Unique Things People Collected and Shared With the World

I’m not sure what the psychology is behind why we love to collect things – coins, books, rocks, figurines, records, what have you – but there must be some reason that so many people lovingly gather certain things to display in their homes.

Sometimes those collections go beyond the average, too, and that’s when they really become interesting, if you ask me.

Here are the really different collections kept by 17 different people.

17. Ok I have questions about this one.

Like…why? And how?

Over the past 15 years my dad collected 1,785 bowling balls and built a giant Bowling Ball Pyramid from pics

16. Alphabets made from beach stones.

This is one of several alphabets assembled by Belgian type designer Clotilde Olyff from stones collected at the beach.

Image Credit: Kottke

15. I can see hanging onto these for a rainy day.

Or for the inevitable apocalypse.

Collection of reference seeds found in my Grandad’s attic from mildlyinteresting

14. These extremely cool “punched” state quarters.

I mean, if you thought they were cool before…

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. from pics

13. This is super cool.

I would love to see all of the birds that came!

Image Credit: Pleated Jeans

12. The crows never forget.

So, better friend than foe.

Inspired by an old reddit post. I started feeding bar nuts to these crows that are regural to the patio of a bar I work at. My collection of gifts finally started after 3 months. from pics

11. This looks like something out of a horror movie.

I don’t like it.

The product of 15 years collecting shedded antlers from the woods. from pics

10. That’s something worth keeping.

It would make you smile every single day!

Image Credit: Pleated Jeans

9. For what purpose?

Just to fill a barrel?

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. from pics

8. I don’t know what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this.

These are seriouslycool!

My grandfather’s pencil sharpener collection i inherited from mildlyinteresting

7. Happy Birthday!

Also, that’s a LOT of tires.

Our tire sticker ball turned 6 today from Damnthatsinteresting

6. I bet it’s not really about the rocks.

It’s about finding the rocks.

Perfectly round rocks found on the beach. Bonus: egg rock, triangle, and taco rock. from interestingasfuck

5. Those belong in a museum.

Not everyone is so lucky to live where these can be found.

Some of my favorite arrowheads. Amazing little pieces of history collected on our private property in southern Arizona. from interestingasfuck

4. He’s even color-coded them.

How endearingly dorky.

This is my Periodic Table of Elements with actual elements! from mildlyinteresting

3. Just picking it up here and there.

That’s a lot of walks on the beach.

2 years of collecting sea glass. from mildlyinteresting

2. He must really like apples.

I can respect that, but maybe they disappeared for a reason!

This man’s collection of lost apples varieties. from mildlyinteresting

1. He’s accomplished more than I have in my whole life!

This kid is going places.

I’m 14 and here is a picture of me and my chess medals from MadeMeSmile

 

I guess I collect books, but not really on purpose. I would like to collect dogs but I don’t have enough land. Or money.

What do you collect? Tell us in the comments!

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People Who Collect Cool and Unique Things

People love to collect things. Things that are small and innocuous, like paper clips, and other things that are harder to find and store, like vintage record players. Anything you think of, there’s probably someone out there with a collection of it.

Even so, I didn’t really expect to find pictures of people who collect these 16 things, but here we are…and I’m not mad about it at all.

16. Some of these are hard to imagine.

I guess seeing is believing.

This collection of objects swallowed by children from mildlyinteresting

15. I’ve never even found one!

This must be the luckiest person alive.

My four-leaf-clover collection (plus a couple five-leafers in the middle). from mildlyinteresting

14. I really want to hold these.

Surely I’m not the only one.

Marble collection from the 1800s. All made from polished semi-precious stones. from mildlyinteresting

13. This is very cool.

She’s definitely a catch.

My girlfriend cleaning her monopoly collection from pics

12. I could stare at this for hours.

Definitely going on my bucket list.

Weapons collection from Leeds Armoury, UK from mildlyinteresting

11. I wonder if those sharks are missing them.

He’s like a shark dentist.

My Shark Tooth Collection from mildlyinteresting

10. History lovingly preserved.

This will definitely be worth something, too.

This is my Gameboy mosaic made out of Gameboy games! Note: No games were harmed and all are removable and playable! from gaming

9. This is a very neat idea.

Much better than magnets.

My sand and dirt collection from every place I visit from mildlyinteresting

8. One person’s trash…

These are actually really interesting.

My (87yo) father’s "ugly" golf ball collection from mildlyinteresting

7. My toddlers would lose their minds.

I wonder if you’re allowed to play with them.

The Airbnb that I’m staying in has a collection of rubber ducks in the bathroom wall from mildlyinteresting

6. The history nerd in me just squealed.

Where did they find them all?

Local pharmacy has a display of antique medicines. from mildlyinteresting

5. I bet that’s actually going to be worth something one day.

No wonder he’s so helpful!

I helped my dad alphabetize his vinyl collection… from oddlysatisfying

4. They’re even in an egg carton.

In case you missed it.

I collect rocks that look like eggs from mildlyinteresting

3. This took some serious dedication.

Like hours of work.

My 100% complete collection of every LEGO shield ever made from mildlyinteresting

2. Did she…dispatch them all?

These are all very large.

1. Delicious and kitschy.

I approve.

My history teacher’s presidential PEZ collection from mildlyinteresting

I think I need a collection! Besides books, of course.

What do you collect? Share with us in the comments!

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