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