couldn't say so explicitly).

A large portion of radio was not preserved, but a good bit of it has survived and is avidly collected by a few enthusiasts. Recordings can be heard as full computer files or as mp3 recordings. I have a library of over 60,000 shows and could get my hands on more.

By the way, I do have a few sports-related recordings - lots of Bill Stern shows, which include interviews and also his very improbable sports tall tales. I also have a handful of complete game broadcasts, including the last game of the 1934 season between the Tigers and the Yankees.

As for photos, how about an exhibit card picturing the Lone Ranger and Tonto?

Alan

[Yoda]

The Lone Ranger unmasked? At last, we can identify him.

[johnlenhardt]

OK, original resized.

[Exhibitman]

Fantastic Zep stuff, Jeff.

I am into a variety of collections besides mainstream sports

Kung Fu movies and TV:

Jimmy Wang Yu (One-Armed Boxer, Master of the Flying Guillotine):




Kung Fu TV show:




Bruce Lee:





Vintage NASCAR postcards:









Mauri Rose tickets and cards (3x Indy 500 winner):

[boneheadandrube]

Adam:

Love those Indy Tickets! Are those difficult to find?

[sb1]

Originally Posted by boneheadandrube

Adam:

Love those Indy Tickets! Are those difficult to find?

I have a large collection of these as well.. mostly complete 1926-1996, Anyone else collect them?

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

I am into a variety of collections besides mainstream sports

Vintage NASCAR postcards:

Love the 1971 Ford Torino GT!

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Hey! From the Parkhurst Indianapolis Speedway Winners set! That'll show your hardcore card collecting credentials to any dilettantes on this board.

[txaggie00]

I also have a passion for Toyota Landcruisers.

I currently own this 1990 Japanese Domestic Market HZJ77 right hand drive diesel and 2024 First Edition.
Love those 70 series builds! Unfortunately they were never offered new in the U.S. market.

Hoping to add an Icon FJ44 or FJ45 in the future.