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Collecting Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Collecting.

Results 1 - 20 of 2,962 in Collecting

  1. Woman to auction off doll collectionRead the original story

    3 min ago | Leader-Telegram

    ... tell you all about each of her dolls, even though she has more than 750. Nelson, 79, of Chippewa Falls has been collecting ever since her youngest daughter, Paula, left for college. Nelson was inspired by her mother, LaFern, who began collecting in ...

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    Related Topix: Chippewa Falls, WI, Vivien Leigh, Life, Hobbies, Drama, War Movies, Gone with the Wind, Toy, Barbie

  2. Hollywood and linesRead the original story

    1 hr ago | San Diego Union-Tribune

    ... Comic-Con has become the Great American Rumpus Room, where the video games - and movie previewing, comic book collecting, action-figure scouting, celebrity spotting, autograph hunting, animation ogling and swag pirating - begin. And what happens at ...

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    Related Topix: West Covina, CA

  3. Trial spins circlesRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | Harrison Daily Times

    ... pay fines. The Searcy County Quorum Court voted in January to make the sheriff/collector's office responsible for collecting and receipting fines paid to the county. When that failed, the court voted in March to make Searcy County District Court ...

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  4. Army Gains Valuable Insight From NetworkRead the original story

    Yesterday | Department of Defense News

    ... and not deployed, as well as all of the Army centers and schools." Mains added that the analysts' role in collecting data is critical to future missions. "Each of those individuals, each of those analysts, is responsible to keep his eyes open and ...

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    Related Topix: Theater, Arts, US Military, Center for Army Lessons Learned, US Army

  5. Disabilities can't stop his dreamsRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Journal Gazette

    ... prevent him from being a firefighter or policeman, but it couldn't keep him from wanting to be one. He could keep collecting his patches, watch police shows on TV and dream. And that's what he has done. His mother writes to various departments ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Roseville, MI, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

  6. Portsmouth shop specializes in silver and goldRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | SeacoastOnline

    ... later on weekends or by appointment) Allan is eager to explain and educate novices about the joy and values of collecting coins, and gold and silver. "My grandfather introduced me to coin collecting when I was a very little boy," he said. "Every ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Hobbies

  7. Upping the anteRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | Southwest Philadelphia Review

    ... Faith Ringgold, Ed Ruscha and Frank Stella. While the great families and companies of Europe have been at the art-collecting game for centuries, such is not the case in the United States. The Bank of America collection, considered to be one of the ...

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    Related Topix: Painting, Arts

  8. Wildflower trail: Jones' columbine a rare beautyRead the original story

    23 hrs ago | Great Falls Tribune

    ... from aqua , meaning 'water' and ligere , meaning 'collected,' in reference to the tips of the spurs collecting nectar. Jonesii ( jones -ee-eye) honors American botanist Marcus Eugene Jones (1852-1934), a collector of plants ...

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  9. Farm girl moves into the corporate worldRead the original story

    23 hrs ago | Democrat & Chronicle

    Cathy Frederick is immersed in the corporate world, but the 40-year-old is a farm girl at heart.

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    Related Topix: Adirondack, NY, Home Gardening, Home

  10. 'Definitely a last-minute thing': Umatac residents scramble to register for trash pickupRead the original story

    23 hrs ago | Guam Pacific Daily News

    ... It's happening slowly, but we had seven people register (Tuesday), five (yesterday).' The mayor's office also is collecting receipts from Public Works as proof of registration for residents who have applied for service, said Yeboha.

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  11. Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum on History Channel tonightRead the original story

    Yesterday | Hometown Life

    ... he admits is a hobby that went out of control. It has been open to the public since 1990, but Yagoda has been collecting vintage coin-operated and unusual machines for almost five decades. His arcade and museum has been long known as a family place ...

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    Related Topix: Farmington, MI

  12. Kodak executive has roots in the landRead the original story

    23 hrs ago | Democrat & Chronicle

    Cathy Frederick is immersed in the corporate world, but the 40-year-old is a farm girl at heart.

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    Related Topix: Adirondack, NY, Home Gardening, Home

  13. Up for Bid at Scope Hamptons: Collector MentorshipRead the original story

    Yesterday | New York Sun

    ... by the Scope auction, Nancy Seltzer, whose collection focuses on contemporary Japanese artists, began collecting just four years ago. Ms. Seltzer said she relied on a mentor relationship with Whitney Museum council member Susan Hancock to start the ...

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    Related Topix: Painting, Arts

  14. More than just a cellarRead the original story

    Yesterday | Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    ... storage area in the unfinished basement of the Brookhaven house he and his wife, Susan, built in 1990. "I started collecting wine in the late 1980s and had an informal, cool area that grew into a single room with about 1,500 bottles," said Anderson. ...

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    Related Topix: Atlanta Metro, France, Ile-Del-France, France, World News, Paris, France, North Atlanta, GA, Atlanta, GA

  15. Missouri farmer revives red giantsRead the original story

    Wednesday | Iowa Farmer Today

    ... restoration hobby. Some 40 years and 50 tractors later, Wayne still enjoys the thrill of the hunt. He started collecting after getting out of the military. His favorite brand was International Harvester. Even when his father, a farmer, started ...

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    Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation

  16. Oklahoma City Museum of Art presents the Golden Age of American ImpressionismRead the original story

    Wednesday | Art Knowledge News

    ... critics, such as Roger Fry and Clive Bell, opened Phillips' eyes to the intent of abstract art, and his collecting in that decade reflected his new understanding. He added very few American impressionist paintings to his collection after 1923. As ...

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    Related Topix: Oklahoma City, OK, Arts, Painting

  17. Quite the collectorRead the original story

    Yesterday | Lewisville Leader

    ... in the crew if he thought the collection was worth six figures to which he answered "no doubt." Busk noted that collecting puppets doesn't have a huge mass appeal and there are a very limited number of collectors. "The reality of it is the market ...

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    Related Topix: Antiques Roadshow, Entertainment, Television, Dallas Metro, Dallas Metro

  18. Destined to Become a Modern ClassicRead the original story

    Yesterday | Palisadian Post Shopper

    ... with Kreitler's acquisition in the 1970s of Berenice Abbott's image, which he purchased for $125. "I started collecting photography in 1974," Kreitler says. "I had always liked to take photos, but I didn't see the value in the medium, where you ...

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    Related Topix: Classical, Classic, Manhattan, NY, New York, NY

  19. Check out Farmington Hills' Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum on History ChannelRead the original story

    Wednesday | Ferndale Pleasant Ridge Mirror

    ... he admits is a hobby that went out of control. It has been open to the public since 1990, but Yagoda has been collecting vintage coin-operated and unusual machines for almost five decades. His arcade and museum has been long known as a family place ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Farmington Hills, MI, Detroit Metro

  20. Do you Believe in Luck? Royal Canadian Mint Issues 2008 Lucky LoonieRead the original story

    Wednesday | PRWeb

    ... coins and sets will also be offered. Canadians from coast to coast can share in the pride and touch the Games by collecting and saving these special Canadian coins. About the Royal Canadian Mint The Royal Canadian Mint , which is celebrating its ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games