Molly and Nell O'Hara (THE GIRL AT THE END OF THE LINE) run a small antiques shop in North Carolina and have twenty six oyster plates. Perry Mannerback (THE GIRL IN THE FACE OF THE CLOCK), an eccentric billionaire, probably has a hundred different clocks.
This is symptomatic of the collecting disease -- once you start buying one type of thing, it's difficult to stop. Well, maybe not for everyone, but some of us are doomed because we have the Collector's Gene -- that primordial penchant to keep assembling like items.
I am particularly nuts in this regard. Starting with stamps, coins, comic books, baseball cards (if my mother hadn't sold my collection in a house sale in 1969, I would be a very rich person today) and butterflies. I have progressed in my adulthood to such arcane bits of history as
God help you if you suffer from this affliction, but if you do, you might enjoy the links below:
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The Maine Antique Digest - The best antiques publication in the world as far as I'm concerned |
Ralph and Terry Kovel - Terry, who went to school with my Aunt Boo told me years ago that I would need to have five books published before people began to know who I was. I now have four mysteries, two coffee table tomes and a children's book. Charles who? |
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Silver Magazine - A great resource if you're into silver |
Renningers - If you plan to be in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, area, this is the center of the world |
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Newtown Bee The only serious competition to Maine Antique Digest and and a fabulous resource for the truly serious antique freak |
icollector.com - A comprehensive web resource for Antique collectors and dealers |