What do you collect?

[Chickpea]

I JUST put a set of russian nesting dolls in the box for the church thrift shop. My MIL bought them in Russia when she was there, but I'm not interested in them. They're in perfect condition.

If you want me to retrieve them and send them to you, PM me. (No charge to you of course--I was giving them away anyway)

O! thats really kind of you thank you! yes i'll pm you =)

[BarbieGirl]

By the way, my mum has a similiar 'thing' for Queen Victoria. My 2nd name is Victoria due to it. She cant really explain why though, she wasnt a particularly nice character by all accounts =\

Chickpea,

I like Queen Victoria too! I'm a sucker for all things British!

[BarbieGirl]

If you mean me, the chairs are various sizes, but most are about the size that a Barbie doll could sit on (no pun intended!) The tiny teapots are mostly the one cup size or less.

Lainey,

Yep, I meant you! Sorry, I'm just figuring out how to resond to posts.

There is an artist who paints these wonderful pictures of chairs that seem to come alive! He's a NJ artist....his name escapes me at the moment (maybe Timothy Martin?)

My MIL from England sent me these adorable little tablespoon and teaspoon measuring utensils in the shape of tea cups. They are so cute, I'm displaying them!

[Chickpea]

Chickpea,

I like Queen Victoria too! I'm a sucker for all things British!

There was a 3-4 part docu on her on BBC2 at Christmas called 'Queen Victoria's children'. According to that she was very domineering and controlling, not at all maternal and completely obsessed with her dead husband. Quite honestly she comes across in it as a right miserable bugger =\ I wish i could think of another famous victoria i could say i was named after.

[IshbelRobertson]

Victoria

Pendleton
Beckham
Wood


(Not that I'd claim any of them, if I was you!)

[IshbelRobertson]

I've stopped collecting nowadays, but have extensive collections of

Sterling silver boxes, snuff boxes and other small objects, such as quaichs, preferably with Scottish hallmarks.

Sterling silver teaspoons (i stopped adding after I reached 150 different styles and kept having to get display racks specially made by a local craftsman!)

Wemyss ware. When i first started to collect, it was as cheap as chips. Nowadays it's much more expensive. I believe the deceased Queen Mother had a large collection, which probably explains the price hike.

Scottish art. I like originals, but don't pay more than a thousand pounds for anything, even if I adore it! Most are priced at three to five hundred pounds.

Lead crystal glasses, vases and jugs. Nowadays I just replace pieces that get broken in use. Some of the pieces are very hard to find.

For those who might be wondering... Weymss is pronounced weems!

[Float On]

To you where does a collection stop? Do you continue to collect? Do you purge? Are you happy with 7, 15, etc....
My pottery teapot collection I'm happy with the 12 I own. If I add another one I will probably give or sell one that I've got because 12 fit nicely above the kitchen cabinets and make a nice display.
I'd even completely forgotten about my pottery teapots when I'd first answered this question.
My key collection I've pared down to 20. I'm considering collecting old locks.
I use to have an antique hat collection - enough to cover a 12" long wall completely. Sold that after I got tired of dusting the vails and feathers on so many of them.

Do you wish that others didn't know about your collection? Are you tired of others buying you things because ..."I know you collect these so I bought one for you."
As well as our blown work in vases, bowls, vessels... we do sculptures of animals in solid glass and I hear that alot. I'm buying this elephant (or bear, or penguin, or giraffe, etc) for a friend because they collect them. I always wonder if the person who recieves it loves it or says 'gee....thanks (I totally can't stand elephants because I've got 450 of them now)'. I think I sold 40 paperweights on Etsy this christmas season with 'rush---this is a gift for a paperweight collector' as the note attached to the order.


My 15 year old is collecting antique typewriters....you know the ones that each weigh about 65 lbs (or so it seems). I told him he had to stop at 6 as long as he lives in our house.

[decemberlov]

Tin airplanes, buses & car, old bottles and printers blocks

[Chickpea]

Victoria

Pendleton
Beckham
Wood


(Not that I'd claim any of them, if I was you!)

Im 2 old for 1st 2 but Victoria Wood would work, plus im a massive fan !

[IshbelRobertson]

Well, there you go...