40 People Who Took Collecting Things To A Genuinely Impressive Level
I have a friend who collects hotel keycards, just the cards, no real reason It started in college, and he never stopped, and for years I thought that was the most random collection a person could have. I was wrong.
There’s a whole world of people out there with shelves of vintage typewriters, drawers organized by old cell phones, entire spaces dedicated to vacuum cleaners or license plates or tiny ceramic mushrooms, and every single one of them seems completely at peace with their choice.
These collections range from genuinely impressive to mildly concerning and they all share one thing in common, which is that somebody, somewhere, decided this was worth doing and then fully committed.
1. “Sharing My Ankylosaurus Collection!”
2. “Anyone Else Collect Sea Glass?”
“I find the process of looking for it very enjoyable and mindful. It’s less about the collection than the process, but I am always jazzed for find a really interesting new color!”
3. “Every Single Nintendo Game From 1985-2000”
4. “Radioactive Kitties”
5. “My Ceramic Fruit Collection”
6. “Amazing Sharpener Collection”
7. “My Indiana Glass Hen On Nest Collection”
8. “My Typewriter Collection”
9. “80’s Boombox Collection:
10. “My Collection Of Metal Precision Spinning Tops”
11. “About Half Of My Collection Of Old Dishes With Recipes Printed On Them”
12. “Dad’s (Now My) Collection Of Microphone Cozies”
“My dad was in broadcasting, through the 80s and 90s he was likely responsible for the satellite connections for a ton of the live news and sports you watched on TV. He had a very impressive collection of microphone cozies detailing his career displayed prominently in his office. When he moved to a retirement home he culled the collection, these are the ones he held onto. I got them after he passed earlier this year and I just put them up on the shelf.”
13. “Zippos I’ve Found Over The Years Of Working At A Rubbish Dump In The UK”
14. “I Have Had My Corn Collection Sitting In A Closet For 25 Years. I Bought A Cabinet And Finally Put It Out”
15. “My Hoard Of Buttons. They Stay In Containers Under My Bed. Occasionally I Take Them Out And Play With Them. The Only Thing I Collect With No Purpose”
16. “All The Pointe Shoes From My Ballet Dancer Days”
17. “I Collect Jokers”
18. “I Made Life-Sized Pokemon Out Of LEGO”
19. “I Cleaned The Closet And Discovered My Roommate’s Strange Collection. You Wouldn’t Believe How Nervous The Dog Was”
“I’m not even sure I’ve ever seen my roommate vacuum before.”
20. “My Swizzle Stick Collection”
21. “My 0-99 Run Of Illinois License Plates”
22. “I Own The Largest Muppet Collection On The West Coast And Here’s Just One Wall Of My Collection (Yes, There’s More)”
23. “Some Of My Cameras”
24. “Cool Small Things I’ve Found At The Rubbish Dump”
25. “My Collection Of Vintage Display Tubes”
26. “Movie Ticket Stubs From Over 20 Years”
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28. “My Collection Of Burger Shaped Items”
29. “My Collection Of Color Test Strips From Packaging. Note Some Of The Unusual Shapes And Misprints”
30. “Four Leaf Clovers”
“At 605 now! I’ve found ones with leaves up to 7. The other day I found 19 fours and 4 fives. I started putting them in this book and dating them in 2021.”
31. “My Hawaiian Shirt Collection”
32. “I’m Absolutely Obsessed With Thrifting Vintage Towels”
33. “Military/Industrial Gas Mask Collection”
“My collection of WWI, II/Post WWII/Industrial issued gas masks (masks issued between 1915-1988).”
34. “Dog And Wolf Themed Collection”
“My collection of dog and wolf items (not including all my figurines books and other little dog items). My favorite breeds to collect are Collies, Shibas, Akitas and rare spitz breeds.”
35. “My Collection Of Vintage Mobile Phones, Ongoing Since 2006”
36. “20 Years Of Collecting”
“Jigglypuff has been my favourite right from the beginning, so a fair amount of these pieces have been with me since childhood.”
37. “My Collection Of Glass 1963 Split Window Corvettes. I Have 50 Colors Produced. Some Glow Under Black Light”
38. “One Of My Smaller Collections: Paint Brush Rests”
39. “70’s Calculator Collection”
40. “My Figurine Collection. I Receive Them As Gifts Every Year, I Was Born On May 4th”
