Weirdest Collectors of Things Worldwide

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Stuffed panda bears


Celine Cornet, a resident of the Belgian town of Haccourt, stands in the middle of his collection of 2200 panda bears. Celine and her husband Andre began his collection in 1978, It all started when he gave her a souvenir which he bought in Italy.

Vacuum Cleaners


Nine year old Harry Burrows has a collection of more than 40 vacuum cleaners. Schoolboy from the village LaPaglia, Halesowen. His first vacuum cleaner called Henry, which he received as a gift when he was four, and since then he spends all his pocket money to buy and looking for vacuum cleaners rare models.

Golf Balls


Golf fan Falenski Dick is the holder of more than 36,000 golf balls. Falenski started his collection 50 years ago, and he even keeps the balls belonging to former U.S. President Bill Clinton and basketball player Michael Jordan.

Erasers


This collection is difficult to erase: A seven-year Hannah Walker owns a collection of erasers the total cost of £ 2,000.

Royal Trinkets


God Save the Queen, Margaret Tyler, owns the nation's largest collection of royal memorabilia trinkets. 10,000 different items include mannequins of Duke and Duchess of life-size, as well as stained-glass window of Princess Diana.

Yoyos


Lucky J. Mayzenhaymer collected more than 10,000 pieces of yoyos - this is reflected in the Guinness Book of Records.

Dolls


Who said dolls are for girls only? Yang Jian from Singapore collected over 6000 Barbie and 3000 others

Star Wars Items


Steve Sansweet is the biggest fan of "Star Wars" in the world. His collection includes 300,000 items somehow related to this epic film. Steve runs a nonprofit museum called "Rancho Obi-Wan" in California, where it exhibited an impressive collection of lightsabers, figurines and models

Tin Boxes


Yvette Dardenne from eastern Belgium gathered over 56700 tins at his home. Boxes are belonging to this 76-year-old lady, not just containers: some reflect major world events, while others are devoted to the most bizarre situations and personalities of the 20th century.

Toilet Seats


Well sit: retired plumber Barney Smith assembled a collection of toilet seats and covers for toilets in the quantity of 1100 pieces. The creation of this collection took 40 years.

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