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» Air Raid Sirens - Information on air raid sirens and other siren and warning devices. Features photos, sounds, projects, restoration, forum, and links.

» Antique Mouse and Rat Traps - Photographs and information about collecting, and researching them as a hobby.

» Antique X-Ray Tubes and Accessories - A large collection of antique X-ray tubes and accessories, with images and information.

» Arenophile (Sand Collecting) - A start point for sand collectors.

» Aviation Safety Cards - A website with the aircraft safety cards collection of Aaron Yan(Singapore).

» Backscratcher - Collection of more than 130 Backscratchers.

» Bakelite - Dedicated to all collectors of Bakelite and other associated old plastics.

» Bakelite and Plastic Museum - Bakelite kitchen and homeware, radios, clocks, jewelry, and cameras. Each item has a description. Includes images, books, links.

» Brandon's Siren Site - Photos, information, and links, including storm damage photos.

» Bryan's Rubber Band Ball - Pictures, statistics and guest book.

» Business Card Collecting - Business card collecting facts, fun, and information. Links to business card collectors and traders around the world.

» Cabin Safety Cards - A list of safety cards collected from airliners around the world.

» Cliff Muskiet's Stewardess Uniform Collection - Thumbnailed photograph galleries of uniforms worn by airline staff.

» Coachbuilt Prams - A collection of coach built prams or baby carriages and their restoration. Lots of images and descriptions.

» Collecting Crest & Monogram Albums - A personal site exploring and presenting research findings on the forgotten pastime of crest and monogram albums. Presented by Edward J Law.

» Collectors Tech - British collector of electronic devices, calculators, radios, and watches.

» collectspace.com - Source for information on space history, space artifacts, and space memorabilia. Learn where astronauts will appear, browse collecting guides, and read original space history-related daily reports.

» Covers To Discover - A picture collection about manhole covers. Accepts submissions. [English and French].

» The Daily Newspaper Collection - Individual collecting front pages of daily newspapers. The site contains the catalogue.

» Drainspotting - Encouraging people to look down and check out the metal work at foot-level. Pictures and frequently asked questions. Accepts submitted photographs.

» Elefant's Home - A large collection of pictures of elephants, including stamps, greeting cards and book covers.

» Fantastic Bandaid Collection - A colorful personal collection of the bandaids. Included are images, links and history.

» Fish Posters of the World - Photos, links and other information on all sorts of fish posters.

» Flashlight Museum - History of flashlights and images of flashlights with information.

» FlashlightMuseum.com - Online museum of antique, classic and new flashlights.

» Frogs Collectors' Corner - Around 100 frogs, from all around the world, with images.

» The Gamewell Diaphone Web Site - A collector of information and devices showcases the distinctive public warning horns. Information, images and history are featured.

» Globes of the 20th Century - Informational site for collectors of 20th century terrestrial globes. Globe manufacturers, how to date a globe, globe bibliography, globe links and a photo gallery of typical 20th century globes.

» Handcuffs.org - A collectors guide to vintage handcuffs, featuring a gallery of handcuffs and related restraints as well as feature articles on handcuff collecting, Houdini and his fellow escape artists of the past.

» Icebox Memories - Collection of memorabilia associated with the way ice was harvested, stored and finally delivered in the early 1900s.

» Jeff's Date Nail Page - An illustrated site on railroad tie date nails. Includes general information on nails, the club, the e-mail newsletter, and the book.

» Justbakelite - A brief biography on Leo Hendrik Baekeland with pictures of bakelite as well as links.

» Land of Noz - All about collecting antique garden hose nozzles.

» Lava Lamps - Provides basic information on lava lamps as well as how to make one.

» The Lost Photo Gallery - A collection of lost photos and passport photos, found on the street and in other random locations.

» ManHole.ca - Fine Sewer Art - Photographs sent in by visitors of various manhole covers from all over the world, as well as history and links.

» Maytag Club - A California and Federal Non-Profit Corporation Dedicated to the preservation of the Maytag History and restoration of their products.

» Menotomy Vintage Bicycles - Site contains two on-line vintage bicycle databases and 6 Discussion Areas with topics on vintage bicycle pricing, dating and restoration.

» Modern Moist Towelette Collecting - Homepage for the Modern Moist Towelette Collecting Newsletter.

» My Bandaids - This site contains images of an bandaid collection and a listing of the people that have made contributions to it.

» My Flashlight Collection - Images of an flashlight collection.

» The Nailhunter - A pictorial guide to date and pole nails. Collecting date nails is considered to be closely related to insulator collecting.

» Old Spice Collectibles - Contains detailed research on Old Spice for Men products: mugs, and bottles. Also reports on eBay sales of Old Spice items.

» Oozin' Goo - Information about lava lamps including history and profile of the inventor, formulas for making your own lamps, a vintage lamp photo gallery, and link to message forum.

» Paper Watermarks - Collection of paper watermarks, with images and information about watermarks, and links to related resources. English and Español.

» Penguins Everywhere - A personal penguin collection, features figurines, snowglobes, Christmas ornaments and plush.

» Pigeon ring collector - Enthusiast in Germany features racing rings and ownership cards from all over the world. Includes photos and contact details.

» Pocket Calendars - This site is dedicated to a collection of pocket calendars. Includes links, images and reasons to collect pocket calandars.

» Ripley's Believe It Or Not Collectors' Site - His fascination with the weird and unusual has made Mickey Ivanovitch one of the world's largest collectors of Ripley's Believe It Or Not memorabilia.

» Rubberband Ball Miettinen - A rubberband ball website. This Finnish one is in need of donations.

» The RubberBand Ball Room - Step by step guide to creating a rubber band ball. Personal bios, and links to friends pages.

» Rubberband Man - Provides information on starting a rubberband ball and has images of ongoing projects.

» Safety-Cards - A collection which includes a complete alphabetical listing, images and a trade list. Site in German and English.

» Sand Collecting - Everything you could possibly want to know about sand collecting, and a few things you might not.

» Sands - Sand collecting site. Offers to exchange samples of sand. Site is in Italian and English.

» Scarf Collector - British information for collectors of ladies scarves. Includes photographs.

» Scratch Ticket Collecting - Scotttie's Australian Lotology page.

» The Sergei Rubber Band Ball Project - Project owner is trying to build a very large rubber band ball named Sergei. Information on donating rubber bands, and Sergei's statistics.

» The Sneaker Net - Collection of over 150 sneakers (most of them Nike) - pictures.

» Solid Perfume - A free informational forum for collectors of solid perfume compacts. Includes a message board, searchable photo database and buying and selling area.

» Stegeo - A fairly eclectic collection consisting of stud boxes, roller blotter, bakelite boxes and dishware. Site consists of images and some text in English and German.

» Straitjacket Floats - Collectors guide to straitjackets. A guide for Houdini fans everywhere.

» Straitjacket Page - Pictures, links, and sources related to straitjackets.

» Swingline Owner's Group - Stapler collections.

» Talking Clocks - A collection of talking clocks. The site contains: photo galleries, some history of clocks that talk and interesting links about time.

» Tara Quest - Resources, pictures, and information about the Tara Ceiling Fan by Southern Fan Co.

» Tissue Box Cover Collection - A collection of unusual tissue box covers.

» Treasure Jar - Dedicated to a family's collection of miscellaneous junk that is found on streets and sidewalks.

» Vintage Ceiling Fans - A collection with images, descriptions and links.

» Vintage Coachbuilt Prams - Classic coachbuilt prams, how to restore them and keep them for generations to come.

» Virtual Mercury Arc Rectifier Museum - Photographic collection of Mercury rectifiers and associated electronic glassware includes interesting pictures, information and links.

» Waistcoat Man - A collection of waistcoats and three-piece suits, including images and a place for other collectors to meet.

» World Beach Sand - Collecting tips, trading links and general information on sand collecting.

» Yossie's Handcuff Collection - A personal collection of Handcuffs, Leg Irons, and other insitutional and historical restraint devices. Includes resource links page, patent papers, function animations, and books.

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