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- American Weather Vanes - Article on collecting American weather vanes including historical features, vane authenticity tips, displaying information, and outside resources. From Country Living.
magazines.ivillage.com/countryliving/collect/ar/articles/0,12922,284652_293943,00.html
- Angel Cult - Online gallery of Guardian Angels protecting children.
www.angelcult.com
- Antique Mouse and Rat Traps - This site includes photographs and information about Antique Mouse and Rat Traps, collecting, and researching them as a hobby.
people.hws.edu/cicciarelli/trapic1.html
- Antique Spectacles - Read about antique spectacles and browse through a virtual museum of monocles, eyeglasses, lorgnettes and spectacles.
www.antiquespectacles.co.uk
- AOL CD and Tin Collecting UK - Collect, buy and trade AOL CDs and Tins that are sent through the mail and found in magazines and stores.
www.zezzo.com/aolcds
- AOL CD Preservation Guild - Documenting and preserving each release of AOL on Compact Disc. Most users are unaware that much of the artwork is re-used on release after release.
www.geocities.com/acpgm
- AOL Virtual Museum - A collection of AOL (America Online) and other ISP trial software.
www.brainblips.com/aol/aol6.0.html
- Arenophile (Sand Collecting) - A start point for sand collectors.
www.arenophile.com
- Backscratcher - Collection of more than 130 Backscratchers.
www.members.tripod.com/Gideon_Weiss
- Bakelite - This is a site dedicated to all collectors of Bakelite and other associated old plastics.
bakelite_world_2001.tripod.com
- Beach Collection - Sand collection (arenophile). Lots of images
sable.sergi5.com
- Blow Lamps Unlimited - For collectors of blow lamps, blow torches and other heating apparatus.
www.geocities.com/hanst46se
- Bryan's Rubber Band Ball - Pictures, statistics and guest book.
rubberbandball.5u.com
- Business Card Collecting - Business card collecting facts, fun, and information. Links to business card collectors and traders around the world.
www.ibccsite.com
- Cabin Safety Cards - A collection of safety cards from airliners around the world.
www.angelfire.com/empire/an887
- Cate's Garage Sale Finds - A collection of old cookbooks and other amusing items found at garage sales.
webhome.idirect.com/~tervist
- Caves and Caverns Collectibles - A site about souvenirs and collectible items sold or distributed at caves and caverns.
www.pacifier.com/~dajon
- CDCult - AOL and other ISP CD Collection. This site shows the art in each ISP's cds or diskettes received in mail or magazines.
www.cdcult.com
- Christmas Pyramids (Windmills) - Information about Christmas pyramids and pictures and descriptions of Chritmas pyramids from different countries.
www.knocktwice.com/pyramid.htm
- Coal Mining Sticker Collection - Collector of coal mining stickers, JOY stickers, Australian Coal mining stickers, and Peabody coal mining stickers
hometown.aol.com/dekka343/myhomepagecollection.html
- Collect Space - Non-commercial site devoted to space memorabilia collecting; combines resources for the collector with an online gallery of a personal collection.
www.collectspace.com
- Collecting Crest & Monogram Albums - A personal site exploring and presenting research findings on the forgotten pastime of crest and monogram albums. Presented by Edward J Law.
homepage.eircom.net/~lawe
- Collectors Tech - British collector of electronic devices, calculators, radios, watches etc.
www.collectors-tech.com
- Construction Warning Light Collectors Page - Dedicated to collecting past and present road construction warning lights.
www.geocities.com/visiflash/index.html
- Fish Posters of the World - Photos, links and other information on all sorts of fish posters.
www.fishposters.com
- Flashlight Crazy - A personal flashlight collection.
hometown.aol.com/charnes5/index.html
- Flashlight Museum - History of flashlights and images of flashlights with information.
www.geocities.com/~stuarts1031/flashlight.html
- Fool of the Hills Garden Gnomes - Gallery of gnomes and links.
www.angelfire.com/on3/gnomes/main.html
- GeekT - Geek History through T-Shirts. The history of technology is best told through the t-shirts that were made during the development process. Users contribute pictures of their shirts along with their histories.
geekt.org
- Gilai Collectibles - Located in Jerusalem, Israel. The founder, Dr. Gilai, is the chairman of the Israeli Society of Cane Collectors.
www.gilai.com
- Globes of the 20th Century - Informational site for collectors of 20th century terrestrial globes. Globe manufacturers, how to date a globe, globe bibliography, globe links and a photo gallery of typical 20th century globes.
www.20thcenturyglobes.com
- Handcuffs.org - A collectors guide to vintage handcuffs, featuring a gallery of handcuffs and related restraints as well as feature articles on handcuff collecting, Houdini and his fellow escape artists of the past.
www.handcuffs.org
- hawaiianshirthell - A collector of hawaiian shirts shows them off on this site.
www.hawaiianshirthell.com
- Icebox Memories - A personal collection of ice items, gathered from the days when ice was harvested from ponds, stored and packed in sawdust in the icehouses, and then delivered by the iceman.
www.tiac.net/users/icebox
- International Fan Collector's Guild - An online resource for fan collectors. A not for profit website which offers a Victorian fans, fan museum, art, fans for sale, conservation, resources, books
www.hand-fan.org
- Jeff's Date Nail Page - An illustrated, comprehensive site on railroad tie date nails. Included is general info on nails, the club, the e-mail newsletter, the book, and much more.
facstaff.uindy.edu/~oaks/DateNailInfo.htm
- Junk 3000 - A collection of collections. Odd, tacky and just plain weird objects. Graphic intensive site.
www.junk3000.freeservers.com/trash.html
- Land of Noz - All about collecting antique garden hose nozzles.
www.centuryinter.net/robinsnest/nozzles
- Maytag Club - A California and Federal Non-Profit Corporation Dedicated to the preservation of the Maytag History and restoration of their products.
www.maytagclub.com
- Menotomy Vintage Bicycles - Site contains two on-line vintage bicycle databases and 6 Discussion Areas with topics on vintage bicycle pricing, dating and restoration.
oldroads.com
- Modern Moist Towelette Collecting - Homepage for the Modern Moist Towelette Collecting Newsletter.
members.aol.com/MoistTwl/index.htm
- Museum of Dirt - Many samples of celebrity dirt.
www.planet.com/dirtweb/dirt.html
- My Bandaids - This site contains images of an extensive bandaid collection and a listing of the people that have made contributions to it.
mybandaids.tripod.com
- Old Spice Collectibles - Contains detailed research on Old Spice for Men products: mugs, bottles, etc. Also reports on eBay sales of Old Spice items.
www.cr8on.com
- Oozin' Goo - The site includes formulas for making your own lamps, information on the history and inventor, a vintage lamp gallery, a fan club, and a connection to the newsgroup.
www.oozinggoo.com
- Perfume - Personal miniature perfume collection with photos and history.
mardan.com.ar/perfums.html
- Pocket Calendars - This site is dedicated to a collection of pocket calendars. Includes links, images and reasons to collect pocket calandars.
www.kalendariki.net/uk/homeframe.html
- Ripley's Believe It Or Not Collectors' Site - His fascination with the weird and unusual has made Mickey Ivanovitch one of the world's largest collectors of Ripley's Believe It Or Not memorabilia.
www.geocities.com/signemickey/ripleyindex.html
- Rubberband Ball Miettinen - A rubberband ball website. This Finnish one is in need of donations.
www.melankolia.net/pallo/index.en.html
- Sand Collector.Com - Expand your sand collection. Find other sand collectors and arenophiles or add your name to the growing list.
www.sandcollector.com
- Sandcollection - Site about Sand, trading sand - including pictures, scans, newspaper articles about sand and a download section.
www.uecmoedling.at/sand/english.html
- Sands - Sand collecting site. Offers to exchange samples of sand. Site is in Italian and English.
digilander.iol.it/tafa1
- Scratch Ticket Collecting - Scotttie's Australian Lotology page.
www.scottware.com.au/tickets/index.htm
- Space Center Shadowstar - A collection of space artifacts, reference material such as articles and interviews with astronauts, and authentic autograph scans.
razoredge.home.sprynet.com/hots.html
- Straitjacket Floats - Collectors guide to straitjackets. A guide for Houdini fans everywhere.
members.tripod.com/sjfloats
- Straitjacket Page - Pictures, links, and sources related to straitjackets.
sj.blacksteel.com
- Swingline Owner's Group - Stapler collections.
www.vgg.com/swingline
- Swingline Shrine - Devoted to the loyal users of Swingline Staplers around the world.
www2.trincoll.edu/~rwilmerd
- The Ball - it is a sphere, composed entirely of aluminum foil of various varieties. It is mostly candy wrappers, with a few bits of foil from other food items mixed in. A very entertaining site.
metalab.unc.edu/lou/ball
- The Daily Newspapercollection - Individual collecting frontpages of daily newspapers. The site contains the catalogue.
www.newspapercollection.de
- The Museum of Nostalgic Artifacts - Whether it is captivating curios, kitschy keepsakes or venerable vestiges youre looking for, youll find them at the Mona Lisa.
m-o-n-a.com
- The Rubberband Ball - This site is about a rubberband ball. It has pictures and how you could help make it bigger.
rbb.neofire.net
- The Sergei Rubber Band Ball Project - Project owner is trying to build a very large rubber band ball named Sergei. Go to this sit for information on donating rubber bands and Sergei's stats.
www.rubberbandball.s5.com
- The Sneaker Net - Collection of over 150 sneakers (most of them Nike) - pictures.
www.thesneaker.net
- Tissue Box Cover Collection - A collection of unusual tissue box covers.
members.tripod.com/nkim2/tissue.html
- Treasure Jar - Dedicated to a family's collection of miscellaneous junk that is found on streets and sidewalks.
www.treasure-jar.com
- Typewriter Exchange - Your link to antique office equipment.
www.freenet.tlh.fl.us/~curtis7
- Yossie's Handcuff Collection - A personal collection of Handcuffs, Leg Irons, and other insitutional and historical restraint devices. Includes resource links page, patent papers, function animations, and books.
www.blacksteel.com/hcs.html
- Your Vintage Coleman Lantern Headquarters - Information about vintage Coleman lanterns. Images, history, models, restoration, diagrams, and links.
kerolite.freeyellow.com
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