I don't actually collect anything on purpose. I have a whole lot of antiques that my ancestors bought as new things and never got rid of. I have a basement full of books that my ancestors and myself bought and never got rid of. I have a bunch of musical intruments because I bought new ones and never got rid of the old ones. I have stamp and coin collection, because my mother actually collected those things on purpose, and I never got rid of them. I have pattern glass from my grandmother, but I actually sold some of that. I've hung on to all the salt dips, though. I have quite a few 78 rpm records that I can't play, but those were bought new and nobody ever got rid of them. I have a bunch of crystal. My mother gave me a couple of pieces, so she assumed I was collecting it and gave me a bunch more.

I do have song and tunebooks, but I don't collect them to have a collection. (Joe, I just bought one a couple of weeks ago "Pearls if Music" published in 1896. I've never heard of that one before.)

In short, I don't collect anything. I just carry on the family tradition of non de-acquisition.