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Cuff of the Day for April 26. What else do you collect?

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lauher 26 Apr 2020

The Cuff of the Day series has been quite successful. All sort of treasures have appeared.
But for today, I want to try something a bit different. What else do you collect? Show us a sample of your other
collections. I have several other collections, my house is basically full. If you house is not full, then you are not trying enough.

I will start with a screen shot of one of my other collections, also displayed on the web.
A Collector's Gallery of Threaded Hubcaps http://lauher.com/caps/

I have about 350 of these, but my collection would be considered modest compared to the best ones. Most of these hubcaps are 90-120 years old.
Joe

chriscuffs6 26 Apr 2020

You have some weird hobbies Joe! Can not imagine anyone collecting HubCaps!! Apparently Freud blamed people’s collecting habits on Potty Training!
Great that The Forum is bringing us together again - thanks.

Mark Lyons O--O Cuffs 26 Apr 2020

Being a locksmith and sheriff department volunteer, handcuffs is the common denominator.
What pairs with handcuffs best? Why badges, of course. The more, the better!
Most of my collection is mainly San Diego Sheriff but I have others with "Lyons" on them and places I have visited.
The collection contains sharpshooting medals, award medals and pins. Challenge coins too.
I believe it is safe to claim that this is the largest SDSO badge collection in the world.

Unknown / guest 26 Apr 2020

chriscuffs6 wrote: ↑
Apr 26, 2020
Apparently Freud blamed people’s collecting habits on Potty Training!
Great that The Forum is bringing us together again - thanks.

Chris, I actually never knew of this theory before now.
I had to look this up to understand the connection.

https://www.zmescience.com/other/featur ... ollecting/

I am happy to say that I am the opposite of a hoarder.

Fred Pittella 26 Apr 2020

What else do I collect....the friends that have come to visit know I don't stray to far from handcuffs the association I have with handcuffs leads into Houdini, escape artists, escape artists props, photos, posters and ephemera. Actually any items related to Handcuffs escapes and Houdini I try and collect.So I guess I have to blame my folks for not teaching me how to poop properly

thenarsian 26 Apr 2020

Its a little difficult to take pics of my other collection because it's all been packed away and would be a pain to get to it today, but I happen to have some videos on youtube of it. so here is a link to most of my military edged weapon collection.

holstcollection 26 Apr 2020

Very nice to see others collectios! Collecting is fun and soet of a lifestyle.
I'm a 100% collector myself.

My second "main collection" is a toy car collection. In 1990 I sold a big collection and since a few years back I''m "buying back" my favorite models.
The brand I'm collecting is Dinky Toys made in France, from about 1960 to 1972, which was the end of production.
I now have a bout 250 models, all mint and 98% with original boxes.

Unknown / guest 26 Apr 2020

I'm also intersted in micro-electrics and I have "electrified" some models. Here are some samples.

Mark Lyons O--O Cuffs 26 Apr 2020

I know this come as a shock to all of you, but I am a cultured person.
I also collect M.C. Escher original art and some of the merchandise they made. (ex wife stole most of the misc. stuff though)
If you are not familiar with Escher, I can just about guarantee that you have seen his work.

This is where handcuffs and Escher come together. On my first ever trip to Europe, Peter, Patrick and Dirk to me to the Escher Museum in The Hague. I can't thank you guys enough for your work with the cuff convention and taking me around. I had a wonderful time combining both interests!

BradD1 26 Apr 2020

#10

lauher wrote:The Cuff of the Day series has been quite successful. All sort of treasures have appeared.
But for today, I want to try something a bit different. What else do you collect? Show us a sample of your other
collections. I have several other collections, my house is basically full. If you house is not full, then you are not trying enough.

I will start with a screen shot of one of my other collections, also displayed on the web.
A Collector's Gallery of Threaded Hubcaps http://lauher.com/caps/

I have about 350 of these, but my collection would be considered modest compared to the best ones. Most of these hubcaps are 90-120 years old.
Joe
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Joe, are those off of automobiles or wagons? I’ve never noticed them before and I collect a lot of stuff.

Don’t really remember any pooping issues but that was a long time ago.

Do remember shaking my head at a lot of Sigmumd’s ideas in college though. Have forgotten most of it.

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lauher 26 Apr 2020

#11

Brad
The hubcaps are all from automobiles or trucks with a few motorcycles caps.
They are truly hub caps, meaning that the cover just the hub of the axle meaning that the are just a few inches across.
They covered the center part of a spoke wheel. I do have a few wagon hubcaps which go back further in time, but none of them are shown on the website.
Joe

BradD1 26 Apr 2020

#12

lauher wrote:Brad
The hubcaps are all from automobiles or trucks with a few motorcycles caps.
They are truly hub caps, meaning that the cover just the hub of the axle meaning that the are just a few inches across.
They covered the center part of a spoke wheel. I do have a few wagon hubcaps which go back further in time, but none of them are shown on the website.
Joe

They are interesting, but I better not start collecting anything else. I’ll just enjoy looking at yours.

Still thinking about what I want to post. May be a day or two.

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dltvette 26 Apr 2020

#13

Along with anything Smith & Wesson, Pocket Watches, Old Alarm Clocks, Old Books and Miscellaneous items, I also collect 2mm pinfire guns. I have them from Austria, Germany & Japan. Here are a very few I have.
Dave

lauher 26 Apr 2020

#14

And if you are ever in the dark . . . I have a couple hundred flashlights.

Mark Lyons O--O Cuffs 26 Apr 2020

#15

How cool is that!
I have heard of them but never seen one. Been to many gun shows too.
If you shot one at a 2X4, how far would the bullet penetrate?

Unknown / guest 26 Apr 2020

#16

Wow Joe, mint in their boxes!
very nice to see these treasures!

dltvette 26 Apr 2020

#17

Mark Lyons O--O Cuffs wrote: ↑
Apr 26, 2020
How cool is that!
I have heard of them but never seen one. Been to many gun shows too.
If you shot one at a 2X4, how far would the bullet penetrate?

Mark, the cartridges shown are blanks, although live cartridges were made, you can take a blank cartridge shown in my post and insert a #9 shot in the end and it will penetrate a piece of soft wood.
One I snuck in the post is actually a 2mm rimfire German made Liliput-Browning.
Dave

djhalfdead 26 Apr 2020

#18

Wow! Nice collections! As far as other collections of mine goes, i have had numerous different collections through the years. All have basically been down sized or sold off, entirely, in the last few years. I have collected car audio gear, watches, militeria, movie memorabilia and a few other things. But, all of those are gone now. After my health status changed, i had to sell things off to keep up with bills. The one thing I never sold off, was my restraint collection. I say restraint collection, because ii collect any legitimate restraint item. Military, Police, prison and even medical. A side collection i still have is one of my favorite escapes when I was younger. Straitjackets. I learned the S.J. escape when I was about 12. Bought my first Humane Restraint jacket in a size small. I still have that same jacket. Over the years, i have collected 22 different straitjacket or straitjacket like, restraints. All different from each other, in one way or another. I dont have a good place to display them at. So, they currently hang next to my clothes i wear daily, in my closet! LOL!

This one is a Melrose Straitjacket. It differs from other jackets, since the buckles are fastened in front of your body, instead of down your back.

This one is from about the 1940s. No buckles. Instead, the back laces shut like a shoe would. Lace up jackets are often tougher to get out of, since they can be applied a bit tighter than most strapped jackets. As you can see in the pic, this one also closes in the front. The back has a small cloth loop that the ends of the sleeves pass through, before being tied off. There are different rows of grommets that allow you to adjust for sizing.

Another 1940s design. This one laces up, in the back. The unique thing with this design, is that it is an "arms down" pattern jacket. There are small pockets, that you arms are fed into, inside of the jacket. They keep your arms pointing down and to your side. Then the jacket is wrapped around you and tied off. As you can imagine, this is a very tight design.

A few jackets from the collection. If you know anyone that has a jacket to sell...or you yourself have come across one, that you dont really want to collect, let me know, please. Im always looking for jackets, i dont have yet!
-Richard Knip-

BradD1 28 Apr 2020

#19

Ok, decided to show you a little bit (yes, little bit) of my antique telephone collection. The hobby has been dormant for 20 years.

I’m not going to label them. If you have a question just ask.

Lars, can you guess which are Swedish?

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Unknown / guest 28 Apr 2020

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BradD1 28 Apr 2020

#21

Mark Lyons O--O Cuffs wrote:Being a locksmith and sheriff department volunteer, handcuffs is the common denominator.
What pairs with handcuffs best? Why badges, of course. The more, the better!
Most of my collection is mainly San Diego Sheriff but I have others with "Lyons" on them and places I have visited.
The collection contains sharpshooting medals, award medals and pins. Challenge coins too.
I believe it is safe to claim that this is the largest SDSO badge collection in the world.

Mark, in addition to being a very cultured person, you one heck of a SD badge collection!

I too am a badge/police stuff collector.

Here is my humble Kern County collection.

Are you coming to the National in Reno in October? I have a table, if so.

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Mark Lyons O--O Cuffs 29 Apr 2020

#22

Wow, Brad Very nice!
I remember going to the San Luis Obispo show and bumping into you there.
You may remember that in 2007.
I will share this with the others here;

I brought along my San Diego PD badge frame and set it down on an empty unsold table across from your table.
It has some very vintage SDPD badges, uniform buttons and a photo in it.
I fairly well attended show with lots of great badges for sale and for display only.
At the end of the show, they announced that the attendees voted and started naming off the awards.
The top award was for The Best of Show and my collection won it.
Very unexpected and I didn't even formally enter it.

I had not considered the National as I think I might be doing a Maine trip with some friends about then. Only been to Reno once. Side trip to Virginia City is a must.
If the Maine trip is not at the same time, I would do it. It is a wonderful show and even more so if I could hang with you.

Unknown / guest 29 Apr 2020

#23

Brad, I missed the Phone Collection pics until just now.
Very impressive. I am glad I didn't collect them because there would be no stopping me.
I would love them if I had any. I had a nice oak Field Phone but she stole that too.
I've never been to a museum of phones. I would so be into that. I used to do some strange things with phones in the day.
I had music on hold YEARS before the phone companies offered it. Of course I only featured songs from a cassette tape loop that played the Who. Who's Next, to be specific.
Once a friend called just so I could put him on hold while he listened to Baba O' Reilly
Both collections are super nice!!!

BradD1 30 Apr 2020

#24

Mark, if you decide to come I will have a chair for you and a little space if you want to put something out, let me know. The tables are all sold. Show is full.

Wish I knew your ex was a field phone aficionado. I’d have sent her some. They’re worthless. Gave away the ones I got stuck with.

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Unknown / guest 30 Apr 2020

#25

I think I remember SLO. I may have been on the judging committee on that one. Just send me a check.

We just cancelled this years meet.

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Unknown / guest 30 Apr 2020

#26

BradD1 wrote:Mark, if you decide to come I will have a chair for you and a little space if you want to put something out, let me know. The tables are all sold. Show is full.
And a dealers pass.

Wish I knew your ex was a field phone aficionado. I’d have sent her some. They’re worthless. Gave away the ones I got stuck with.

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holstcollection 30 Apr 2020

#27

BradD1 wrote: ↑
Apr 29, 2020
Ok, decided to show you a little bit (yes, little bit) of my antique telephone collection. The hobby has been dormant for 20 years.

I’m not going to label them. If you have a question just ask.

Lars, can you guess which are Swedish?

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Unknown / guest 30 Apr 2020

#28

Brad, my answer seem to be gone.

Your first phone is from the very famous brand LM Ericsson, they made phones into our days.
A friend of mine is a phone collector too with a big collection. Maybe I should visit him one day and take some photos for you to see.

What age is your oldest one?

Lars

BradD1 30 Apr 2020

#29

Starting at the top, LME fiddleback c1890. #5 far right LME intercom c. 1905-1910. #6 far left LME Eiffel Tower c. 1905-1910.

He did beautiful artful work of the highest quality and a substantial amount of it was exported to the US. Once the Swedish-American company was established here (c. 1902) which had some relationship to LME, imports of LME dropped off. LME was very big in Great Britain and much came to the US via them.

SA was eventually absorbed by the other Swedish boys in town, the huge Stromberg-Carlson.

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Unknown / guest 30 Apr 2020

#30

I’m not sure what’s the oldest. I think maybe it’s me.

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BradD1 30 Apr 2020

#31

#3, the one with Ben in it, is a SA two boxer c. 1906.

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Unknown / guest 30 Apr 2020

#32

Picked it up at the Las Vegas gun show two months ago, so I guess I’m not completely done.

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holstcollection 30 Apr 2020

#33

Brad, you certainly have a stunning collection. I hope to be able to come back to you with photos from my friend's phone collection.

BradD1 02 May 2020

#34

Thanks, Lars. It’s just a snapshot of stuff handy. I’m too old to dig deep.

Love to see your friend’s stuff.

Brad

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