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This is a list of popular collectables described in Wikipedia articles. The references cited include collector's clubs and societies for each item to support its presence on this list by demonstrating the notability and/or popularity of the collectible.
Contents
- 1 Advertising collectibles
- 2 Architectural
- 3 Art
- 4 Books, magazines, and paper
- 5 Clothing, fabric, and textiles
- 6 Coins, currency, and stamps
- 7 Film and television
- 8 Glass and pottery
- 9 Household
- 10 Kitchen collectibles
- 11 Memorabilia
- 12 Music
- 13 Nature and animals
- 14 Sports
- 15 Technology
- 16 Theme
- 17 Toys, games, and dolls
- 18 References
Advertising collectibles[edit]
- For print advertisements, see the section Books, magazines, and paper below.
- Advertising collectables[1]
- Phillumeny[2][3][4]
- Premiums
- Prizes
- Bazooka Joe comics from Bazooka bubble gum
- Cereal box prizes
- Cracker Jack prizes
- Pin-back buttons
- Tazos from Frito Lay products
Brandname products[edit]
- Avon
- Campbell's Soup[10]
- Coca-Cola
- Disneyana
- Harley Davidson
- John Deere
- Maytag[11]
- McDonald's
- Ronson's Lighters
- Zippo lighters
- Luxury goods
See also[edit]
- List of American advertising characters
- List of Australian and New Zealand advertising characters
- List of European advertising characters
Architectural[edit]
Art[edit]
Books, magazines, and paper[edit]
- Advertisements
- Absolut vodka ads
- Got Milk? ads
- Autographs
- Map collecting
- Paperweights
- Sticker (paper)
Books and periodicals[edit]
Cards[edit]
Ephemera[edit]
Ephemera[15] is transitory written and printed matter not intended to be retained or preserved. Some collectable ephemera is listed below.
- Air sickness bags
- Aircraft safety cards
- Bank cards
- Bookmarks
- Brochures and Guide books
- Cheese labels
- Gift cards
- Greeting cards
- Holy cards
- Hotel Do Not Disturb signs
- Lottery tickets
- Matchboxes
- Movie tickets
- Newsletters
- Passports
- Pamphlets
- Phonecards
- Postcards
- Posters
- Public transport timetables
- Sugar sachets
- Tea bag labels
- Tea bag wrappers
- Tickets
Clothing, fabric, and textiles[edit]
- Brooches
- Buttons
- Handbags
- Lapel pins
- Masquerade masks
- Needlework
- Quilts
- Scutelliphily: Patches and badges
- Sewing
- Textiles
- Thimbles
- Vintage clothing and accessories
Coins, currency, and stamps[edit]
- Numismatics[16][17][18]
- Coin collecting[19][20]
- Notaphily — Paper currency[21]
- Exonumia
- Scripophily
- Philately[22][23][24]
Film and television[edit]
- DVDs
- DVD players
- Blu-rays
- Films
- Film memorabilia
- Film props
- Movie posters
- Television shows
- Laser discs
- Universal Media Discs
- Betamax tapes
- Videocassette tapes
- VCRs
- VCDs
Glass and pottery[edit]
Household[edit]
- Antiques
- Appliances
- Bells and handbells
- Beverage coasters
- Candles
- Christmas ornaments
- Corks
- Corkscrews
- Figurines
- Decorative nutcrackers
- Netsuke[35]
- Jewelry and gemstones
- Keyrings
- Music boxes
- Paper napkins
- Perfume bottles
- Snow globes
- Sterling silver
- Utensils and silverware
Kitchen collectibles[edit]
- Bottle caps
- Beverage cans
- Cast iron cookware
- Cookie cutters[36]
- Cookie jars
- Hip flasks
- Housewares
- Lids
- Lunch boxes
- Mason jars
- Mugs
- Refrigerator magnets
- Shakers: salt, pepper, sugar
- Tea bags
- Teacups and saucers
- Teapots
Memorabilia[edit]
Memorabilia includes collectables related to a person, organization, event or media. For items collected while traveling, see Souvenir. For items with other themes, see the Theme section below.
Event memorabilia[edit]
- Sports memorabilia
- Baseballs and baseball bats
- Boxing fight programs and posters
- World's Fair
Media memorabilia[edit]
Organization memorabilia[edit]
- Police memorabilia
- Political
- Scouting memorabilia
Music[edit]
Nature and animals[edit]
- Butterfly collecting
- Conchology: collecting seashells
- Crystals
- Fossil collecting
- Mineral collecting
- Gemstones
- Insects
- Oology: collecting eggs
- Plants
- Amateur geology: collecting rocks
- Skulls and Skeletons (see Maceration)
Sports[edit]
Technology[edit]
- Antique Arcade Collectibles
- Amusement arcade
- Coin-operated machines by Mills Novelty Company
- Fortune Teller Machines
- Mutoscopes
- Slot Machines
- Automobilia[40][41]
- Bicycles
- Calculators
- Clocks and watches[42]
- Computers (especially Vintage computers)
- Fans (Vintage/Collectible)
- Firearms
- Fireworks
- Fountain pens
- Ice cream sticks
- Jukeboxes
- Knives
- Light bulbs
- Motorcycles
- Phonographs[43]
- Photographica
- Radios[44]
- Record players
- Recording media (see Film and television, Music)
- Scales[45]
- Scientific instruments
- Singing bird boxes
- Sewing Machines
- Telephones
- Televisions (especially CRTs)
- Tools[46]
- Tractors[48][49][50]
- Vending machines (coin-operated machines)
- Weapons
- Writing Implements
Theme[edit]
A theme collection includes related or unrelated items that have a unifying theme or common thread[52] or a collection which fits the scope of a special interest.[53] Items in a theme collection might include anything that has a certain company logo, has an image or shape of a specific theme. Besides the examples below, there are many theme collections within certain fields. For example, a theme collection can consist of postage stamps with images of butterflies or paper dolls with a wedding theme. For collectables related to a person, organization, event or media, see the Memorabilia section above.
General themes[edit]
- Airline
- Animals: amphibians, birds, cats, dogs, fish, horses, invertebrates, pigs, reptiles, etc.
- Automotive
- Farming
- Gambling/gaming
- Hawaiiana
- Orientalia
Historical themes[edit]
Travel themes[edit]
Toys, games, and dolls[edit]
- Antique Arcade Collectibles
- Amusement arcade
- Coin-operated machines by Mills Novelty Company
- Fortune Teller Machines
- Mutoscopes
- Slot Machines
- Action figures
- Board games
- Collectible card games
- Dolls
- Figurines
- Keshi erasers
- Mechanical banks
- Mighty Beanz
- Model cars
- Webkinz stuffed animals
- Model horses
- Pez
- Piggy banks[60]
- Playing Cards
- Pogs
- Rubber duck
- Scale models
- Stuffed toys
- Video games
- Lego
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Antique Advertising Association of America
- ^ "British Matchbox Label and Booklet Society working for Phillumeny". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "North Western Phillumenists". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "wmmls.co.uk". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ American Matchcover Collecting Club
- ^ "Rathkamp Matchcover Society". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ [**http://www.matchbox-labels.co.uk**/[permanent dead link] This site no longer exists]
- ^ "Old Time Radio Researchers Group". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Radio Premium Exchange REPRO ALERT!". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "CC International Home Page". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "ISASC". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Road Map Collectors Association - Road Map Collectors Association". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Shannonside CallCard Collectors Club - Website Ver 2.0". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Swedish Phonecard Collectors' Society Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Ephemera Society of America". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Home". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "American Numismatic Society - Main / Home Page". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "- Numismatics International - Celebrating 50 Years". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Chicago Coin Club". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Dan Bouge. "Silver Dollar Club". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "SPMC". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Australian Philatelic Society Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "BNAPS". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "National Duck Stamp Collectors Society Web Page". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ American First Day Cover Society
- ^ "Welcome to the Post Mark Collectors Club!". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "AAPA". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ International Nippon Collectors Club
- ^ "Evergreen Jim Beam Whiskey Decanter Collector Club". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "NATIONAL AMERICAN GLASS CLUB - HOME PAGE". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Glass and Porcelain insulators www.insulators.info". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MILK BOTTLE COLLECTORS (NAMBC)". Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Early American Pattern Glass Society Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "International Netsuke Society - Home". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Cookie Cutter Collectors Club". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ The British Golf Collectors Society Archived 2000-09-01 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Jean-Bernard Kazmierczak. "Golf : Histoire & Collection - History & Collection". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Golf Historical Society of Canada". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Super User. "Home Page Article". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Classic Car Club of America". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Welcome to the NAWCC!". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Michiganantiquephonographsociety.org". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Antique Radio Club of Illinois". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "ISASC". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "mwtca home page". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "HTPAA :: HTPAA Home". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "The International Cockshutt Club". Archived from the original on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ "John Deere Tractor Enthusiasts". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Waikato Vintage Tractor and Machinery Club
- ^ "Society of Inkwell Collectors". Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Paperweight Collectors Association, Inc". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Collectible themes… additional thoughts…". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ David Spragg. "CCGTCC.COM - Casino Chip & Gaming Tokens Collectors Club". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "American Breweriana Association". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Brewery Collectibles Club of America
- ^ Beer Can Museum Beer Can Museum
- ^ "Matchbox Club". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "The Matchbox Collectors Community Hall". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Still Bank Collectors Club". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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