collections

Meteorites #0036

Obsessionistas — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:03:20 +0000

The collector: Jon Taylor, critical care registered nurse on a surgical unit, Roanoke, VA, USA.

The collection: Meteorites, particularly witnessed falls, historic pieces and flight oriented specimens.

Eccentric Contraptions #0035

Obsessionistas — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:03:48 +0000

The Collector: Maurice Collins, East London (UK)

The Collection: Bizarre, weird and unusual manufactured devices, used in everyday life between the years of the Great Exhibition of 1851 to the Festival of Britain 1951.

Coffee cups #0034

Obsessionistas — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:34:04 +0000

The Collector: Irv Tepper, Brooklyn, New York, USA. Artist/Professor of Fine Art and Industrial Design at the Pratt Institute, New York.

The Collection: I collect restaurant/coffee shop coffee cups, mostly American. Heavy cups and mugs made for diners up to year 1970. In addition to the anonymous mugs, I also collect cups designed by designers and architects.

Half dolls #0033

Obsessionistas — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:00:00 +0000

The collector: Rosy Burman, Warwickshire, UK.

The collection: Half dolls (also known as pin cushion dolls or dresser dolls).

License plates #0032

Obsessionistas — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:34:44 +0000

The collector: Jerry "Woody" Woodhead, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The collection: License plates.

Pencil Sharpeners #0031

Obsessionistas — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 09:37:00 +0000

The collector: Bob Cantor, retired computer programmer and aspiring artist, Maryland, USA.

The collection: Pencil sharpeners, mostly souvenir and figural ones.

#0030 Insects in amber

Obsessionistas — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:00:00 +0000

The collector: Anders Damgaard, Denmark.

The collection: Amber.

#0029 Airline sick bags

Obsessionistas — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:13:44 +0000

The collector: Professor Martin Parker, Warwick Business School (UK)

The collection: Airline sick bags.

#0028 Early radio and scientific apparatus

Obsessionistas — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:21:36 +0000

The collector: John Jenkins, President and CEO of the American Museum of Radio and Electricity, Bellingham, Washington.

John worked for Hewlett Packard for 12 years and Microsoft for 15, most recently as General Manager of Worldwide OEM Sales and Marketing. He retired from Microsoft in 2001 and now serves on several boards and is a member of professional associations including the History of Science Society. In his free time John lectures and writes on topics related to the history of technology.

The collection: Early radio and scientific apparatus. Artefacts and books beginning in the 16th century with the earliest investigations into electricity, and following a thread of discovery including the electrochemical battery, electromagnetism, the telegraph and telephone, electric light, and ultimately leading to the development of wireless telephony, more commonly known as radio.

#0027 Urban Vinyl Toys

Obsessionistas — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:46:18 +0000

The collector: Daniel Perry, studio manager for a graphic design agency, Hertfordshire, UK.

The collection: Designer Toys, Art Toys, Urban Vinyl, whatever the current buzz word is.