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<p>[QUOTE="KingofThings, post: 174233, member: 468"]Oh boy...this may/will be a long one...</p><p>>Best I recall was that I may have started, unintentionally, at 6. I had Rheumatic Fever and was basically incarcerated in bed for 11 months.</p><p>Because I read, played and listened to the radio constantly, WNEW, I'd bet that's where radio collecting came to be. Not sure how many I have, dozens of all types at least...including consoles, and the latest is right next to me, a 1976 R,W & B Bicentennial small hand-held transistor.</p><p>>Perhaps if all my Tonkas, tricycle, bicycle and pedal cars weren't stolen I'd have those too. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /> It was my first experience with theft and I just couldn't believe it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":arghh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Here and there I have 'replaced' them with a few of those large collector ones and Hallmark ornaments.</p><p>>My twin uncles had a huge O gauge set of trains that ran through the whole apartment at Christmas. (there's a Christmas movie I love because of the O gauge set in it which is much the same scenario...except for this part>) In the projects we had incinerators where you burned your own trash and for some reason my Grandmother, who I lived with with my Dad, lost it about them and made me help her put the trains and track into it. It was my first real traumatic experience and I've never forgotten it. As you may imagine I was beside myself with grief. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie86" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Much later in years my Dad and I were talking and he didn't recall it...and I was shocked for I had to be inconsolable when he got home. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /> I informed him that the locomotive alone had to be worth at least $500.</p><p>So... I still have my .027 and HO Lionel sets from back then. The HO set may also be the first one of Lionel's. I have the accessory Fire Car which last I saw was worth some $600 without the box and it's in the box. I have the little buildings, trees and misc. other stuff from then.</p><p>I have added to it all over time including other brands.</p><p>>I had collected random other things like Tootsie Toys, books, comics, Hot Wheels and Johnny Lightnings. They went to my Uncle's when we moved with the plan to be sent to us later...but there was a flood...supposedly. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p>>The next 'oldest' things I know I have are my white belt and badge from my crossing guard stint. With those add my grammar school stuff; autograph book, diploma and probably my report cards. The ladies here will no doubt recall the gum wrapper chains they made for their beaus that were as long as he was tall.</p><p>I have mine. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>>Because I read profusely, even before 6, I love books and have a ton...literally....and probably more. I have many kid's school books and teacher's editions, some as new. With those are children's books but I've mainly wanted those with color art.</p><p>I have some very old ones but the most valuable is likely my first edition, 1 of only 2k, The Hunt for Red October which was signed and inscribed to me by the late Tom Clancy. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /> I also have his next 2 first edition books in the same state.</p><p>>I have thousands of albums, 33 and 78, and 45s. I have many that are radio station promos.</p><p>>Because I served in the US Navy I began an interest in Naval items. In approximately 1990 I came across a 'yard long' of a nest of navy destroyers. That started me off on collecting yard longs, mostly of ships, crews and boot camp versions. Some of these have names and perhaps, some day, I'll research these people. I have many ship and sailor photos as well as women and children in navy uniforms. I have a boy's 'real' wool sailor suit.</p><p>>Being from Jersey City, NJ I could see the Statue of Liberty every day. In all this time I hadn't ever, that I recall, been there at all much less inside. A few years ago I got to go on the island, last year I got to the balcony...some day...her crown. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I began collecting her relatively recently and have a clock, a lamp, a number of various sized small ones, misc. other stuff and the base of one of the two-part souvenirs sold to raise money for her pedestal.</p><p>>I have some things related to Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis most importantly and priceless are the personal rolls of film of the building and test flying of the aircraft, and misc. others with Lindbergh, which were shot by one of the build team. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>>I have many unusual WWII items including many huge posters that were centerfolds in newspapers at the time. The most shocking item I have may be the actual overflight weather radar images shot the day before the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.</p><p>~I also have the nautical chart that was on the bridge of a destroyer lost on D-Day while on fire support for the landings. It has hand written notations of the picket lines and where she hit a mine and where they sailed to try to get her out of the harbor so she didn't sink and become a hazard. The whole crew got off but she didn't sink. Some returned to save her but she drifted in range of large German guns which hit and broke her in half. 35 were lost. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I've recently been able to determine that this belonged to the Captain and was sold at his estate sale at which a friend found this for me for 50cents. She wouldn't take the 50cents and I didn't know what I had until years later. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>God knows what else was there. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p>>I have a lot of Peanuts stuff including all or most of the felt banners sold in the late 60s. Most recent find is a 60s rotating dog house music box with Snoopy in an astronaut's suit on top. It seems to have surely suffered in a smoker's house. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p>It plays; 'Fly me to the Moon'. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>>I also collect drag racing items and have some great stuff and autographs. My drag racing jacket has patches I bought at the events and attached which go clear back to 1970. Some are quite rare. The next one to go on is from a race in August but I have to move all to a new jacket for there's no room left.</p><p>>I collect school children's hand made wooden shop projects.</p><p>>I collect little hand carved wooden boots and shoes.</p><p>>I collect kid's well-made wooden racing cars.</p><p>...and on and on.... Be warned...I may add on later...</p><p>p.s. some of this is in my profile.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KingofThings, post: 174233, member: 468"]Oh boy...this may/will be a long one... >Best I recall was that I may have started, unintentionally, at 6. I had Rheumatic Fever and was basically incarcerated in bed for 11 months. Because I read, played and listened to the radio constantly, WNEW, I'd bet that's where radio collecting came to be. Not sure how many I have, dozens of all types at least...including consoles, and the latest is right next to me, a 1976 R,W & B Bicentennial small hand-held transistor. >Perhaps if all my Tonkas, tricycle, bicycle and pedal cars weren't stolen I'd have those too. :( It was my first experience with theft and I just couldn't believe it. :( :arghh: Here and there I have 'replaced' them with a few of those large collector ones and Hallmark ornaments. >My twin uncles had a huge O gauge set of trains that ran through the whole apartment at Christmas. (there's a Christmas movie I love because of the O gauge set in it which is much the same scenario...except for this part>) In the projects we had incinerators where you burned your own trash and for some reason my Grandmother, who I lived with with my Dad, lost it about them and made me help her put the trains and track into it. It was my first real traumatic experience and I've never forgotten it. As you may imagine I was beside myself with grief. :(:sorry: Much later in years my Dad and I were talking and he didn't recall it...and I was shocked for I had to be inconsolable when he got home. :( I informed him that the locomotive alone had to be worth at least $500. So... I still have my .027 and HO Lionel sets from back then. The HO set may also be the first one of Lionel's. I have the accessory Fire Car which last I saw was worth some $600 without the box and it's in the box. I have the little buildings, trees and misc. other stuff from then. I have added to it all over time including other brands. >I had collected random other things like Tootsie Toys, books, comics, Hot Wheels and Johnny Lightnings. They went to my Uncle's when we moved with the plan to be sent to us later...but there was a flood...supposedly. :( >The next 'oldest' things I know I have are my white belt and badge from my crossing guard stint. With those add my grammar school stuff; autograph book, diploma and probably my report cards. The ladies here will no doubt recall the gum wrapper chains they made for their beaus that were as long as he was tall. I have mine. :) >Because I read profusely, even before 6, I love books and have a ton...literally....and probably more. I have many kid's school books and teacher's editions, some as new. With those are children's books but I've mainly wanted those with color art. I have some very old ones but the most valuable is likely my first edition, 1 of only 2k, The Hunt for Red October which was signed and inscribed to me by the late Tom Clancy. :( I also have his next 2 first edition books in the same state. >I have thousands of albums, 33 and 78, and 45s. I have many that are radio station promos. >Because I served in the US Navy I began an interest in Naval items. In approximately 1990 I came across a 'yard long' of a nest of navy destroyers. That started me off on collecting yard longs, mostly of ships, crews and boot camp versions. Some of these have names and perhaps, some day, I'll research these people. I have many ship and sailor photos as well as women and children in navy uniforms. I have a boy's 'real' wool sailor suit. >Being from Jersey City, NJ I could see the Statue of Liberty every day. In all this time I hadn't ever, that I recall, been there at all much less inside. A few years ago I got to go on the island, last year I got to the balcony...some day...her crown. :) I began collecting her relatively recently and have a clock, a lamp, a number of various sized small ones, misc. other stuff and the base of one of the two-part souvenirs sold to raise money for her pedestal. >I have some things related to Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis most importantly and priceless are the personal rolls of film of the building and test flying of the aircraft, and misc. others with Lindbergh, which were shot by one of the build team. :) >I have many unusual WWII items including many huge posters that were centerfolds in newspapers at the time. The most shocking item I have may be the actual overflight weather radar images shot the day before the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. ~I also have the nautical chart that was on the bridge of a destroyer lost on D-Day while on fire support for the landings. It has hand written notations of the picket lines and where she hit a mine and where they sailed to try to get her out of the harbor so she didn't sink and become a hazard. The whole crew got off but she didn't sink. Some returned to save her but she drifted in range of large German guns which hit and broke her in half. 35 were lost. :( I've recently been able to determine that this belonged to the Captain and was sold at his estate sale at which a friend found this for me for 50cents. She wouldn't take the 50cents and I didn't know what I had until years later. :) God knows what else was there. :( >I have a lot of Peanuts stuff including all or most of the felt banners sold in the late 60s. Most recent find is a 60s rotating dog house music box with Snoopy in an astronaut's suit on top. It seems to have surely suffered in a smoker's house. :( It plays; 'Fly me to the Moon'. :) >I also collect drag racing items and have some great stuff and autographs. My drag racing jacket has patches I bought at the events and attached which go clear back to 1970. Some are quite rare. The next one to go on is from a race in August but I have to move all to a new jacket for there's no room left. >I collect school children's hand made wooden shop projects. >I collect little hand carved wooden boots and shoes. >I collect kid's well-made wooden racing cars. ...and on and on.... Be warned...I may add on later... p.s. some of this is in my profile.[/QUOTE]
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