Things we collect.
May 30th, 2008 by capitaladmin
CNN has a great line up of snapshots of the “things we like to stash” submitted from their iReport affiliate staff members.
It truly demonstrates in a very limited number of pictures how crazy people can get about the stuff they are passionate about collecting. It is also very interesting to see how people display and showcase their collections.
With regards to safety and security, a personal collection of high profile coins and comics doesn’t work quite the same to showcase them openly in your living room… Most of these collections reside in a safety deposit box or tucked away in a back closet locked up in a fire-proof container and they rarely get shown in the light of day – although showing someone your secret panel (Indian Jones style), only revealed by tilting back your copy of the epic Moby Dick which remotely unlocks the treasured vault of your collection. I guess that might be an exciting offering to show your guests…
Side note: These images and comments brings up an interesting short-essay book about collecting in general and how artifacts acquired from personal experiences manage to persist in our lives. It encompasses something everyone does and hardly anyone really thinks about…Take a look at 75 Objects with Unexpected Significance.
