Collections besides applicances?

[jasonl]

The Rock N Roll Room

Finally moved a bunch of boxes out to the garage and cleaned out what will soon be my "Rock n roll Room". So far I have crammed in there the 73 console, Seeburg, the 2 small Magnavox record players and a crapload of records (THANKS RICKR!).

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[runematic]

Early cast iron stoves. About 95% were made in PA, & we have about 45 that were made right where I am sitting.

 

[runematic]

We also have a collection of stoveplates. These were the sides of a stove called a 5 plate Jamb Stove. The writing is in german, as the new residents brought their language and traditions to this area. These particular plates were cast in 1742 at an unknown PA furnace. We just happened across both sides at different places & times. One side came from an Ohio auction & the other from an Allentown, PA auction.

 

[runematic]

Here is a link to some more photos I posted years ago. The stove floor is a little fuller now.

http://automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/00ShowCollectionGETD.cgi?dir=/COLLECTIONS/RUNEMATIC/

 

[vintagesearch]

Model cars its gotten so out of control i had to put them in plastic bins and store them in the basement of course they are triple wraped in newspaper and cotton and shirts to support them LOLZ i have 1 ex large tub filled with them and 2 medium sized ones.....its an addiction! which has now been replaced with occasional smoking!

 

[rp2813]

Smaller items that are in their original boxes or packaging always catch my eye but I'm being way more selective so as not to accumulate stuff I'll never use or have out. Latest acquisition is a HB electric knife in wall mount caddy that I found in its original box. Works fine and is much nicer looking than the late model ergonomic B&D we have, and with the caddy we'll always know exactly where to find it. And I'm always on the lookout for 45's for my jukebox.

I also have gotten into phones again, and am now focusing on the WE model 500's that date back to 1949. My partner always lets his imagination get the best of him and will complain about transmission issues when talking on an older WE 302 or 202 set, but nobody ever questions a 500 model. Most of us grew up using them and we know they work fine. Household vintage phone problem solved! Now if I can find a model 5302, I can trick everybody into thinking they're using a 500 model when really they're using a re-cased model 302.

 

[aquarius1984]

I collect Vacuum cleaners but I guess those are appliances too but anyways heres some pics of em.

 

[aquarius1984]

2

 

[aquarius1984]

My pride and joys,

Hoover Turbomaster and Senior.

My Gran had the Turbomaster and my Great Gran had the Senior models pictured

 

[aquarius1984]

Miele

 

[aquarius1984]

More Turbopowers

 

[aquarius1984]

few more

Hoover Turbopower 2's circa 1996

 

[aquarius1984]

Electrolux 502 1974 and Contour 2 circa 1994

 

[aquarius1984]

Hotpoint

 

[aquarius1984]

Ultra rare Hoover Turbopower Autoflex from the first series, 1983.

Only 1 other collector I know has one of these.....

 

[danemodsandy]

Danish Modern Furniture...

...and vintage kitchen goodies, particularly vintage Farberware. I'm currently looking for the first plastic-base Cuisinart, with the first, cursive logo on it instead of the block lettering they've used for so many years. I have all the blades and the bowl for it, just not the motor base yet.

 

[charbee]

Dynaco tube stereo equipment and speakers, Dual turntables, all sorts of LPs and 45s. Recordings and memorabilia of The Boswell Sisters.

 

[brettsomers]

Sandy

Did you just recently start looking for the Cuisinart? I've seen a good handful of those early models here in little ole San Antonio! I think there may still be one at one of the shops i frequent.

 

[danemodsandy]

Brett:

Yes, the hunt began a few months ago. It was the damndest thing, too. I saw one of those early cursive-logo plastic machines in a thrift, and passed it up because it was just the base, no bowl or other parts. I thought, "I'll never find the other pieces, so I'd better leave this here." Of course, a complete bowl and blade set turned up a month or two later! At least I had the good sense to pick those up.

I envy other cities their thrift stores - ours here in Atlanta are pretty lean pickings.

 

[karmann]

I collect fountain pens, Poole Pottery (especially the breakfast sets), Denby pottery and dishes, specifically Wedgwood, Spode, Raynaud and Haviland. My husband used to complain about all the dishes....now he's resigned to the fact that they aren't going away, and I'll ask for a new set for Christmas almost every year!

Here's a picture of some of my Poole taken many years ago.