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1. Antiques
The bibliography in the back of this book will provide a few initial suggestions. Raymond Yate's The Antique Collector's Manual, published by Ruddell in 1962, is a worthwhile "Price Guide and Data Book" which offers guidelines in recognizing period pieces and giving comparative prices for various antiques.
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2. Baggage Labels
Any of your friends who travel can bring them back to you, and if they come up with extras, you will be in a position to trade your duplicates with other collectors.
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3. Bells
Church bells date back to the beginning of the Christian era, when they summoned Romans to church, as bells had earlier summoned members to the Roman Senate.
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4. Buttons
In 1827, covered buttons began to be manufactured in Massachusetts; a few decades later, brass buttons came back into vogue with the Civil War.
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5. Pewter
American pewter dates back to the seventeenth century. It continued in common use here much later than it did in Europe and reached the peak of its popularity for tableware between 1750 and 1850.
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6. Photographs
Even if you are not a collector, you will enjoy a journey back to the "good old days" as you thumb through its pages.
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7. Post Cards
What's your procedure when you receive a picture post card from a friend? If you hang on to it and put it away with some others, you are on your way to a type of collection that is gaining more and more addicts every day. It's an easy hobby to pursue, and it's inexpensive. What cards are worth keeping is a matter of taste, and you must be governed by your own inclinations. Some collectors keep only pictures of nature's wonders, the compelling beauty of the Grand Canyon, the magnificence of Angel Falls, and the flaming colors of the American Painted Desert. Other collectors confine themselves to animals, to historic subjects, or to religious subjects such as cathedrals, churches, mosques, and statuary. Some people collect travel post cards and any foreign or domestic scene is a welcome addition, or they may collect only those foreign scenes which record their own travels. Once you have hit upon a theme for your post card collection— unless it is too distant or exotic—you can start your hunt at the corner stationery store. Haunt these shops in your own town and elsewhere whenever you travel. Let your friends know about your interests, and you'll begin to get new additions to your collection. Post Card Collectors Magazine, Thousand Oaks, California (26 issues a year, $2) and, of course, Hobbies, carry much of interest about this hobby. Advertisements in these and other magazines frequently offer packets of miscellaneous cards at $1.50 to $2 each, or a dozen cards of single subjects at 25 cents to 50 cents. Get your non-collecting friends to collect for you. Almost everybody you know receives a dozen or more picture post cards a year. Get a dozen friends helping in this way, and you will add 150 to 200 cards to your collection in the course of a year. Almost every family has one member who hangs on to things, not because he is a collector, but just because he has an aversion to throwing things out. Such a person may be another good source of post cards. If he is one of the older members of your family, so much the better, for he is likely to have some unusual and rare cards in that battered old carton up in the attic. By the way, if you have many friends traveling abroad, ask them to keep in touch with you. Then you will not only add to your post card collection, but you will have the nucleus of a stamp collection. Who knows, they may even bring you back matchbooks and menus as well!
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8. Silver
With silver being mined practically in our own back yards, it is understandable that so many lovely pieces of modern American silver are available today.
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9. Theater Programs
Skimming through their pages brings back fond memories of joyous evenings with happy comedies, sprightly musicals and great dramas.
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10. Painting
Why not switch to wood cuts if you want to? Or even go back to knitting, for that matter? Painting in oils is easier than painting in watercolor.
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