What Else Do You Collect Besides Knives?

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bighomer wrote:Skip I believe you and I are pack-rats. ::hmm:: ::uc:: ::woot:: ::tu:: :lol: ::handshake::
bighomer, you have no idea. The items that I've posted, just the tip of the tip of the iceberg. :D ::tu:: ::handshake::
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bighomer wrote:Skip I believe you and I are pack-rats. ::hmm:: ::uc:: ::woot:: ::tu:: :lol: ::handshake::
I doubt you two are in the minority! ::dang:: ::facepalm::
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PEZ. Lots and lots and lots of PEZ.
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Agreed ::tu::
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doglegg wrote:
bighomer wrote:Skip I believe you and I are pack-rats. ::hmm:: ::uc:: ::woot:: ::tu:: :lol: ::handshake::
I doubt you two are in the minority! ::dang:: ::facepalm::
I love being a "pack-rat." If we were in the minority, garage sales, rummage sales, flea markets, antique shops, estate sales, thrift shops, etc., etc., wouldn't exist. Selling this stuff helps supplement my income quite a bit. It also allows me to purchase knives. ::tu:: :D ::handshake::
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Yep, I resemble these remarks!
You should see my room! I share a main floor and keep the collections strictly in my own space. It’s getting pretty crowded in here!
Hey, New Windsor, do you have the Alice Pez?!
I’m too young to be this old!
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zoogirl wrote:Hey, New Windsor, do you have the Alice Pez?!
No, I don't. I didn't know there was an Alice Cooper PEZ dispenser. Haven't actually bought one of these in quite some time. I don't collect them anymore and am selling these off. Oh, by the way, my name is Skip. ::handshake::
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New_Windsor_NY wrote:
zoogirl wrote:Hey, New Windsor, do you have the Alice Pez?!
No, I don't. I didn't know there was an Alice Cooper PEZ dispenser. Haven't actually bought one of these in quite some time. I don't collect them anymore and am selling these off. Oh, by the way, my name is Skip. ::handshake::
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Hi Skip!
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zoogirl wrote:
New_Windsor_NY wrote:
zoogirl wrote:Hey, New Windsor, do you have the Alice Pez?!
No, I don't. I didn't know there was an Alice Cooper PEZ dispenser. Haven't actually bought one of these in quite some time. I don't collect them anymore and am selling these off. Oh, by the way, my name is Skip. ::handshake::
Yep!
Hi Skip!
Hi Ann. If it wasn't for the makeup, gloves and the snake, that would look a little like a Cher PEZ. :D
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Mugs and Tankards and Steins, Oh My!

The one in the first picture is 26 inches tall (total, with lid).
The "Bud Man" (5th picture), I won playing a game on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights, New Jersey (mid 1970's).
Oooops, the last picture was a straggler. Damage is from 1994 Northridge earthquake.
I also have 50 glass, promotional beer related mugs and glasses (not pictured).
I'm not actively collecting these anymore, but if I see one that I like and can afford it, I'll buy it.
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New_Windsor_NY wrote:PEZ. Lots and lots and lots of PEZ.
I don't collect PEZ, however back in the Summer of 1989 while attending the twice yearly Toy Show in Glendale Ca. and speaking to a seller, he informed me that I had just missed meeting the actress "Demi Moore." ::dang::
He informed me that he had just sold many PEZ dispensers to her and that she is a big PEZ collector.
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Old Folder wrote:
New_Windsor_NY wrote:PEZ. Lots and lots and lots of PEZ.
I don't collect PEZ, however back in the Summer of 1989 while attending the twice yearly Toy Show in Glendale Ca. and speaking to a seller, he informed me that I had just missed meeting the actress "Demi Moore." ::dang::
He informed me that he had just sold many PEZ dispensers to her and that she is a big PEZ collector.
I would like to know if she collects any specific type of PEZ dispensers. The early, first ones, with NO feet are HIGHLY sought after and collectible. The ones WITH feet, like mine, are collectible, but not to the degree of the early ones. Thank you for sharing the story Old Folder. :D
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Here is my collection of: Prest-O-Lite Keys.
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Old Folder wrote:Here is my collection of: Prest-O-Lite Keys.
Just when you thought you've seen everything imaginable that there is to collect.........!
Now I have to look to see if I have any of those in my father's stuff. VERY nice collection Old Folder.
Thank you for sharing! ::handshake::
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OF, that is pretty fantastic. I had seen them on knives but not just as keys. ::tu::
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New_Windsor_NY wrote:
Old Folder wrote:Here is my collection of: Prest-O-Lite Keys.
Just when you thought you've seen everything imaginable that there is to collect.........!
Now I have to look to see if I have any of those in my father's stuff. VERY nice collection Old Folder.
Thank you for sharing! ::handshake::
Well I looked through the box of my father's stuff and this is all I could find.
I don't know what it is or what it was used for. One end looks like a wrench, the
other end is open and square in shape. It is approx. 2 1/2" long overall. ::shrug::
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New_Windsor_NY wrote:
New_Windsor_NY wrote:
Old Folder wrote:Here is my collection of: Prest-O-Lite Keys.
Just when you thought you've seen everything imaginable that there is to collect.........!
Now I have to look to see if I have any of those in my father's stuff. VERY nice collection Old Folder.
Thank you for sharing! ::handshake::
Well I looked through the box of my father's stuff and this is all I could find.
I don't know what it is or what it was used for. One end looks like a wrench, the
other end is open and square in shape. It is approx. 2 1/2" long overall. ::shrug::
Question answered, mystery solved. It's an old roller skates key. It's pictured on the right side of the
picture in the first "newspaper" article Old Folder posted (with a chain or string attached). I didn't see it at first.
(I posted the "newspaper" page again and the item in question) Thank you Old Folder! ::tu:: :D
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Skip as soon as I saw the photo I knew that was a skate key. Somewhere back in the dim recesses of my memory I recall having one of those as a kid and having it on a string around my neck. No telling how much hide I left on the sidewalks using the skates that old key went to. :roll: If they weren't adjusted perfectly (and sometimes even if they were) those skates would slip free of my shoes and send me stumbling and crashing at a high rate of speed. How did I ever survive my childhood ?
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philco wrote:Skip as soon as I saw the photo I knew that was a skate key. Somewhere back in the dim recesses of my memory I recall having one of those as a kid and having it on a string around my neck. No telling how much hide I left on the sidewalks using the skates that old key went to. :roll: If they weren't adjusted perfectly (and sometimes even if they were) those skates would slip free of my shoes and send me stumbling and crashing at a high rate of speed. How did I ever survive my childhood ?
I've wondered the same thing, especially my teenaged years.
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:lol: ::facepalm::
I'm 20, and suffering from bashing myself around yesterday for 4 hours. Mountain Biking on a real MTB Mountain. Crashed bad twice... ::facepalm::
Scraped my left knee, left thigh, left belly side, left forearm, bruised left rib cage, overstretched left arm. Bruised left side of skull. Scraped both shoulders bad, and bruised right rib cage.
But had a total blast!
:mrgreen: :roll:
I'm going to do it again! And probably break something in the process. 8)
Show me guys what you got. Can you take it?
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philco wrote:Skip as soon as I saw the photo I knew that was a skate key. Somewhere back in the dim recesses of my memory I recall having one of those as a kid and having it on a string around my neck. No telling how much hide I left on the sidewalks using the skates that old key went to. :roll: If they weren't adjusted perfectly (and sometimes even if they were) those skates would slip free of my shoes and send me stumbling and crashing at a high rate of speed. How did I ever survive my childhood ?
If it belonged to my father (highly doubtful), it's from the mid 1920's to the early 1930's.
If it belonged to my mother (highly likely), it's from the very early 1930's to the very early 1940's.
Either way, it's over 75 years old and a nice piece of memorabilia.
Thank you Phil and samb1955 for your personal input. :D ::handshake::
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Volunteer Fire Department & Volunteer Fire Company Fund Raising Mugs & Glasses.

Why? Because I was a volunteer firefighter from 1974 to 1978.
I had some that were shaped like hose nozzles & boots, I sold them.
These surviving mugs & glasses are from New York & New Jersey.
They are as follows, in no particular order.

Walker Valley Fire Company, New York, 1974
Col. Bradley Hose Company #2, Walden, New York, 1975
Montgomery Fire Department, New York, 1976
Fair Lawn Fire Department, New Jersey, 1975
Waalkill Engine Company #6, Middletown, New York, 1975
White Horse Fire Company, New Jersey, 1974
New Hampton Fire Company, New York, 1975
Circleville Fire District, New York, 1975
Winona Lake Engine Company #2, Town Of Newburgh, New York, 1977
Mechanicstown Engine & Chemical Company No.1, Town Of Wallkill, New York, 1975
Protection Engine Company, Fishkill, New York, 1973
Sullivan County Volunteer Firemen's Association (SCVFA) County Parade, Hurleyville, New York, 1974
Otisville Fire Department, New York, 1976
Rombout Fire Company, Fishkill, New York, 1975
McQuoid Engine & Ladder Company No.3, Middletown, New York, 1974
Wallkill Hook, Ladder & Hose Company, New York, 1975
Wallkill Hook, Ladder & Hose Company, New York, 1977
Bullville Fire Company, New York, 1975
Orange County Volunteer Firemen's Association Annual Convention, Mombasha Fire Company, Monroe, New York, 1975
Ocean Beach Fire Company #3, New Jersey, 1975
Mt. Lodge Park Fire Company, New York, 1977
Suffern Fire Department-Hook, Ladder & Hose Company, New York, 1975
Harriman Engine Company, New York, 1978
Chelsea Fire Company, New York, 1976
Orange County Volunteer Firemen's Association Annual Convention, Vails Gate Fire Company, New York, 1976
Hudson Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association Annual Convention, Saugerties, New York, 1977
Hillcrest Fire Company No.1, New York, 1975
Orange County Volunteer Firemen's Association Annual Convention, Pine Bush Hook & Ladder Company, New York, 1977

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Fighting fire, a dread disease.
Challenging a flaming hell,
At the ringing of a bell.
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They give up their lives for you.
Pray for them as they go past,
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Well ...... this is kind of embarissin'. ::facepalm::
For years as a carpenter I would, on occasion, when the right board would appear, knock the knots out of lumber.
I haven't carpentered for years so I quit knockin'.
I saved the knots thinking they would make a good piece as a fire starter and they probably would. It's just that I never built any fires.
I don't collect these but I think they are kind of neat from my trade perspective. Some of them would make a fair coat hook. ::paranoid::
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FRJ wrote:Well ...... this is kind of embarissin'. ::facepalm::
For years as a carpenter I would, on occasion, when the right board would appear, knock the knots out of lumber.
I haven't carpentered for years so I quit knockin'.
I saved the knots thinking they would make a good piece as a fire starter and they probably would. It's just that I never built any fires.
I don't collect these but I think they are kind of neat from my trade perspective. Some of them would make a fair coat hook. ::paranoid::
Soooo....., we can tell your paneling and trim projects, .... because all the knots are missing?_____Dave
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Well, no .... these knots are from 1 1/2" lumber mostly.
You could tell my trim joinery because it looked like it grew there. :)
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