50 People Share Their Unique Collections
Some of us are into bowling, others love traveling, nature, or rock hunting. Does that mean you collect all the bowling balls to make a giant pyramid, or gather every single mosquito you’ve ever killed, or arrange the keys of every hotel and motel you’ve ever been to? Well, for these people, it does indeed.
Meet the collectors of the most random items out there, who prove that nothing is off-limits when it comes to human curiosity.
From a shark tooth collection to a collection of every insect found at home in Australia, Bored Panda has compiled a list full of the most bizarre, wonderful, and entertaining assemblages. Scroll down, upvote your favorites, and let us know what you adore collecting in the comment section below!
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This Is One Of Several Alphabets Assembled By Belgian Type Designer Clotilde Olyff From Stones Collected At The Beach
A Year Ago, I Started Staying In And Peircing State Quarters, Instead Of Going Out And Getting In Trouble. Here Is My Collection So Far
I Started Feeding Bar Nuts To These Crows That Are Regular To The Patio Of A Bar I Work At. My Collection Of Gifts Finally Started After 3 Months
It turns out, humans have always been drawn to collecting things. In the 19th century, aristocratic collectors would amass books, zoological and biological specimens, art and decorations that were all considered a status symbol.
The Victorian era gave birth to the cabinet of curiosities, which referred to space specially designed to arrange, display, and store one’s collectibles. Many of these cabinets have become the first museums that exhibited curated collections.
But the urge to collect things starts as early as our childhood. Most of us had our own little collections of keychains, stamps, or Legos. However, only a few people devote their time and effort to their collected items as they reach adulthood.
My Doctor Has A Kept All The Pictures Kids Have Drawn Of Him
My Grandfather's Pencil Sharpener Collection I Inherited
OH I have pretty much that exact globe pencil sharpener at home!!!! It's my pride and joy :D
Perfectly Round Rocks I Found On The Beach. Bonus: Egg, Dorito, And Watermelon Rock
For many, it offers the thrill of the hunt, which draws them in. Most collectors develop an emotional attachment to their objects where each one carries a story. Ask a record collector about their display, and they will happily tell you a two-hour-long story about the first vinyl they got their hands onto.
Nostalgia may also be the driving force of collecting, and it’s usually visible in the historical collections that require a great deal of knowledge and context.
This Is My Periodic Table Of Elements With Actual Elements
Over The Past 15 Years My Dad Collected 1,785 Bowling Balls And Built A Giant Bowling Ball Pyramid
Collection Of Reference Seeds Found In My Grandad’s Attic
The Product Of 15 Years Collecting Shedded Antlers From The Woods
Since The Late 80s, My Office Has Been Collecting Used Staples That Were Removed From Documents That Needed To Be Microfilmed/Scanned. Here Is That Collection
Our Tire Sticker Ball Turned 6 Today
Some Of My Favorite Arrowheads. Amazing Little Pieces Of History Collected On Our Private Property In Southern Arizona
2 Years Of Collecting Sea Glass
My Four-Leaf-Clover Collection (Plus A Couple Five-Leafers In The Middle)
My Girlfriend Cleaning Her Monopoly Collection
She has about 600. There are some duplicates and most are sealed. The oldest one is from the 1940’s I think. My favorite is the Harley Davidson one which weighs about 20 pounds
My Sand And Dirt Collection From Every Place I Visited
Gotta be very careful doing that. Some parks have rules against even taking small soil samples. If found guilty at any time in your life, you'll be paying up quite a large fine.
The Airbnb That I’m Staying In Has A Collection Of Rubber Ducks In The Bathroom Wall
My 100% Complete Collection Of Every LEGO Shield Ever Made
He is missing the shields from Knights Kingdom (regular and McDonald's also) but anyway, amazing!
My History Teacher's Presidential PEZ Collection
Marble Collection From The 1800s. All Made From Polished Semi-Precious Stones
Weapons Collection From The Royal Armouries In Leeds, UK
This Is My Gameboy Mosaic Made Out Of Gameboy Games. Note: No Games Were Harmed And All Are Removable And Playable
My (87-Years-Old) Father's "Ugly" Golf Ball Collection
My old man, who is now pushing 90 and can't get out to play anymore, was always the guy who would hit his shot, then poke around in the woods and ponds looking for golf balls. He saved buckets of good golf balls, but his real pride and joy is his collection of "ugly golf balls". He was overjoyed any time he'd find a rotten old ball that had been hit by a mower and left to decay. The guy got a hole-in-one once, complete with a big plaque. He promptly lost that golf ball. But he invites strangers into his home to show them his ugly golf ball collection. It's the little things!
Friend's Mom In Australia Has A Collection Of What She Found In Her Home
Somehow I think this is a collection of insects etc. that has not ever been in her house alive. Here is one site that sells bugs, mounted and framed, but please do not buy from them. Let the critters live! https://bugunderglass.com/product-category/real-framed-butterfly-displays/
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Yeah, I really hope they were already dead from natural causes...
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That´s a lot of nopes but... am I the only one feeling sorry for them?
Note to self : Never move to Australia unless you are willing to fight giant spiders and hide from dinoflies.
Living in Australia I am concerned about my niece in Connecticut . Insects can be shooed away
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Most of these aren’t found anywhere in Australia let alone in the same locality in Australia. Bought off eBay in the main.
Those are frickin big how are you so fearless to keep living there .. Australia .. land of the NOPES!!
I live in the land of the nopes and I still survived to write this comment!
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I should send her my collection of funnel web spiders I've fished out of my pool over the years. They mostly come out on hot humid nights looking for females to mate with...........mostly.
I live in Australia. There are lots of bugs, but I doubt she found every single one in her home. 😶
Would totally visit Australia 🇦🇺 just to see all the bugs and animals.
im coming with you!!, i would love to see them too
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I do feel bad for all of the animals that died in the making of this collection. They were just trying to survive in the harsh and unforgiving world.
I love insects, especially spiders, but knowing all of these were in my house would terrify me
Bats have made their way into my house before here in Pennsylvania.
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She killed all those beautiful butterflies just so she could have a collection?!? ANd one bat?!?
Bugs beware! That is quite the trophy collection :) like hunters who taxidermy their kills.
I guess, i better stay away from her home. I don't want to end up on that wall as well.
OMG, everything what walk, fly or crawl are mostly deadly in Australia
Aww poor bat. Hope he died naturally and not because mum is a psycho collector
I hope she did not kill them and they passed on when found already. Poor souls.
Scary, now I know I would not live, ever in a beautiful but dangerous place!
Not one but TWO TARANTULAS! And a scorpion. I can't stop looking but I wish I could un-see this.
We know she is not a Buddhist. Kind of morbid don't you think? creature will not want to venture in there knowing their relative is posted on the wall dead... Like taxidermy...
nope nope nopety nope!!!!!!! i swear i would burn my house and entire state of i found ONE of these things.
Nope. Nope Nope Nope Nope Nope When my son was doing linguistics work in Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea, he said there were a couple of shadow boxes in one of the guest houses that had a collection of local insects -- huge, creepy things. Blessedly it was not the house my son stayed in, and he didn't get out into the villages to have to experience those things for himself. But he did say the bugs in his house there were big enough to be very creepy.
Land of the Nopes. I would've moved after finding the first nopezilla.
The Aussie spirit of "Take that you little bugger" is strong in this one.
I wonder if this works like impaling the bodies of your enemies at the castle gate to keep other bugs out.
ok, this is so scary but at the same time amazing! I wish I could see it up close!
What, did she professionally mount them all herself? Maybe Mum is a taxidermist.
oh wait its australia theres spooders AND scorpions those buterflies are pretty though :)
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I hate when they kill things & pin them in glass. Well. Except the spiders & other yuck boogs.
It's Australia dude these things are everywhere all the time. Everywhere. Its actually the reason my grandparents chose NZ to move to(from ireland): grandad wanted to go to Australia but gran didn't like the spiders/snakes/misc so they compromised with NZ (close enough, but without deadly stuff lol)
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I Collect Food Shaped Erasers
My youngest would love to do that, if he could keep them a secret from his destructive older brother.
My Aunt Has A Spoon Collection That Has A Tiny Spoon Collection Right Above It
I once started a small spoon collection where each spoon had a state name on it. Then they got stolen.
My Entire Bow Tie Collection, Minus The One I'm Wearing Now
