Featured Unusual Collections: What Have You Seen?

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  1. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    i collected enough fur to build a new cat !
     
    komokwa, Aug 9, 2017
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  2. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    I hear they sell the organs-and-bone kits on eBay now.
     
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  3. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    There is a local guy who has the largest collection of Humber cars in the world.
    Some are used as wedding cars to help finance the upkeep.

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  4. toomanytocount

    toomanytocount Boredom is a sin.

    LOLOLOLOL!
     
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  5. toomanytocount

    toomanytocount Boredom is a sin.

    Just curious, did anybody buy them? Or did she just give them away. I think sometimes what's the difference, angora, wool, leather. They all came from an animal.
     
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  6. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Ha!!!! ;)
    Actually....unless the matches have printing or characters on them they are carefully removed and the cover displayed flat.
    And.... I believe he sold the collection not long after the show aired.
     
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  7. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Don't do it...
     
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  8. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Ew. :vomit:
    So they unbuild a cat to build a cat????
    HOLY CAT-A-PUPPIES BAT-A-MAN!
     
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  9. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

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  10. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    No but wire coat hangers do; they feed on socks from the dryer! I've never even seen a Humber; they weren't exported much to the US.
     
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  11. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    They were produced in Coventry, the only relationship they have with this area is they have the same name as the nearby river.

    The future King George VI took delivery of his first Humber in 1935. He was so impressed by the limousines that after the war he ordered 47 to be sent to British embassies around the world. Every prime minister of the day arrived at Downing Street in a Humber; Winston Churchill boasted a fleet of five Humber Pullmans.

    The car’s robust build quality and reliability attracted the attention of the Army too. Specially modified Super Snipe models were turned into field cars during World War II.

    The most famous, staff car No M239485, was used by Field Marshal Montgomery from the D-Day landings until the end of the war. His 4.5-litre model covered 60,000 miles around Europe in less than a year.

    Humbers fell out of favour in the late Fifties. With thirsty, six-cylinder engines they guzzled fuel at just five miles per gallon.
    Edward VIII and Wallace Simpson used one when driving around London.
     
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  12. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Ouch, no wonder. What with petrol rationing and all, five MPG...eep. Even American gas guzzling monsters from the 50s did a bit better.
     
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  13. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    When I was a kid, I collected bird nests. For the most part I observed the birds making them and collected them once the babies had fledged. This way I knew which birds made them. Often climbed trees 30 ft. or more in the quest. Kept them in the garage and probably had at least 20. Needless to say, my parents were not happy having this lot of dirty old nests on the shelves in the garage. Made me get rid of them when we moved at age 8 and that was the end of that collection.
     
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  14. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    Not much to add here, but loved seeing a few of the collections! :happy:

    Went to a estate sale a few months ago where the former owner had collected owls. Owls were everywhere! Several hundred figures, planters, jewelry, featured in paintings, prints.

    It was a hoot!
     
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  15. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    *rimshot*
     
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  16. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

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  17. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

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  18. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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    I wonder if he has this one..? :hilarious:
     
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  19. Christmasjoy

    Christmasjoy Well-Known Member

    My father had a Humber car back in the early fifties, I don't know much about the big car but it held all of us on our trips to London, the pictures brought back memories, Thank You. The car was sold when we moved to Canada in 1957 .. I wonder if that handsome car is among those in the picture. I didn't know that it was a sort of luxury car until now, but my father always bought the very best for himself .. he owned a taxi service with a fleet of cars, the Humber was used for weddings mostly .. so long ago, Joy.
     
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  20. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

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