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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 5753497, member: 37&quot;]Like moreotherstuff, I started collecting things I found and liked at a very early age.&nbsp; Someone gave me a ship in a bottle that I cherished.&nbsp; I was always fascinated by science so had magnets, magnifying glass, a compass, and even a blob of mercury.&nbsp; That soon became more organized into collecting rocks and other things.&nbsp; I had a good collection of bird&#039;s nests by the time I went to kindergarden.&nbsp; I collected them in the field and knew what species they came from by observing the birds and watching them fledge their babies.&nbsp; I collected the nests by climbing the trees once the birds had gone.&nbsp; For some reason, my dad did not appreciate the collection in the garage and it disappeared one day. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; I still have some of my original rock collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>My grandparents lived in a huge Victorian house full of what they inherited from my great grandparents.&nbsp; My grandfather was the chief packrat, though I think I have probably surpassed him now.&nbsp; When they passed, I was 14 and helped liquidate the house.&nbsp; My parents took a lot of the better stuff but, living 400 miles away, there was only so much that could be brought home. They had a big auction that I attended and I was hooked.&nbsp; I bought an old Oliver typewriter from the sale that I still own.&nbsp; There was an old spool bed in pieces that did not sell.&nbsp; It became my first restoration project once I got home.</p><p><br /></p><p>By age 18, I was buying and selling antiques on the side. At about age 40, I became a full-time antiques dealer.&nbsp; I retired last year but can&#039;t help but continue to buy when I find good things at a bargain.&nbsp; There is going to be one heck of a sale one day.&nbsp; I hope it happens before I am gone.&nbsp; If not, maybe it will serve as inspiration to someone who attends the sale.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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