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Toby jugs are tankards made of porcelain shaped like a head or a seated person.
Not sure if this is mainly a UK thing but you see loads of them in traditional old pubs and they are pretty colectable too. My Grandad used to have quite a few.
The pic below is an example of a toby jug 
I collect vinyl (records), mostly rock/blues from the 50's - 70's, with my current collection numbering about 4500 total.
Being a SCAdian, it could also be said, I suppose, that I collect period clothing and and various bits of replica weaponry and armor, although I don't really think of my garb/arms as collecting, more an extension of my wardrobe (wonder if I could get away with smoking in public donning a broad-sword? Really, who's going to pull the fake-cough bs at me then...).
Hobie' Bubba, Jules...The jugs were used to lampoon famous people a coupla hundred years ago;now they are kinder...people like Churchill etc,but not done in a nasty way now. My priciest one is "Merlin" The Wifey bought it for me. Mike
( I'll have to learn to put up pictures like you folks do, doh)
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Western Books, I have about 500 now.
I am currently collecting grey hairs on my head, mustache, beard, back of neck and chest, in an out of ears as well.
I collect:
Pipes
Hot Wheels (redlines from '67-'72)
Skateboards from 1976-1984
Large Cents
Target Rifles (muzzleloaders and single shot)
Watches (pocket and wrist)
Lead Soldiers
1952 Topps Baseball cards
And other stuff...
Native American artifacts guns Knives
Collect my thoughts mostly.
Ukuleles and beer steins .
My collections have been in boxes for 2 years, we had to move to a smaller house when the market went south.
Bright side never had to sell any collectibles.
I collect hobbies
Various insulators made by the California Glass Insulator Co. 1912-1916.
I collect antique glass insulators. For roughly 100 years between 1850 and 1950 insulators for telegraph, telephone and power distribution were molded from glass. The different shades of color was usually not intentional but caused by the minerals and additives put into the mix during the glass making process. What I and most other collectors have found that these once solely utilitarian artifacts from the beginnings of the information age now offer us an almost artistic like display that is very pleasing to the eye. Collectors are also doing a service to future generations by preserving this unique part of the world's communications history.
I display my prized California collection in a west facing window where they catch the afternoon sun. My wife has even modeled the rest of the room's decor around the soft pastels of the hundred year old insulators.
Here are some others from different manufacturers:
"Gingerbread Man" Folembray - Made in France
"Hoopskirt" Agee - Made in Austrailia
Canadian Pacific Railway
"Blobtop" Brookfield - Made in New York City late 1800's
"Toll" A telephone line insulator made by the Hemingray Glass Works in Kentucky on the banks of the Ohio River.
"Signal" A telegraph insulator made by the millions and supported telegraph wires along railroads of America and many other countries of the world. Made by Hemingray.
Hemingray power line insulator
"Mickey Mouse" Hemingray power line insulator. The power line rested in the groove at the top between the two ears.
I found a cardboard box of those glass insulators in my garage. Grandmother said her dad colleced them.
harrier -Yes they turn up all the time in basements, garages and fleamarkets. I would guess millions of them are still floating around. Most known as "commons" are worthless or maybe worth a dollar or two. But like any collectible there are hidden gems among the buckets and boxes. Some insulators have gotten 5 digit values because of scarcity or rare color or manufacturer. Like most oddball stuff the online auction sites are a good way to judge the value of what you might have.
Sea Glass and Crystal Paperweights
Corgi, Dinky and Matchbox Model Cars and it is in 5 digits as to how many I have.
Docrx -My dad lives on the south shore of Lake Erie. He's got a sea glass collection that would knock your socks off. I'm going to have to get some pictures this summer it is amazing.
Guns and not currently collecting but have a pretty large stash of BMW racing posters, books, models etc... I plan on liquidating the newer part of my collection to fund more fun with pipes and buy some more guns.
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