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  1. adam78 Ω 2

    adam78 Adam @ ΩF Staff Member Jun 26, 2015

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    I answered this in the other "what else are you into" thread awhile back.

    My other collecting passions include vintage phonographs, jazz & classical records of all persuasions (shellac and vinyl), and 1st ed. novels of Robert Graves.

    A few of my phonos!

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    And this last, from 1926 (Victor 1-5) had a photo of the original owner stored in the record storage compartment all these years:

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  2. RLC

    RLC Jun 26, 2015

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    Cosmopolitan, Mickey, Music & a Loveseat....what's Missing?
     
  3. adam78 Ω 2

    adam78 Adam @ ΩF Staff Member Jun 26, 2015

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    That's actually Felix the Cat (a few years still pre-Mickey!)...
     
  4. alam Ω 1

    alam Jun 26, 2015

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    while residing in Germany, I began hoarding tube radios - mostly Grundig and Saba from the 50s & 60s. I just ran out of display space to keep collecting....we all know that watches are easier to store (or as others have confessed, hide!). All of my radios are fully operational!

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  5. AAAKK

    AAAKK First listing in the ΩF B2B phone book Jun 26, 2015

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    One of my favourites from my Inuit art collection. I particularly like the snow goggles on the child.

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  6. adam78 Ω 2

    adam78 Adam @ ΩF Staff Member Jun 26, 2015

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    Wonderful! I have a couple, my favorite is this Grundig 2065 which my parents bought soon after they were married. I use it to listen to Chicago's WFMT and to 75 GB worth of mp3s...

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    Oh, and I also collect vintage elephant figurines... ;)
     
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  7. STANDY Ω 1

    STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Jun 26, 2015

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    Found in a box at parents not that long ago @alam old school portable
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  8. alam Ω 1

    alam Jun 26, 2015

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    Nice one!

    and almost forgot, a few Blaupunkt ...
     
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  9. alam Ω 1

    alam Jun 26, 2015

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    No tubes on that one :-/
     
  10. STANDY Ω 1

    STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Jun 26, 2015

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    No nothing of old radio,s as i have just shown:oops:
     
  11. Barking mad

    Barking mad Prolific Speedmaster Hoarder Jun 26, 2015

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    It appears that I inadvertantly collect sunglasses :whistling: and I have another pair on the way:confused:

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  12. CanberraOmega

    CanberraOmega Rabbitohs and Whisky Supporter Jun 27, 2015

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    I really hope you aren't fundraising now t buy a $30k pair of sunglasses!
     
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  13. Dombo63

    Dombo63 Jun 27, 2015

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    An SMLE or any variant of the Lee Enfield in .303 would go nicely with your Garand and Nagant. Every gentleman should own at least one vintage rifle in .30 calibre, preferably stocked in wood.
     
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  14. bronxbomber252

    bronxbomber252 Jun 27, 2015

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    The SMLE would be a good pairing with the Mosin, it is an all original Hungarian M44. Shorter, light and handy. I also have a Ruger 10/22 that I forgot to mention.
     
  15. dennisthemenace

    dennisthemenace Hey, he asked for it! Jun 27, 2015

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    Just as an aside, if you are an American and you smoke a Cuban cigar, anywhere in the world, according to the CIA's website you are breaking the law. Honestly.
     
  16. dsio Ω 2

    dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Jun 27, 2015

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    What about Cuban heel boots? They're pretty cool to walk in once you get used to them, does the CIA get involved in footwear?
     
  17. persco

    persco Jun 27, 2015

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    I also collect custom titanium framelocks (pocket knives)...

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    lillatroll Jun 27, 2015

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    I love how america goes on about democracy and then it turns out you cant have a sneaky havana to puff on. Happily I am from gods chosen country, Wales. (No sheep shagging jokes please, we shag them you eat them, who's the pervert?)
     
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  19. dennisthemenace

    dennisthemenace Hey, he asked for it! Jun 27, 2015

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    Nothing better than a nice welsh lamb, makes a change from shagging the missus three times a day.
     
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  20. alam Ω 1

    alam Jun 27, 2015

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    Looks like the CIA is late updating their information....