50 People Share Their Interesting Collections
They are unique and inspirational.
We all have our interests and hobbies. Some of us enjoy collecting things, and sometimes those collections are simply amazing. Bowling balls, insects found in our homes, vintage pencil sharpeners... there are so many items to collect out there.
These collectors of random items prove that persistence is a wonderful human quality. Fortunately, they are not selfish; they gladly share their collections online.
We have compiled a list of the 50 best collections, which shine a completely new light on items we usually don’t even notice. Take a look; maybe it will inspire you to create a collection of your own.
1. "I Collect Rocks That Look Like Eggs"
Slamchops2. "The Product of 15 Years Collecting Shed Antlers from the Woods"
Baker3593. "Since the Late '80s, My Office Has Been Collecting Used Staples That Were Removed from Documents That Needed to Be Microfilmed/Scanned. Here Is That Collection"
clowns_will_eat_me
4. "Collection of Reference Seeds Found in My Grandad’s Attic"
HungryBanana07
5. "A Small Part of My Vintage Camera Collection"
MrRabinowitz
6. "My Game Collection Is Finally Out of Storage! My Wife Surprised Me by Building Shelves as an Anniversary Gift Today"
uncleseeth
7. "My Dad's Lifelong Collection of Matchbooks"
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8. "The Airbnb I'm Staying In Has a Collection of Rubber Ducks in the Bathroom Wall"
toast_but_cool
9. "A Friend's Mom in Australia Has a Collection of What She Found in Her Home"
dimkaberlin
10. "Some of My Favorite Arrowheads: Amazing Little Pieces of History Collected on Our Private Property in Southern Arizona"
JediWithAnM4
11. "An Array of Cake Pans Collected During the Lifetime of My Late Grandmother, Taken from a Rooftop"
alxs21492
12. "A Collection of Things My Local Shop Has Pulled Out of Flat Tires"
meepmorpart
13. "My Mom Collects Sand from Beaches All Over the World"
Chamaleon
14. "My Aunt Has a Spoon Collection That Includes a Tiny Spoon Collection Right Above It"
EsachIsLearning
15. "My Grandfather Used All of His Hotel/Motel Keys Received from His Job as a Traveling Salesman to Create a Map of the U.S."
llamantha
16. "My Dad's Little Metal Detecting Museum"
Wessel-P
17. "Marble Collection from the 1800s: All Made from Polished Semi-Precious Stones"
ExcitingTopic
18. "My 100% Complete Collection of Every LEGO Shield Ever Made"
Tusserte
19. "My Four-Leaf Clover Collection (Plus a Couple of Five-Leafers in the Mix)"
mardo4
20. "My Entire Bow Tie Collection, Minus the One I'm Wearing Now"
jeremiah213
21. "Over the Past 15 Years, My Dad Collected 1,785 Bowling Balls and Built a Giant Bowling Ball Pyramid"
buildingsonfire
For some, it offers the thrill of the hunt; for others, it’s the desire to preserve something for future generations. The majority of collectors become emotionally attached to their collectibles and their stories.
Just ask any collector about a specific item in their collection, and they’ll be happy to talk about it for hours. Nostalgia is also a strong driving force. It’s most apparent in the historical collections that require a great deal of knowledge and perspective.
22. "My Grandma with Her Birdhouse Collection"
Moeiekoe
23. "The Only Remaining Picture of My Childhood Star Wars Collection"
FancyPantsBlanton
24. "A Year Ago, I Started Staying In and Collecting State Quarters Instead of Going Out and Getting in Trouble. Here Is My Collection So Far"
OfeyDofey
25. "This Is My Periodic Table of Elements with Actual Elements"
electricfoxyboy
26. "I Started Feeding Bar Nuts to These Crows That Regularly Visit the Patio of a Bar I Work At. My Collection of Gifts Finally Started After 3 Months"
saroj7878
27. "My Granddad's Tool Collection in His Shed"
Mirither
28. "My Shark Tooth Collection"
000Demon000
29. "My History Teacher's Presidential PEZ Collection"
ParanormalPoptart
30. "My Girlfriend Cleaning Her Monopoly Collection"
eoin27
31. "This Collection of Objects Swallowed by Children"
boxesofcats-
32. "Local Pharmacy Has a Display of Antique Medicines"
Lnzy1
33. "My Sand and Dirt Collection from Every Place I Visited"
jkarnsy
34. "Our Tire Sticker Ball Turned 6 Today"
Whitlow14
35. "My Dice Collection"
dr_lugh
36. "Someone Had All the Failed Presidential Candidates' Bumper Stickers on Their Car"
kefkaownsall
37. "My Copy Editor Father's Collection of Worn Down Pencils"
OhBall
38. "My Doctor Has Kept All the Pictures Kids Have Drawn of Him"
Drewskie888
39. "This Is One of Several Alphabets Assembled by Belgian Type Designer Clotilde Olyff from Stones Collected at the Beach"
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40. "I Collect Food-Shaped Erasers"
SecretAgentKatManx
41. "I'm 14, and Here Is a Picture of Me with My Chess Medals"
NXHQA
42. "Weapons Collection from the Royal Armouries in Leeds, UK"
mwng2020
43. "The Number of Train Tickets I’ve Collected by Commuting to University for One Year"
Zeth_101
44. "I Helped My Dad Alphabetize His Vinyl Collection"
mr_gr1mm
45. "My Grandfather's Pencil Sharpener Collection That I Inherited"
mattygraddy
46. "My (87-Year-Old) Father's 'Ugly' Golf Ball Collection"
AmishAirline
47. "This Man's Collection of Lost Apple Varieties"
bukithd
48. "2 Years of Collecting Sea Glass"
BlueDingoMagic
49. "This Is My Game Boy Mosaic Made Out of Game Boy Games. Note: No Games Were Harmed, and All Are Removable and Playable"
Mezmoron
People have always had a tendency to collect things. In the 19th century, upper-class collectors amassed books, biological and zoological specimens, art, and ornaments, all viewed as status symbols.
Cabinets of curiosities were invented in the Victorian era. They were spaces specially designed to organize, exhibit, and store a person’s collectibles. Some of these cabinets became the first museums of curated collections.
We start collecting things in our early childhood. Many of us had our little sets of keychains, napkins, or Legos. Somehow, that urge fades away as we get older, and only a small percentage of people continue to expand existing collections or create new ones.
50. "Perfectly Round Rocks I Found on the Beach. Bonus: Egg, Dorito, and Watermelon Rock"
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