Antiques and Collectables – The Collectors Blog

David Callaway of the Hartford Courant writes this story about Bill Sagan, a man who owns one of the greatest collections of rock memorabilia:

For the rock ‘n’ roll industry, it’s like the discovery of King Tut’s tomb.

The loot comes from the private collection of legendary rock music promoter Bill Graham, who was killed in a helicopter accident in 1991. Graham, who promoted such acts as the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and a young Carlos Santana, was apparently the king of packrats, stashing away tickets, posters and photos from every concert he handled over 25 years, as well as the audio and video recordings.

The Miami Herald posts this article by Matt McKinney of the Star Tribune of Minneapolis about a man who collects cereal boxes:

The gang of cartoon characters who pitch breakfast cereal arrive at the nation’s tables like a surreal menagerie: there’s a pink-hued Frankenstein and several aliens, a floating blue ghost and Canadian Mounties. There’s a well-known leprechaun and a rabbit, at least two bumblebees and a werewolf, who in retirement has joined monkeys and porcupines and chocolatey brown elephants. There were, at one time, singing pieces of corn.

The sketched multitude behind the selling of sweetened grains is the life’s work of Duluth’s Robb Berry, who collects cereal boxes the way some people might dream of collecting the works of Matisse or Picasso.

Becky Bell of the Texarkana Gazette writes this article about Raymond Cleghorn, an artist who creates beautiful woodcarved pieces:

As an artist, Raymond Cleghorn is able to look past what he sees and visualize what it can become.

Cleghorn is classified as a traditional woodcarver under the guidelines for the National Endowment for the Arts. This means he falls in the middle classification of woodcarvers, carving more details than some woodcarvers, less than others, he said.

Mark St. John Erikson of The Daily Press writes about a man who was trying to cut his hunting costs turns into a expansive collection:

The first time Tommy O’Connor III bought an old bird decoy, he was simply a thrifty teenager trying to cut down on his hunting costs. Even after making the drive over to coastal North Carolina, the enterprising Suffolk kid figured he could save a few bucks by stocking up on cheap, old-fashioned wooden floaters instead of then-expensive plastic. And he’d heard these cast-off relics were so plentiful along the waterfront that they were stacked up around trees by the hundreds.

Angie Hutschreider of the California Democrat writes about Bud Bolinger, a man who loves turkey art:

Upon walking into Bolinger Marketing Inc., a wide array of framed prints and rare collectibles catch the visitor’s eye.

The building is carefully decorated featuring ornate door carvings and a rich feel of home. It is here where Bud Bolinger, California, finds himself amidst the things he loves daily, his turkey art collection.