What Do You Collect?

[Kracker]

Zippo lighters I started with 43 from my grandpa and now I am up to 174

[raysouth]

Hey Kracker, I can remember the early Zippo lighters. They were always the top dog in lighters. Companies like Ronson also a thing of the past. Zippo lighters are still in production, I believe.

So many neat collectibles.

God Bless.

Ray

[snubbyfan]

Not so much a collector as an accumulator. I usta make custom furniture so I've got a garage full of woodworking tools. My wife asked me once,"How many power tools do you need?" I answered,"All of them."

Thanks to a peripheral motor nerve condition, I no longer trust my hands with power tools so I started leather work. Now my wife asks me how many leatherworking tools do I need?

One thing that sucks but'll help me from accumulating too much is that my poor gimpy hand can't work a swivel knife.

Right now I'm sittin' here collectin' dust, waiting for a customers favorite buckle to arrive so I can start on his gun belt.

Edited November 18, 2014 by snubbyfan

[whipstitchwallets]

Mostly dust and debt... and old shaving gearlike straight razors, brushes, scuttles......

Horn

interesting; I just started a little collection of straight razors. So far I got a geneva, wade and butcher, and j.a. henckels.

[Kracker]

Ohh yeah Zippo is still the top lighter company.

[Bob Blea]

Ray, I'm jealous of your model railroad and lantern and signal collections. I've got N scale model railroad equipment. That's what first got me interested in electronics when I was young and led to my eventual career. I've always loved railroad history but I've never collected much actual memorabilia from the 1920-1950's steam era. It's probably time to dig the model railroad stuff back out because the kids are old enough to appreciate it now and one just loves trains.

[raysouth]

Hey Snubbyfan, "ALL OF THEM", is the way to go. Never enough tools for our various projects. Understand the need to shy away from power tools. Ditto around here. Don't use swivel knife much as one of my pyrography pens will give me much the same effects. Keep on "accumulating".

Whipstitchwallets, Straight razors are neat and historic items to collect. Never could develop enough courage to allow one close to my neck. Must be a phobia.

Bob, Most of my rr collectibles now resting in other homes. I still have the urge to collect them but must practice restraint at my age. lol. N Scale is a great space saver and have always admired those with the ability to work with such small items. Had 2 favorite steam era locos, the Big Boy of Union Pacific, and the Cab Forwards of Southern Pacific. Hope you dug yours out for the kids.

God Bless all.

Ray

[Craftsman Made]

Books, Old maps, Old tools mainly saddlers, shoe makers and thatchers.

[lazyd]

Bottle openers (church keys). It was an accident. We found a couple in an old chair we were upholstering for a customer, hung them on a nail in the shop. People saw them and decided we needed more and started bringing them to us. I just counted 55 different ones so far...??? weird.---------Bill

[raysouth]

Becomes more interesting with every new post.

Craftsman Made, My books are of the more current variety, although I did have, and may still have in the shop, a few vintage leather craft books. Maps I enjoyed were of the railroads and their lines as they developed. Framed two very nice maps of old lines, some of which are still in operation today. Had them hanging in shop until I began to divest myself of my railroad collectibles.

Lazy D, Bill, Bottle openers are a thing of the past and they mostly disappeared without me noticing they were gone. I do have a few that found their way into a small collection of key fobs but no idea what or who they represent. Will have to look around to see what they are, now that you have peaked my interest. lol.

Keep the collections coming.

God Bless.

Ray