Everyone collects something (even if it's just those little green pieces of paper with the pictures of dead presidents), and Molly and Nell O'Hara in THE GIRL AT THE END OF THE LINE collect oyster plates. I don't know what the fascination is (see Antiques for what I collect), but if you're interested in oyster plates you might want to check out the following links:

The
Big Oyster
Oyster Plate
Collectors Society
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