Collecting
166 sites
https://typewriterdatabase.com/
The Typewriter Database is the internet's largest reference for typewriter serial numbers, covering over 1,000 brands and 3,300 models to help collectors date their machines. With galleries, typeface samples, patents, and a thriving member community, it is an indispensable resource for typewriter enthusiasts and vintage collectors alike.
https://minterrornews.com/
Minterrornews.com, run by professional numismatist Mike Byers, is a comprehensive reference site covering mint error coins, die trials, patterns, and numismatic rarities from the U.S. Mint and around the world. With over 1,500 articles, a price guide, glossary, and museum section, it serves as one of the web's most thorough resources for error coin collectors and dealers.
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://cyberpeach.net/
Cyberpeach is a cheerful personal site by a Tamagotchi enthusiast featuring a photobook, blog, and a detailed spotlight on the 2024 Tamagotchi Connection re-release with notes on shells, characters, and minigames. The site has a cutesy, flower-and-peach aesthetic and is actively updated with new content including a media room coming soon.
http://micromineral.org/
The Association Française de Microminéralogie (AFM) is a French organization dedicated to the hobby of micromounting, the art of collecting and studying minerals under magnification. The site features their periodical 'Cahier des Micromonteurs', a photo gallery, a collection database, practical guides, and listings of mineral exchange fairs across France and internationally.
https://oldcarbrochures.com/
The Old Car Manual Project is a massive free archive of original sales brochures and owners manuals for classic American cars and trucks, spanning from the early 1900s through the 1980s. Visitors can browse digitized promotional materials from iconic manufacturers like Chevrolet, Ford, Cadillac, Chrysler, and more, making it an invaluable resource for collectors, restorers, and automotive history enthusiasts.
https://pompon.neocities.org/
Pompon is a personal hobby site dedicated to ball-jointed dolls, featuring Super Dollfie and KIKIPOP! dolls with names like Jill Jelly, Pookie Boo, Bonbon, and Honeybear. The site includes a doll calendar and is part of a WebHandHold webring connecting fellow doll enthusiasts.
https://wallace-online.neocities.org/
Wallace-online hosts a Beanie Baby collecting webring, connecting fans of the classic plush toys across the old web. The page is a simple webring hub celebrating 1000 views, with navigation links to explore other member sites in the Beanie Ring.
http://sakura.nu/coke
Refresh Yourself is a TFL-approved fanlisting dedicated to Coca-Cola, currently boasting 33 members from 10 countries united by their love of the iconic soft drink. Hosted under the Lost in Tokyo network, it offers a simple way for Coke enthusiasts around the world to register their fandom.
https://2600.greg.technology/
Greg's site presents a cleaned-up, browsable gallery of every 2600 Magazine cover, born from a chance subway moment when he recognized a 1997 cover on a broken LED sign at a New York City station. The project includes a downloadable zip of all covers and a brief story about the script he wrote to fix the chaotic original filenames from 2600's own online gallery.