Collections : A Study

And here are some closeups of the four faux coins from the bookshelf shrine above:

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When we had the downstairs remodeled, I tossed everything that didn’t bring me joy. Well, sort of. I had a pretty large collection of stars (go figure). I only kept one. I threw out or gave away clutter. Consequently I have to be creative.
Are two godzillas a collection?
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Starzee said:
When we had the downstairs remodeled, I tossed everything that didn’t bring me joy. Well, sort of. I had a pretty large collection of stars (go figure). I only kept one. I threw out or gave away clutter. Consequently I have to be creative.
Are two godzillas a collection?
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Absolutely ..2 Godzillas make a collection!
(Heck even one item could be a collection in progress)

5 out of 5 stars!
Is the tall guy from Imperial and the smaller one from Bandai?
 
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Disastrous Wolf 7126 said:
Absolutely ..2 Godzillas make a collection!
(Heck even one item could be a collection in progress)

5 out of 5 stars!
Is the tall guy from Imperial and the smaller one from Bandai?
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We call the smaller one Godzuki. It was a baby Godzilla in one of the Japanese subtitled movies. In the movie the baby Godzilla looked quite different, but you gotta work with what you have. :D
 
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The recovered camera collection, all 35mm film rangefinders. Left to right: Kiev IV, Minolta AL-S, Zorki-6, Yashica Lynx-1000, Fed 2

The front 2 are fixed lens cameras, with the Lynx maybe edging out the AL-S as a favorite. Both have selenium lightmeters that don't require batteries. The back 3 are all Soviet era interchangeable lens cameras, with the Kiev using a Contax-style mount and the Zorki and Fed using a Leica screw mount. Of those 3, the Zorki was probably my favorite by a nose.
 
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The recovered camera collection, all 35mm film rangefinders. Left to right: Kiev IV, Minolta AL-S, Zorki-6, Yashica Lynx-1000, Fed 2

The front 2 are fixed lens cameras, with the Lynx maybe edging out the AL-S as a favorite. Both have selenium lightmeters that don't require batteries. The back 3 are all Soviet era interchangeable lens cameras, with the Kiev using a Contax-style mount and the Zorki and Fed using a Leica screw mount. Of those 3, the Zorki was probably my favorite by a nose.
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Fantastic collection!
They look great together..very complimentary.
(Zorki-6 sounds like a Trek planet not yet visited!)
 
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The recovered camera collection, all 35mm film rangefinders. Left to right: Kiev IV, Minolta AL-S, Zorki-6, Yashica Lynx-1000, Fed 2

The front 2 are fixed lens cameras, with the Lynx maybe edging out the AL-S as a favorite. Both have selenium lightmeters that don't require batteries. The back 3 are all Soviet era interchangeable lens cameras, with the Kiev using a Contax-style mount and the Zorki and Fed using a Leica screw mount. Of those 3, the Zorki was probably my favorite by a nose.
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Very cool. What is that mount about?
 
A stumbled on collection. We are remodeling another space in our house, the hallway (more of a center room that all other rooms open into). It’s been a catch all area for many years, accumulating some of everyone’s stuff.
I had to text my kids, who owned a humidor with a cigar collection?
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Starzee said:
A stumbled on collection. We are remodeling another space in our house, the hallway (more of a center room that all other rooms open into). It’s been a catch all area for many years, accumulating some of everyone’s stuff.
I had to text my kids, who owned a humidor with a cigar collection?
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Nice! 5 bonus points for a collection that comes w/ a mystery!
 
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The recovered camera collection, all 35mm film rangefinders. Left to right: Kiev IV, Minolta AL-S, Zorki-6, Yashica Lynx-1000, Fed 2

The front 2 are fixed lens cameras, with the Lynx maybe edging out the AL-S as a favorite. Both have selenium lightmeters that don't require batteries. The back 3 are all Soviet era interchangeable lens cameras, with the Kiev using a Contax-style mount and the Zorki and Fed using a Leica screw mount. Of those 3, the Zorki was probably my favorite by a nose.
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They all look great, but I’m especially liking the case on the Yashica.
 
Four-in-one
background: Encyclopedia Britannica Great Books series (bought in the mid 1980s, still have about half to read.)
top shelf: Monster Girls vinyl figures (there are many more but they’ve gone from $7 each to $50 each on E-Bay. Left to right: Cleo De Nile, Lagoona Blue, Draculaura, Frankie Stein, Clawdeen Wolf, Abby Bominable, Ghoulia Yelps.)
bottom shelf left: Casio Forester watches in all three colors (ignore the fact that they’re all showing different times because I haven’t wound them in months.)
bottom shelf middle and right: shoujo manga. Middle: Rose of Versailles by Riyoko Ikeda published by Udon Entertainment. This is the first ever release of this classic 1970s manga in English. Right: Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi. This Eternal Edition by Kodansha Comics is the best English release of this iconic 1980s manga in my opinion.

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Populuxe said:
Four-in-one
background: Encyclopedia Britannica Great Books series (bought in the mid 1980s, still have about half to read.)
top shelf: Monster Girls vinyl figures (there are many more but they’ve gone from $7 each to $50 each on E-Bay. Left to right: Cleo De Nile, Lagoona Blue, Draculaura, Frankie Stein, Clawdeen Wolf, Abby Bominable, Ghoulia Yelps.)
bottom shelf left: Casio Forester watches in all three colors (ignore the fact that they’re all showing different times because I haven’t wound them in months.)
bottom shelf middle and right: shoujo manga. Middle: Rose of Versailles by Riyoko Ikeda published by Udon Entertainment. This is the first ever release of this classic 1970s manga in English. Right: Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi. This Eternal Edition by Kodansha Comics is the best English release of this iconic 1980s manga In my opinion.

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Cool and varied collections Kent!
5 out of 5 stars!

Are those related to the Monster High Dolls line?
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I had Funk & Wagnalls encyclopedias…bought one a week at the grocery store..early 80’s…
 
Disastrous Wolf 7126 said:
Cool and varied collections Kent!
5 out of 5 stars!

Are those related to the Monster High Dolls line?
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I had Funk & Wagnalls encyclopedias…bought one a week at the grocery store..early 80’s…
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Thank you, and yes, the vinyl figures are based on Mattel’s Monster High dolls. I’m a fan of the various webisodes, specials and movies surrounding the characters.

I remember those Funk & Wagnalls encyclopedias. Some of my friends parents owned them. But these books aren’t the encyclopedia, but the Great Books series. Great Books of the Western World - Wikipedia
 
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Populuxe said:
Thank you, and yes, the vinyl figures are based on Mattel’s Monster High dolls. I’m a fan of the various webisodes, specials and movies Surrounding the characters.

I remember those Funk & Wagnalls encyclopedias. Some of my friends parents owned them. But these books aren’t the encyclopedia, but the Great Books series. Great Books of the Western World - Wikipedia
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Interesting series! & I vote yes to anything that keeps monsters in the pop culture eye.
I always enjoy seeing what all everyone collects and how they display them .
Thanks for adding your collections to the thread!
 
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