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• Recreation: Antiques  (985)

Air Raid Sirens - Information on air raid sirens and other siren and warning devices. Features photos, sounds, projects, restoration, forum, and links..

Antique Mouse and Rat Traps - Photographs and information about collecting, and researching them as a hobby..

Antique X-Ray Tubes and Accessories - A large collection of antique X-ray tubes and accessories, with images and information..

Arenophile (Sand Collecting) - A start point for sand collectors..

Aviation Safety Cards - A website with the aircraft safety cards collection of Aaron Yan(Singapore)..

Backscratcher - Collection of more than 130 Backscratchers..

Bakelite - Dedicated to all collectors of Bakelite and other associated old plastics..

Bakelite and Plastic Museum - Bakelite kitchen and homeware, radios, clocks, jewelry, and cameras. Each item has a description. Includes images, books, links..

Brandon's Siren Site - Photos, information, and links, including storm damage photos..

Bryan's Rubber Band Ball - Pictures, statistics and guest book..

Business Card Collecting - Business card collecting facts, fun, and information. Links to business card collectors and traders around the world..

Cabin Safety Cards - A list of safety cards collected from airliners around the world..

Cliff Muskiet's Stewardess Uniform Collection - Thumbnailed photograph galleries of uniforms worn by airline staff..

Coachbuilt Prams - A collection of coach built prams or baby carriages and their restoration. Lots of images and descriptions..

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..

Collectors Tech - British collector of electronic devices, calculators, radios, and watches..

collectspace.com - Source for information on space history, space artifacts, and space memorabilia. Learn where astronauts will appear, browse collecting guides, and read original space history-related daily reports..

Covers To Discover - A picture collection about manhole covers. Accepts submissions. [English and French]..

The Daily Newspaper Collection - Individual collecting front pages of daily newspapers. The site contains the catalogue..

Drainspotting - Encouraging people to look down and check out the metal work at foot-level. Pictures and frequently asked questions. Accepts submitted photographs..

Elefant's Home - A large collection of pictures of elephants, including stamps, greeting cards and book covers..

Fantastic Bandaid Collection - A colorful personal collection of the bandaids. Included are images, links and history..

Fish Posters of the World - Photos, links and other information on all sorts of fish posters..

Flashlight Museum - History of flashlights and images of flashlights with information..

FlashlightMuseum.com - Online museum of antique, classic and new flashlights..

Frogs Collectors' Corner - Around 100 frogs, from all around the world, with images..

The Gamewell Diaphone Web Site - A collector of information and devices showcases the distinctive public warning horns. Information, images and history are featured..

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..

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..

Icebox Memories - Collection of memorabilia associated with the way ice was harvested, stored and finally delivered in the early 1900s..

Jeff's Date Nail Page - An illustrated site on railroad tie date nails. Includes general information on nails, the club, the e-mail newsletter, and the book..

Justbakelite - A brief biography on Leo Hendrik Baekeland with pictures of bakelite as well as links..

Land of Noz - All about collecting antique garden hose nozzles..

Lava Lamps - Provides basic information on lava lamps as well as how to make one..

The Lost Photo Gallery - A collection of lost photos and passport photos, found on the street and in other random locations..

ManHole.ca - Fine Sewer Art - Photographs sent in by visitors of various manhole covers from all over the world, as well as history and links..

Maytag Club - A California and Federal Non-Profit Corporation Dedicated to the preservation of the Maytag History and restoration of their products..

Menotomy Vintage Bicycles - Site contains two on-line vintage bicycle databases and 6 Discussion Areas with topics on vintage bicycle pricing, dating and restoration..

Modern Moist Towelette Collecting - Homepage for the Modern Moist Towelette Collecting Newsletter..

My Bandaids - This site contains images of an bandaid collection and a listing of the people that have made contributions to it..

My Flashlight Collection - Images of an flashlight collection..

The Nailhunter - A pictorial guide to date and pole nails. Collecting date nails is considered to be closely related to insulator collecting..

Old Spice Collectibles - Contains detailed research on Old Spice for Men products: mugs, and bottles. Also reports on eBay sales of Old Spice items..

Oozin' Goo - Information about lava lamps including history and profile of the inventor, formulas for making your own lamps, a vintage lamp photo gallery, and link to message forum..

Paper Watermarks - Collection of paper watermarks, with images and information about watermarks, and links to related resources. English and Español..

Penguins Everywhere - A personal penguin collection, features figurines, snowglobes, Christmas ornaments and plush..

Pigeon ring collector - Enthusiast in Germany features racing rings and ownership cards from all over the world. Includes photos and contact details..

Pocket Calendars - This site is dedicated to a collection of pocket calendars. Includes links, images and reasons to collect pocket calandars..

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..

Rubberband Ball Miettinen - A rubberband ball website. This Finnish one is in need of donations..

The RubberBand Ball Room - Step by step guide to creating a rubber band ball. Personal bios, and links to friends pages..

Rubberband Man - Provides information on starting a rubberband ball and has images of ongoing projects..

Safety-Cards - A collection which includes a complete alphabetical listing, images and a trade list. Site in German and English..

Sand Collecting - Everything you could possibly want to know about sand collecting, and a few things you might not..

Sands - Sand collecting site. Offers to exchange samples of sand. Site is in Italian and English..

Scarf Collector - British information for collectors of ladies scarves. Includes photographs..

Scratch Ticket Collecting - Scotttie's Australian Lotology page..

The Sergei Rubber Band Ball Project - Project owner is trying to build a very large rubber band ball named Sergei. Information on donating rubber bands, and Sergei's statistics..

The Sneaker Net - Collection of over 150 sneakers (most of them Nike) - pictures..

Solid Perfume - A free informational forum for collectors of solid perfume compacts. Includes a message board, searchable photo database and buying and selling area..

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..

Straitjacket Floats - Collectors guide to straitjackets. A guide for Houdini fans everywhere..

Straitjacket Page - Pictures, links, and sources related to straitjackets..

Swingline Owner's Group - Stapler collections..

Talking Clocks - A collection of talking clocks. The site contains: photo galleries, some history of clocks that talk and interesting links about time..

Tara Quest - Resources, pictures, and information about the Tara Ceiling Fan by Southern Fan Co..

Tissue Box Cover Collection - A collection of unusual tissue box covers..

Treasure Jar - Dedicated to a family's collection of miscellaneous junk that is found on streets and sidewalks..

Vintage Ceiling Fans - A collection with images, descriptions and links..

Vintage Coachbuilt Prams - Classic coachbuilt prams, how to restore them and keep them for generations to come..

Virtual Mercury Arc Rectifier Museum - Photographic collection of Mercury rectifiers and associated electronic glassware includes interesting pictures, information and links..

Waistcoat Man - A collection of waistcoats and three-piece suits, including images and a place for other collectors to meet..

World Beach Sand - Collecting tips, trading links and general information on sand collecting..

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..

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