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Collectors with large, odd and interesting collections.

America’s Quirkiest Oddity Shops

Get ready to have a whole new light shed on the process of antiquing.

Stop. Yield. Go: Inside the Museum of Traffic Control

Traffic signals and signs fascinate curator of the Museum of Traffic Control.

The 15 Strangest Beatles Collectibles on the Internet

Beatles hairbrushes and bongos land among the strangest Beatles collectibles.

5 Fake Beatles Collectibles Often Sold as Real

The online marketplace is flooded with fake Beatles collectibles. Check out these 5.

Nativity Collector Displays 1,500 Christmas Creches

Minnesota woman assembles a houseful of Nativity scenes.

King of the Road Map

New Jersey man finds direction collecting vintage paper road maps

Cereal Box Prize Collection

Indiana man collects nearly 1,300 cereal box prizes

Inside the World’s Largest Harmonica Collection

Missouri man collects 5,700 pocket-size harmonicas

How to Collect Marbles

Marble experts advise novice collectors to find their niche

Tennessee Coffee Cup Collection Among World’s Largest

Couple collects more than 19,000 coffee cups in five years

Globetrotter Visits Every Nation on Earth

Minnesota attorney travels around the world to visit every country in the world

The History and the Lives of Pirates

Collector fills St. Augustine museum with hundreds of authentic pirate memorabilia.

Collector Shares Passion for Pirates

Pat Croce shares one of the world’s largest collections of authentic pirate treasure

Dentist Collects Hundreds of Vintage Toothpastes and Powders

Denture holders and dental-related movie props also among collection

Necktie Collector

New York gallery owner’s collection includes image of Queen Elizabeth II emblazoned on a necktie to celebrate her 1953 coronation.