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• Recreation: Antiques  (941)

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

Antique Mouse and Rat Traps  people.hws.edu/cicciarelli/trapic1.html Photographs and information about collecting, and researching them as a hobby.

Antique X-Ray Tubes and Accessories  home.comcast.net/~znhakim A large collection of antique X-ray tubes and accessories, with images and information.

Arenophile (Sand Collecting)  www.arenophile.com A start point for sand collectors.

Aviation Safety Cards  www.freewebs.com/aviationsafetycards A website with the aircraft safety cards collection of Aaron Yan(Singapore).

Backscratcher  www.members.tripod.com/Gideon_Weiss Collection of more than 130 Backscratchers.

Bakelite  bakelite_world_2001.tripod.com Dedicated to all collectors of Bakelite and other associated old plastics.

Bakelite and Plastic Museum  home.planet.nl/~kockpit Bakelite kitchen and homeware, radios, clocks, jewelry, and cameras. Each item has a description. Includes images, books, links.

Brandon's Siren Site  www.geocities.com/brandonssirensite Photos, information, and links, including storm damage photos.

Bryan's Rubber Band Ball  rubberbandball.5u.com Pictures, statistics and guest book.

Business Card Collecting  www.ibccsite.com Business card collecting facts, fun, and information. Links to business card collectors and traders around the world.

Cabin Safety Cards  www.angelfire.com/empire/an887 A list of safety cards collected from airliners around the world.

Cliff Muskiet's Stewardess Uniform Collection  www.uniformfreak.com Thumbnailed photograph galleries of uniforms worn by airline staff.

Coachbuilt Prams  www.freewebs.com/coachbuiltprams A collection of coach built prams or baby carriages and their restoration. Lots of images and descriptions.

Collecting Crest & Monogram Albums  homepage.eircom.net/~lawe A personal site exploring and presenting research findings on the forgotten pastime of crest and monogram albums. Presented by Edward J Law.

Collectors Tech  www.collectorsworld.i12.com British collector of electronic devices, calculators, radios, and watches.

collectspace.com  www.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  www.covers-to-discover.com A picture collection about manhole covers. Accepts submissions. [English and French].

The Daily Newspaper Collection  home.arcor.de/rluning/papcol.htm Individual collecting front pages of daily newspapers. The site contains the catalogue.

Drainspotting  www.drainspotting.com 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  www.geocities.com/elefant.geo A large collection of pictures of elephants, including stamps, greeting cards and book covers.

Fantastic Bandaid Collection  www.funbandaid.com A colorful personal collection of the bandaids. Included are images, links and history.

Fish Posters of the World  www.fishposters.com Photos, links and other information on all sorts of fish posters.

Flashlight Museum  www.geocities.com/~stuarts1031/flashlight.html History of flashlights and images of flashlights with information.

FlashlightMuseum.com  www.flashlightmuseum.com Online museum of antique, classic and new flashlights.

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

The Gamewell Diaphone Web Site  www.gamewelldiaphone.com/main.php A collector of information and devices showcases the distinctive public warning horns. Information, images and history are featured.

Globes of the 20th Century  www.20thcenturyglobes.com 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  www.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  www.iceboxmemories.com/site/sub1.htm Collection of memorabilia associated with the way ice was harvested, stored and finally delivered in the early 1900s.

Jeff's Date Nail Page  facstaff.uindy.edu/~oaks/DateNailInfo.htm An illustrated site on railroad tie date nails. Includes general information on nails, the club, the e-mail newsletter, and the book.

Justbakelite  home.iprimus.com.au/shanejackson A brief biography on Leo Hendrik Baekeland with pictures of bakelite as well as links.

Land of Noz  www.centuryinter.net/robinsnest/nozzles All about collecting antique garden hose nozzles.

Lava Lamps  www.lavalamps.org Provides basic information on lava lamps as well as how to make one.

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

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

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

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

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

The Nailhunter  nailhunter.ehost.com A pictorial guide to date and pole nails. Collecting date nails is considered to be closely related to insulator collecting.

Old Spice Collectibles  www.cr8on.com Contains detailed research on Old Spice for Men products: mugs, and bottles. Also reports on eBay sales of Old Spice items.

Oozin' Goo  www.oozinggoo.com 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  www.watermarks.info/indexi.htm Collection of paper watermarks, with images and information about watermarks, and links to related resources. English and Español.

Penguins Everywhere  www.geocities.com/jbpinga2003 A personal penguin collection, features figurines, snowglobes, Christmas ornaments and plush.

Pigeon ring collector  chris0602.de/pigeonrings Enthusiast in Germany features racing rings and ownership cards from all over the world. Includes photos and contact details.

Pocket Calendars  www.kalendariki.net/uk/homeframe.html 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  www.geocities.com/signemickey/ripleyindex.html 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  www.melankolia.net/pallo/index.en.html A rubberband ball website. This Finnish one is in need of donations.

Rubberband Man  rubberbandman0.tripod.com Provides information on starting a rubberband ball and has images of ongoing projects.

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

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

Sands  digilander.libero.it/tafa1 Sand collecting site. Offers to exchange samples of sand. Site is in Italian and English.

Scarf Collector  www.scarfcollector.myby.co.uk British information for collectors of ladies scarves. Includes photographs.

Scratch Ticket Collecting  www.scottware.com.au/tickets/index.htm Scotttie's Australian Lotology page.

The Sergei Rubber Band Ball Project  www.rubberbandball.s5.com 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  www.thesneaker.net Collection of over 150 sneakers (most of them Nike) - pictures.

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

Stegeo  www.stegeo.de 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  members.tripod.com/sjfloats Collectors guide to straitjackets. A guide for Houdini fans everywhere.

Straitjacket Page  sj.blacksteel.com Pictures, links, and sources related to straitjackets.

Swingline Owner's Group  www.vgg.com/swingline Stapler collections.

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

Tara Quest  www.geocities.com/mt_spiffy Resources, pictures, and information about the Tara Ceiling Fan by Southern Fan Co.

Tissue Box Cover Collection  members.tripod.com/nkim2/tissue.html A collection of unusual tissue box covers.

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

Vintage Ceiling Fans  www.geocities.com/ada19851985/index.html A collection with images, descriptions and links.

Vintage Coachbuilt Prams  perfectprams.co.uk Classic coachbuilt prams, how to restore them and keep them for generations to come.

Virtual Mercury Arc Rectifier Museum  www.tigercom.dsl.pipex.com Photographic collection of Mercury rectifiers and associated electronic glassware includes interesting pictures, information and links.

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

World Beach Sand  www.geocities.com/worldbeachsand/index.html Collecting tips, trading links and general information on sand collecting.

Yossie's Handcuff Collection  www.blacksteel.com/hcs.html A personal collection of Handcuffs, Leg Irons, and other insitutional and historical restraint devices. Includes resource links page, patent papers, function animations, and books.