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The Sneaker Net Collection of over 150 sneakers (most of them Nike) - pictures. http://www.thesneaker.net/ Cabin Safety Cards A collection of safety cards from airliners around the world. http://www.angelfire.com/empire/an887 Antique Spectacles Read about antique spectacles and browse through a virtual museum of monocles, eyeglasses, lorgnettes and spectacles. http://www.antiquespectacles.co.uk/ Tissue Box Cover Collection A collection of unusual tissue box covers. http://members.tripod.com/nkim2/tissue.html Vintage Ceiling Fans A collection with images, descriptions and links. http://www.geocities.com/ada19851985/index.html Bryan's Rubber Band Ball Pictures, statistics and guest book. http://rubberbandball.5u.com/ American Weather Vanes Article on collecting American weather vanes including historical features, vane authenticity tips, displaying information, and outside resources. From Country Living. http://magazines.ivillage.com/countryliving/collect/ar/articles/0,12922,284652_293943,00.html Bakelite This is a site dedicated to all collectors of Bakelite and other associated old plastics. http://bakelite_world_2001.tripod.com/ Perfume Personal miniature perfume collection with photos and history. http://mardan.com.ar/perfums.html 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. http://www.rubberbandball.s5.com/ Swingline Owner's Group Stapler collections. http://www.vgg.com/swingline/ Scarf Collectors UK British information site for scarf collectors worldwide, includes photos and text on many scarves. Also includes scarf clips. http://frontpage.tripod.com/scarflady/ Maytag Club A California and Federal Non-Profit Corporation Dedicated to the preservation of the Maytag History and restoration of their products. http://www.maytagclub.com/ Space Center Shadowstar A collection of space artifacts, reference material such as articles and interviews with astronauts, and authentic autograph scans. http://razoredge.home.sprynet.com/hots.html Elefant's Home A large collection of pictures of elephants, including stamps, greeting cards and book covers. http://www.geocities.com/elefant.geo/ Bakelite Museum A history of the plastic, backgrounds and a small collection. Site in Gernman and English http://surfnett.de/bofe/ Paper Watermarks Collection of Paper Watermarks, with images and information about watermarks, includes links to other internet resources about watermarks. English & Español. http://www.watermarks.info/indexi.htm Virtual Mercury Arc Rectifier Museum Photographic collection of Mercury rectifiers and associated electronic glassware includes interesting pictures, information and links. http://www.tigercom.dsl.pipex.com/ Drainspotting Encouraging people to look down and check out the metal work at foot-level. Pictures and frequently asked questions. Accepts submitted photographs. http://www.drainspotting.com/ Land of Noz All about collecting antique garden hose nozzles. http://www.centuryinter.net/robinsnest/nozzles/ Treasure Jar Dedicated to a family's collection of miscellaneous junk that is found on streets and sidewalks. http://www.treasure-jar.com/ Caves and Caverns Collectibles A site about souvenirs and collectible items sold or distributed at caves and caverns. http://www.pacifier.com/~dajon The RubberBand Ball Room Step by step guide to creating a rubber band ball. Personal bios, and links to friends pages. http://members.aol.com/cuddleelf/rubberba.htm LanternCollection.net Devoted to antique or vintage kerosene deadflame and tubular lanterns, includes images and links. http://www.lanterncollection.net Welcome to MyRubberBandBall.com website I need you help in making the largest rubberband ball. http://myrubberbandball.com Fantastic Bandaid Collection A colorful personal collection of the bandaids. Included are images, links and history. http://www.funbandaid.com/ Tara Quest Resources, pictures, and information about the Tara Ceiling Fan by Southern Fan Co. http://www.geocities.com/mt_spiffy/ 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. http://www.blacksteel.com/hcs.html Rubberband Ball Miettinen A rubberband ball website. This Finnish one is in need of donations. http://www.melankolia.net/pallo/index.en.html Antique Mouse and Rat Traps This site includes photographs and information about collecting, and researching them as a hobby. http://people.hws.edu/cicciarelli/trapic1.html Rubberband Man Provides information on starting a rubberband ball and has images of on going projects. http://Rubberbandman0.tripod.com/ Hot Water Bottle Collection Earthenware hot water bottle collection plus foot warmers, bed warmers and muff warmers. http://sppots.co.uk/ Antique X-Ray Tubes and Accessories A personal collection of antique X-ray tubes and accessories, with images and some information. http://home.sprintmail.com/~njhakim/ Collect Space Non-commercial site devoted to space memorabilia collecting; combines resources for the collector with an online gallery of a personal collection. http://www.collectspace.com/ Modern Moist Towelette Collecting Homepage for the Modern Moist Towelette Collecting Newsletter. http://members.aol.com/MoistTwl/index.htm 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. http://homepage.eircom.net/~lawe/ Tiki Chat Forum for collectors of tiki mugs and Hawaiiana. http://www.tikimug.com Pocket Calendars This site is dedicated to a collection of pocket calendars. Includes links, images and reasons to collect pocket calandars. http://www.kalendariki.net/uk/homeframe.html Sandcollection Site about Sand, trading sand - including pictures, scans, newspaper articles about sand and a download section. http://www.uecmoedling.at/sand/english.html Stegeo A fairly eclectic collection consisting of stud boxes, roller blotter, bakelite boxes and dishware. Site consists of images and some text in English and German. http://homepage.schleswig-holstein.de/stegeo/ Bakelite and Plastic Museum The database of the site is filled with bakelite kitchen and homeware, radio's, clocks, jewelry, and cameras. Each item has its comprehensive description. Includes images, books, links. http://www.bakeliteandplasticmuseum.org/ Waistcoat Man A collection of waistcoats and three-piece suits, including iImages and a place for other collectors to meet. http://www.thewaistcoatman.org.uk/ Safety-Cards An extensive collection which includes a complete alphabetical listing, images and a trade list. Site in German and English. http://www.safetycards.de/ Fish Posters of the World Photos, links and other information on all sorts of fish posters. http://www.fishposters.com Typewriter Exchange Your link to antique office equipment. http://www.freenet.tlh.fl.us/~curtis7/ Gilai Collectibles Located in Jerusalem, Israel. The founder, Dr. Gilai, is the chairman of the Israeli Society of Cane Collectors. http://www.gilai.com/ Air Raid Sirens Information on air raid sirens and other siren and warning devices. Features photos, sounds, projects, restoration, forum, and links. http://www.airraidsirens.com/ Backscratcher Collection of more than 130 Backscratchers. http://www.members.tripod.com/Gideon_Weiss/ Sands Sand collecting site. Offers to exchange samples of sand. Site is in Italian and English. http://digilander.libero.it/tafa1/ oliver-richter.com/md MiniDisc blank collections including hundreds of scans. http://www.oliver-richter.com/md/ Jeff's Date Nail Page An illustrated, comprehensive site on railroad tie date nails. Included is general information on nails, the club, the e-mail newsletter, and the book. http://facstaff.uindy.edu/~oaks/DateNailInfo.htm Covers To Discover A picture collection about manhole covers. Accepts submissions. [English and French]. http://www.covers-to-discover.com/ Fool of the Hills Garden Gnomes Gallery of gnomes and links. http://www.angelfire.com/on3/gnomes/main.html The Daily Newspapercollection Individual collecting frontpages of daily newspapers. The site contains the catalogue. http://www.newspapercollection.de/ CDCult AOL and other ISP CD Collection. This site shows the art in each ISP's cds or diskettes received in mail or magazines. http://www.cdcult.com/ Solid Perfume A free informational forum for collectors of solid perfume compacts. Includes a message board, searchable photo database and buying and selling area. http://www.solidperfume.com/ Old Spice Collectibles Contains detailed research on Old Spice for Men products: mugs, and bottles. Also reports on eBay sales of Old Spice items. http://www.cr8on.com/ 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. http://geekt.org/ Angel Cult Online gallery of Guardian Angels protecting children. http://www.angelcult.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. http://oldroads.com/ Federalthunderbolt.org Focuses on the Thunderbolt models of outdoor warning sirens made by Federal Sign & Signal Corporation which are sirens for civil defense, tonadoes, and air raids. http://www.federalthunderbolt.org/ Stewardess Uniform Collection Photographs of over 300 different uniforms from different airlines. http://www.uniformfreak.com/ 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. http://metalab.unc.edu/lou/ball/ Flashlight Museum History of flashlights and images of flashlights with information. http://www.geocities.com/~stuarts1031/flashlight.html Swingline Shrine Devoted to the loyal users of Swingline Staplers around the world. http://www2.trincoll.edu/~rwilmerd Beach Collection Sand collection (arenophile). Lots of images http://sable.sergi5.com/ Car Brochures A private collection of classic and modern car brochures from around the world, includes for sale list, links, and images of the collectin. http://www.carbrochures.co.uk 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. http://www.20thcenturyglobes.com/ World Beach Sand Collecting tips, trading links and general information on sand collecting. http://www.geocities.com/worldbeachsand/index.html Talking Clocks A collection of talking clocks. The site contains: photo galleries, some history of clocks that talk and interesting links about time. http://www.talkingclocks.net/ Business Card Collecting Business card collecting facts, fun, and information. Links to business card collectors and traders around the world. http://www.ibccsite.com/ Penguins Everywhere A personal penguin collection, features figurines, snowglobes, xmas ornaments and plush. http://www.penguins-everywhere.co.uk Icebox Memories Collection of memorabilia associated with the way ice was harvested, stored and finally delivered in the early 1900s. http://www.iceboxmemories.com/site/sub1.htm Scarf Collector Information site for collectors of ladies scarves. http://members.lycos.co.uk/scarfcollector/ The Gamewell Diaphone Web Site A collector of information and devices showcases the distinctive public warning horns. Information, images and history are featured. http://diaphones.morgancomm.com My Bandaids This site contains images of an extensive bandaid collection and a listing of the people that have made contributions to it. http://mybandaids.tripod.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. http://www.handcuffs.org/ Arenophile (Sand Collecting) A start point for sand collectors. http://www.arenophile.com/ Scratch Ticket Collecting Scotttie's Australian Lotology page. http://www.scottware.com.au/tickets/index.htm The Museum of Nostalgic Artifacts A post modern collection of recent American relics. Exhibits, history, and photographs. Southern California. http://m-o-n-a.com/ Christmas Pyramids (Windmills) Information about Christmas pyramids and pictures and descriptions of Christmas pyramids from different countries. http://www.knocktwice.com/pyramid.htm Cliff Muskiet's Stewardess Uniform Collection Thumbnailed photograph galleries of uniforms worn by airline staff. http://www.uniformfreak.demon.nl/ The Nailhunter A pictorial guide to date and pole nails. Collecting date nails is considered to be closely related to insulator collecting. http://home.houston.rr.com/datenails/ Warning Sirens by Jason Chrismon Focuses on outdoor warning sirens including civil defense, tornado, and air raid sirens. Provides message forum and links. http://www.warningsirens.org/ Justbakelite A brief biography on Leo Hendrik Baekeland with pictures of bakelite as well as links. http://www.justbakelite.com Straitjacket Floats Collectors guide to straitjackets. A guide for Houdini fans everywhere. http://members.tripod.com/sjfloats/ FlashlightMuseum.com Online museum of antique, classic and new flashlights. http://www.flashlightmuseum.com/ 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. http://www.geocities.com/signemickey/ripleyindex.html 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. http://www.oozinggoo.com/ Collectors Tech British collector of electronic devices, calculators, radios, and watches. http://www.collectors-tech.com/ My Flashlight Collection Images of an extensive flashlight collection. http://hometown.aol.com/charnes5 Straitjacket Page Pictures, links, and sources related to straitjackets. http://sj.blacksteel.com/

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