Collecting
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https://members.tripod.com/~tx_rockhound/index.html
The unofficial home page of the Central Texas Gem & Mineral Society, a non-profit rockhound club based in Abilene, Texas, covering lapidary skills, silversmithing, wire wrapping, field trips, and their annual Gem & Mineral Show. Visitors will find links to rockhounding resources, fossil and rock collections, and info on weekly club workshops open to the public.
http://users.rcn.com/dwfiv/games/3m.html
Daniel W. Farrow IV has compiled a comprehensive ludography of games published by the 3M Company, listing titles, themes, years, and box types for their classic bookcase and flat-box game lines. This detailed reference page is part of a larger site cataloging board games from publishers like Avalon Hill, Victory Games, and Metagaming, making it a valuable resource for vintage board game enthusiasts and collectors.
https://brisray.com/bizarre
A curated collection of bizarre, macabre, and unusual vintage postcards spanning topics from accidental deaths and open coffins to surreal humor and war casualties. The collector behind brisray.com has assembled 86 unsettling and thought-provoking cards that challenge the notion of what was once considered acceptable subject matter for postcards.
https://australian-postcard-society.com/
The Australian Postcard Society Inc. is an Adelaide-based club founded in 2009 for enthusiasts who collect and study postcards, affiliated with the South Australian Philatelic Council. The site offers membership information, meeting schedules, research articles, book reviews, a photo gallery, and archived issues of the club's quarterly magazine.
https://mlppreservationproject.com/
The My Little Pony Preservation Project is a comprehensive restoration guide for vintage MLP collectors, covering everything from hair replacement and stain removal to fixing accessories and So Soft flocking. Built through years of research and collaboration with dozens of collectors, it serves as the definitive reference for restoring G1 through G4 ponies and their playsets.
https://www.stamp-collecting-world.com/
Built over 12 years by David Aeschliman, this philatelic database covers nearly 1,000 content pages on stamp collecting with a focus on classical and early modern European and North American issues from 1840 to 1935. Visitors will find guides on stamp condition, forgeries, supplies, albums, catalogs, and detailed country-by-country collecting categories spanning dozens of nations.
https://alco628.com/
The Railroad Press offers back issues of its railroad magazine, hardcover books, postcards, and merchandise for railfans, with titles covering locomotive rosters, railroad history, maps, and vintage photography. A standout feature is 'A Railroad Life' by Mike Bednar, a richly illustrated hardcover series recounting firsthand stories of railroading life in the 1960s through 1980s.
http://c-90.org/index.htm
Project C-90 is a sprawling catalog dedicated to cassette tape collecting, featuring nearly 3,000 tapes and over 1,700 inlay cards scanned and documented from brands like TDK, Maxell, BASF, Sony, and dozens of obscure labels. Built by Haplishe and Alexey Musienko, this bilingual Russian-English archive is a loving visual tribute to the cassette era, preserving the artwork and packaging of a fading analog medium.
http://theoldrobots.com/
A dedicated archive celebrating vintage robots from the 1950s through the 1990s, featuring pictures, manuals, instructions, and drawings from the first wave of robotics history. Collectors and enthusiasts will find coverage of iconic brands like Tomy, Heathkit Hero, and Playskool robots alongside rare historical imagery.
https://fan.kalechips.net/pens/index.php
Plume Sans Fin is a TFL-approved fanlisting dedicated to fountain pen enthusiasts, created by Kale, with a charming name meaning 'endless pen' in French. The site welcomes anyone who collects or appreciates fountain pens to join its growing member list, and includes a banner handwritten with a Waterman Laureat from the 1980s.