What's your most prized collectable?

[The Elevator Killer 710]

15 minutes ago, seafoam1 said:

I bet you heard it a million times but never have seen it spelled out.

Of all my stuff, I have a few random pictures of days in the past that I keep, and about 15 pocket knives that are not historical or anything but are super high quality and varied. Not much of a packrat in the least in life. In fact, my GF and I probably do spring cleaning about 3 times a year. We are a near opposite of hoarders. 

Oh, I have a cool small folding magnifying glass in a small leather case that my dad had for many years that he used at his work to view the print on the 4 color press he used to run in his career job. 

It's always nice to have something of Dads.

[seafoam1 3,391]

12 minutes ago, The Elevator Killer said:

It's always nice to have something of Dads.

It's funny, after my dad died (which was some years later than my mom) all of the kids went through the house and claimed a couple things we each wanted as keepsakes. 

No one coveted the things that only had financial value, just memorable things to each of us. One of my brothe's took a ball peen hammer. My dad had a million high end tools, but that one was one he had before all 8 of us were born.  One of my sisters took an orange pitcher my mom used throughout all of our childhoods. It was so funny to see the things each of us took. 

[Bier Meister 1,747]

38 minutes ago, seafoam1 said:

It's funny, after my dad died (which was some years later than my mom) all of the kids went through the house and claimed a couple things we each wanted as keepsakes. 

No one coveted the things that only had financial value, just memorable things to each of us. One of my brothe's took a ball peen hammer. My dad had a million high end tools, but that one was one he had before all 8 of us were born.  One of my sisters took an orange pitcher my mom used throughout all of our childhoods. It was so funny to see the things each of us took. 

everyone wanted the pocket watch?

[seafoam1 3,391]

3 minutes ago, Bier Meister said:

everyone wanted the pocket watch?

What pocket watch? 

[Bier Meister 1,747]

 

[seafoam1 3,391]

3 minutes ago, Bier Meister said:

 

Nah, my dad was in WW2 and no pocket watch was involved that I know of.