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The strangest collections
by Francisco Javier Palaz�n
Typical collector's items such as stamps, stickers and coins, have been replaced by other more original items. Thimbles, pencil sharpeners, programmes from regional feast days or cigarette paper with the crest of a football team are some of the strangest obsessions of a diverse but specialised public.

Cigarette paper. These are sold in small boxes that sold either by the traditional manufacturers or by other companies that decorate them with the crests of football teams (Real Madrid or Barcelona for example), with caricatures of politicians or musicians (Bob Marley is the most common), Jamaican flags or large Italian handkerchiefs with different designs and colours.

Sweet wrappers. Some people collect sweet wrappers of all types, colours and shapes, from countries the world over. Most are used as advertising by large financial companies, travel companies, local establishments, media companies, pharmacies, restaurants, social
or public organisations.

Pocket calendars. Some collectors own over 14.,000 calendars. The images contained inside are many and varied: animals, landscapes, children and family images, sports, zodiac signs, flowers, religious images, humour, drawings or naked women.

Pencil sharpeners. These are made with painted materials, stickers, copper or plastic strips and take the shape of different objects: tools, weapons, trains, cars, footballs or animals for example.

Thimbles. These are made of ceramic materials or metal and come in different colours, although the most common colour is white. They are decorated with images of all types: religious motifs (virgins, Christ figures or crosses), drawings, cows, flowers, noble family
or football team crests, cities or landscapes.

Programs from popular and traditional feast days. Collectors gather pamphlets and programs of the official events and activities organised in popular feast days the world over. These come in a wide variety of colours and drawings of the host city: San Ferm�n
in Pamplona, la Merc� in Barcelona, San Isidro in Madrid or the famous Venice carnival.
The collections are also thematically organised into such activities as popular traditional dances for example.

Cinema posters. Some collectors are happy to accept any poster they come across, while others are more selective and only accept certain actors and actresses, directors, nationality of the films or genres. Later a label can be added to each poster with information about the film, year, country and director.

Key rings. This is one of the most common collector's items in the world, although there is no specific criteria when it comes to collecting them. Some aficionados collect key rings of different shapes and sizes, as well as different themes: coats of arms of cities, football shirts, cartoon figures or monuments.

Lighters. These can be silver or gold plated, made of stone or benzene (used by gold diggers in California). They are classified by the flame or shape. The lighters range from
the classic varieties with lateral switch, the omega (squarer than normal) or zippos (in all
colours with etchings or drawings). There are also original lighters, such as the musical varieties or those in the shape of cameras or guns.


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