The (other) things we collect

Foo2rama · Nov 9, 2020

Redwes25
Drink it! Will probably open as soon as I finish off the Blantons. Agree it’s price and many other Bourbon’s prices have really pushed up on secondary market. It is a good bottle and had it before when it was easy to find at 40 bucks. Though you can still find it at reasonable prices if you have relationships with stores.

Buying good Bourbons has turned into buying a Rolex. Finding stuff that is not inflated in the secondary market is tough. Luckily have a pretty good relationship with a couple of liquor stores.

I bought 4 bottles the day it was announced to have won at $28 😉 Drank 1, gifted 1, sold one at $68, and 1 in storage.

I have a great relationship with hi-times. They have the largest public wine cellar in the west, and if 4 cases of a certain Scotch comes into the US, 1/2 a case goes to them. Through them, I have been lucky to meet most of the importers and resellers in the US.

I am currently sitting on 4 bottles of Jeffereson Select 17, the last of the Stizell Wellar juice.

Redwes25 · Nov 9, 2020

Foo2rama
I bought 4 bottles the day it was announced to have won at $28 😉 Drank 1, gifted 1, sold one at $68, and 1 in storage.

Nice!

Redwes25 · Nov 9, 2020

Foo2rama
I bought 4 bottles the day it was announced to have won at $28 😉 Drank 1, gifted 1, sold one at $68, and 1 in storage.

I have a great relationship with hi-times. They have the largest public wine cellar in the west, and if 4 cases of a certain Scotch comes into the US, 1/2 a case goes to them. Through them, I have been lucky to meet most of the importers and resellers in the US.

I am currently sitting on 4 bottles of Jeffereson Select 17, the last of the Stizell Wellar juice.

Ok that is insane! Don’t think Buffalo Trace even has any of that left that they are selling.

In the back, can’t really see in picture next to the Stag are bottle of Weller 12 and Special Reserve. I bought those awhile ago but are now impossible to find at anything close to a reasonable price.

The Father · Nov 9, 2020

I have a massive collection of these. The collection has appreciated in value about 4 or 5 fold recently. Have offers everyday to purchase some of the collection. (Gun free post, if too close, delete with no offense)
Not aesthetically pleasing to look at or historical in meaning, but it is a nice backup. Easy to sell if ever need be.

Foo2rama · Nov 9, 2020

The Father

I have a massive collection of these. The collection has appreciated in value about 4 or 5 fold recently. Have offers everyday to purchase some of the collection. (Gun free post, if too close, delete with no offense)
Not aesthetically pleasing to look at or historical in meaning, but it is a nice backup. Easy to sell if ever need be.

They allow gun posts here 😀 We are not heathens like TRF which cannot handle civility or dangerous toys.

STANDY · Nov 9, 2020

Fishing lures

I even buy spares in case I loose the first ones I bought

And then there is spares of spares 🤦

Farmer · Nov 10, 2020

I also collect Hardy Bros { the original} fly fishing gear, getting harder to find these days. So many fakes arou8nd.

Edward53 · Nov 11, 2020

More flints, all found in about an hour on or near the path running through this field. That's more or less it for the year as the fields are being seeded now. Winter wheat, green vegetables and sugar beet will soon cover most of the ground. These tools were made for thousands of years and were left on the ground when their owners had finished with them. Millions (literally) are still lying about and are not hard to find once you learn to spot them. Not the spectacular and obvious ones though, as the first person to see those will pick them up.
At left: blades. Top centre: arrowheads. Middle centre: points. Lower centre: two awls or borers and something unidentified. Right: six scrapers including one large one and a "thumb" scraper in the corner. Top right: a core from which blades have been struck. That one's not a tool but I picked it up anyway for its pleasing shape and the beautiful brown-red colour that doesn't really come over in the photo.
To give an idea of scale, the large scraper is 47 mm at its widest point. The top blade is 38 mm.

Add: These need handling with some care as the two translucent blades in particular are still as sharp as a razor blade. The people who made these tools were very skilled: some of the working is barely visible except with a glass.

Edward53 · May 12, 2021

A few more field finds. A couple of hand axes, a pick, and an arrowhead which fitted amazingly neatly onto a stick I was carrying to move brambles etc. out of the way. I am not sure about the age of any of these but I am guessing the pick is Neolithic and the smaller, shiny hand axe much, much older. The "Who made you?" feeling of connection over countless years never gets tired, no matter how many I pick up.

arturo7 · May 12, 2021

Edward53
A few more field finds. A couple of hand axes, a pick, and an arrowhead which fitted amazingly neatly onto a stick I was carrying to move brambles etc. out of the way. I am not sure about the age of any of these but I am guessing the pick is Neolithic and the smaller, shiny hand axe much, much older. The "Who made you?" feeling of connection over countless years never gets tired, no matter how many I pick up.

That is amazing stuff, Ed. From which part of the world were these objects collected?

w@tcher · May 12, 2021

Anyone into single malts whiskies?

sxl2004 · May 12, 2021

Yes but drinking not collecting 😁

sgoody1 · May 12, 2021

w@tcher
Anyone into single malts whiskies?

yes - just getting into it - mainly Islay Smokey ones.

sgoody1 · May 12, 2021

Edward53
A few more field finds. A couple of hand axes, a pick, and an arrowhead which fitted amazingly neatly onto a stick I was carrying to move brambles etc. out of the way. I am not sure about the age of any of these but I am guessing the pick is Neolithic and the smaller, shiny hand axe much, much older. The "Who made you?" feeling of connection over countless years never gets tired, no matter how many I pick up.

I would love to find something like that - they look so hard to spot!

Syzygy · May 12, 2021

gcole

I've been hunting for a vintage club made by a specific clubmaker for years now with only one hit to an auction that had occurred about eight years before I found the listing. The clubmaker is Joseph Dalgliesh, Great Grandfather of my wife. He was the first Pro and clubmaker at Nairn Golf Club from 1890 to 1912. I've always thought presenting one of his clubs to my wife for a birthday would be an incredible thing. The Archivist at Nairn honored us with some time in their private archive, and holding a club her Great Grandfather hand crafted so long ago was an amazing experience. They have a number of his of his clubs, photos of a few below.

If, by any small chance you come across one, please please please contact me!!

A photo of J. Dalgliesh

A few of the clubs they have in their collection.

We think this one with I.F.D. was a club made for, or with his son Ian Ferguson Dalgliesh.

Edward53 · May 13, 2021

arturo7
That is amazing stuff, Ed. From which part of the world were these objects collected?

@arturo7 I live near a low range of hills in Eastern England called the Lincolnshire Wolds where I have found these at the edge of ploughed fields or on paths that cross them. The large tools are not common but smaller ones are scattered around in large numbers. It takes a while to learn to spot them as to most people they just look like stones. Here is a less obvious arrowhead. The hollow at the base has been made to slot it into the shaft, and you can see how the tip has been sharpened on both sides. It has been washed - the black coloration is from pitch that was used to bind the head to the shaft. Add: this arrowhead is about 3 cm long.

Edward53 · May 13, 2021

sgoody1
I would love to find something like that - they look so hard to spot!

Millions were made and they don't rot or rust, so they are still lying about. It is a bit like watch collecting in that you need to do the research to spot the good ones!

BAJJ · May 13, 2021

I thought to myself, I don't collect anything else, but I guess that's not quite true😗

khanmu · May 14, 2021

Sci-fi and fantasy - all the books I loved reading as a kid, and which I can now afford to buy the first editions of... in many cases the artwork from the 70s and 80s is fantastic- photo of a couple of shelves and covers:

Engee · May 14, 2021

Stamps with bicycles on them (or connected). Here are some of my favourites. The military stamps are all from Swiss Cycling battalions.