What do you collect that no one else collects?

[jbb]

I think the thing I collect most these days is Boorum and Pease journals and accounting books. I use them for sketchbooks, collage and some writing (the paper isn't great for Fountain pens). I especially love when I find a really old unused one...

I love old ledger books! I find the paper is great for dip pens. Some of the old ones have nice watermarks too.

[Waski_the_Squirrel]

I collect slide rules.

[nxn96]

Drummer Boy Quarters.

I fear there are two of us....

[nxn96]

In the realm of fountain pens, I've got a small collection of fountain pens that were produced by the Autopoint Company back in the 1930's. Autopoint was essentially a mechanical pencil company, but did make a line of rather handsome fountain pens for a brief time.

[nxn96]

Double post. Sorry.

[Adhizen]

I think the thing I collect most these days is Boorum and Pease journals and accounting books. I use them for sketchbooks, collage and some writing (the paper isn't great for Fountain pens). I especially love when I find a really old unused one...

I love old ledger books! I find the paper is great for dip pens. Some of the old ones have nice watermarks too.

I like the blue and red lines in some... I've purchased a couple of really nice ones on ebay in the last month.

[skyppere]

I think the thing I collect most these days is Boorum and Pease journals and accounting books. I use them for sketchbooks, collage and some writing (the paper isn't great for Fountain pens). I especially love when I find a really old unused one...

Have you ever seen Native American Ledger Art? They were short of paper so did wonderful drawings in old ledgers... that came to mind when you said you use accounting books for sketching..

[skyppere]

Double post. Sorry.

collecting 'posts' eh?

[Adhizen]

I think the thing I collect most these days is Boorum and Pease journals and accounting books. I use them for sketchbooks, collage and some writing (the paper isn't great for Fountain pens). I especially love when I find a really old unused one...

Have you ever seen Native American Ledger Art? They were short of paper so did wonderful drawings in old ledgers... that came to mind when you said you use accounting books for sketching..

I had an opportunity to see a show of ledger art books in the 80's.... and there are a few reproductions available in book form. I can say I was inspired by them.. yet I've always like ledger books in general...

[skyppere]

In the realm of fountain pens, I've got a small collection of fountain pens that were produced by the Autopoint Company back in the 1930's. Autopoint was essentially a mechanical pencil company, but did make a line of rather handsome fountain pens for a brief time.

Speaking of Autopoint... I find myself now collecting their twin point pencils. My father had one, the red on one end and the black on the other but I keep turning up different ones. Some with red and green or red and blue or yellow and black... some with white barrels or grey or brown... My latest hunt is for one that has black at both ends... I THINK I saw one once!
I didn't know they made Fountain pens too!
skyppere

[plistumi]

Belly button lint? Nah, everybody collects that. Sorry, I could not resist.

Ooooh! I collect pocket lint!

[piscov]

I collect Sheaffer desk lamps.

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I would love a Green one. .. if you want to make a trade with pens let me know! !

Really like your collection.

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[Runnin_Ute]

Watches (25 total, 3 pocket watches), Marathon finishers medals (15 and counting), and fountain pens......

[I like mango pudding]

Watches (25 total, 3 pocket watches), Marathon finishers medals (15 and counting), and fountain pens......

wooo hooo. another watch collector! which ones do you have?

[ethernautrix]

I have a collection of tiaras.

[Waski_the_Squirrel]

Try just typing in the link between [V IDEO] ht tp://www .you tube. com/emb ed/ZmJmz 6CqxdA[/V IDEO] tags (but without the spaces),

[ethernautrix]

Try just typing in the link between [V IDEO] ht tp://www .you tube. com/emb ed/ZmJmz 6CqxdA[/V IDEO] tags (but without the spaces),

Ah! You must have seen my original post. I saw the icon for video on the menu bar, and it helpfully told me which code to use (from YouTube). Thanks, Waski!

[ethernautrix]

I "collect" dollar coins. I put them in a tin can with a slot in the top and no way to open it without destroying the can. So I don't know how many are in there. Almost full, though. (It's a small tin can, so it couldn't be thousands and thousands... (sad face).)

[jbb]

I have a collection of tiaras.

That's hilarious and really captures the heart of the matter.

[Biber]

Cat whiskers. Yep, you read that right, cat whiskers.