COLLECTING PAGE

I suppose that the collecting page could have been classified as a hobby, but I could not possibly get all of my collecting "stuff" on my hobbies page, so I have devoted a seperate page to collecting. I have been collecting (my wife says that I am an accumulator, not a collector) since I was a child and had quite a large collection of comic books (I wish that I had kept them).  I was president of the stamp and coin collecting club in high school (nerd).  During my young married life I was  into wine, gun and knife collecting and primitive art (mostly African).  At the present time  I have a collection of antique farm tools and collected Beanie Babies during the first few years of their popularity(still have several hundred, want to buy some ?).  I collect ice skating pins and a small collection of Olympic pins.  I even collect bandanas.

Antique Sharpening Stone with rebuilt bench

Antique auger (drill), small crossbow saw, and rake

Antique hand axe.  I have never seen another like this.  It is not uncommon to find one-of-a-kind antique farm tools, as most were handmade and for a specific use.  Do you have experience with unique farm tools ?  I would like to hear about them

Antique hay scythe with original catcher (holds the hay as you cut it).  I have a couple of scythes that do not have the catchers.  The view is on my livingroom fireplace above the ceiling beams.

Best Beanie Baby Site

The Pin Traders Site

Good "All Purpose" Collecting Site

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