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Showing Original Post only (View all)Is there anything you collect that you feel like you're the only one doing it? [View all]
For me it's my collection of letter openers.
Mostly mid 20th century of all kinds of styles, materials
some branded
From back when the daily mail was everything and the main communication or business tool for many
I also have a collection of Old Time Radio premium badges and rings
the send away stuff from the 1930s
sad to say I feel old just looking at it all and I've noticed the markets for them are dying off, literally.
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Is there anything you collect that you feel like you're the only one doing it? [View all]
ZonkerHarris
Feb 2023
OP
I did have a collection from the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, but sold it in 2020.
sinkingfeeling
Feb 2023
#1
When I first started buying and selling antiques and collectibles, I got a 1933 World's Fair Teapot
Vinca
Feb 2023
#26
My mom collects those. I remember one title I've always smiled at KATE OF OUTPATIENTS
ZonkerHarris
Feb 2023
#14
It is pretty weird, huh? Haven't done it for years, but there was a time where I scoured thrift
emulatorloo
Feb 2023
#25
I sort of collect labels and fabric samples from clothing that wears out
bucolic_frolic
Feb 2024
#39