Watch fobs. Mostly the ones company reps give out on the job. P&H Lorain Bucrius Erie Catapiller and such. Gave my pocket watch to the grand kids. Hmm.
All sorts of stuff... Chevrolet "supercar" dealership memorabilia, vintage SW and Sun tachs/gauges, cool valve covers, etc. etc.
I collect souls. Actually, I like anything midcentury modern. I have a few glass vases and some furniture. My ex-wife ran off with most of it though.
I used to collect old computers and video game consoles: Atari 2600, NES, Apple II's, Commodore64's, Tandy's, etc. Also got boxes and boxes of Star Wars stuff. Yeah, I'm a geek.
Collect and WEAR mens 40's -50's vintage clothing. Mostly the higher end stuff . Gabardine , leather jackets , hawaiians. flight jackets The stuff that looks like it was either worn by R&B and early Rock"N Roll folks down on Beale St. (memphis) The louder the better. Some of my stuff I have downsized I just have about 2 dozen or so gab jackets and have started collecting more military flight jackets. I had to stop it got in the way of getting hotrod parts ....... But anyway here are some pics of some jackets and shoes and some WW2 flight jackets. Rome
Coca Cola memorabilia, old coke stuff, new coke stuff, an old coke machine that was given to me and works, more coke stuff......
Lots of stuff mostly Hawaiian print shirts and wrist watches and a few clocks P.S. anyone need an old watch brought back to life P.M. me as its my hobby Im sure we can work something out
mostly now just big strawberries and scabs, got one hell of a collection goin on. refueled my passion for skate boarding several years back since the gulf hasn't been cursed with a lot of hurricanes in the late. sucks. i do collect skate boards and parts from my youth. mostly dogtown era stuff. old church keys are a passion. any sun or stax vinyl. any old blues vinyl. bondage gear. late notices....
I would love to get my hands on a Vic 20, same with the Altair 8800, but I can never find them, or when I do they're way too expensive.
I used to collect pre-1900 light bulbs, but moved on and sold the collection. I had an 1880 Edison copper clamp lamp, and an 1880 No1B socket with brass turn screw switch, amongst many other very early lamps from Westinghouse, Sawyer-man, Maxim, Bernstein, Thompson, Houston, Perkins, Packard, etc. I was also good friends with the late Dr. Hugh Hicks.
My local historical collection got me into the local paper once.... http://www.parrysound.com/voice/1220037439/?q=mike+morden
Geez, by the look of my shop, you'd think I was a collector of some sort, but as you get closer, you'd realize I'm the Son in Sanford and Son. I collect every old nut and bolt I've taken off, every bit of scrap metal that might be used as a gusset somewhere, every short piece of rod left over because it might come in handy to plug a hole and anything else that "might come in handy someday". Oh wait, this wasn't a packrat thread, was it?
Maybe one of the watch collectors (there seem to be several that have posted) can lead me towards dating this watch. I just inherited this Tiffany watch, it was my great grandmothers. Im sure most of you collect mainly mens watches, but I'd love to find out more on this piece. Unfortunately, the crystal is very scratched up, and Im sure this is not one thats easily replaced, if it can be done at all, because of its shape.
toys,slotcars,old bikes,mags, guns,hotrods that i build out of other peoples junk oh hell i need theripy.
I have a pretty good collection of pre-war pressed steel toys. Wyandotte mostly, with some Marx and a few cast pieces tossed in. no pics.. they are from the pre-digital days. I had a pretty good collection of turn of the century quack medicines with the full bottle and the box and some times a little flyer in there too. cool stuff.. I like the artwork and lettering style these had. here's a few pics of my 49 Chevrolet stuff. I got a bunch more. this is all I could fit under the light.
Thanks for the info. The stones are very brilliant, and I have not had it cleaned. I cannot find any markings anywhere to tell me what the metal is. I think I should have Tiffany appraise it, I would think its worth enough to insure it.
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