Collecting

card used as one of a set for playing card games

right|thumb|Seashells washed up on the beach in Valencia, Spain; nearly all are single valves of [[bivalve mollusks, mostly of Mactra corallina]] right|thumb|Hand-picked molluscan seashells (bivalves and [[gastropods) from the beach at Clacton on Sea in England]] thumb|A group of seashells, mostly bivalves in the family Pholadidae thumb|226x226px|Mixed shells on a beach in Venezuela thumb|Hermit crabs inhabiting marine gastropod shells that lived in the [[Persian Gulf]] thumb|A group of beach-worn sea snail shells that vary in size, form and pattern combination.

thumb|"The Philatelist" (1929) by [[François Barraud]]

thumb|upright=1.2|Restoring the frame of an antique mirror at the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, Poland

thumb|200px|Soviet and Ukrainian medals from the Historical Museum of the Donetsk militsiya|police

transparent sphere enclosing a miniaturized scene, filled with water with unattached objects resembling snowflakes

compilation of various media or other items packaged in a box

small tumbler

article used to rest beverages upon

glass colored with uranium oxide

alt=|upright=1.2|thumb|A glass paperweight commemorating the closure of the Princess Margaret Rose Orthopaedic Hospital (2002) A paperweight is a small solid object heavy enough, when placed on top of papers, to keep them from blowing away in a breeze or from moving under the strokes of a painting brush (as with Chinese calligraphy). While any object, such as a stone, can serve as a paperweight, decorative paperweights of metal, glass, jade or other material are also produced, either by individual artisans or factories.

Deltiology (from Greek , , diminutive of , , "writing tablet, letter"; and , ) is the study and collection of postcards. The word originated in 1945 from the collaboration of Rendell Rhoades (1914–1976) of Ohio and colleagues at Ohio State University.

type of plastic figurine manufactured by the Lego Group

thumb|Assorted matchboxes and match labels

type of net used to capture insects

scale model of car

thumb|Studio Job Headquarters, [[Antwerp, Belgium, by Job Smeets, 2018]] thumb|Vans (brand)|Vans Half Cab 33 DX 30th Anniversary shoes, an example of maximalist design In the arts, maximalism is an aesthetic characterized by excess and abundance, serving as a reaction against minimalism. The philosophy can be summarized as "more is more", contrasting with the minimalist principle of "less is more".

thumb|300x300px|Tape hoarding Hoarding is the act of engaging in excessive acquisition of items that are not needed or for which no space is available.

useful items carried on person every day

thumb|German matchbox containing safety matches.

opaque or translucent, milk white or colored glass

Accessory on an engine covering used to signify the brand of a car

privately owned collection of works, usually a collection of art

Colnect Collectors Club Community is a website containing wiki-like collectables catalogs. It allows collectors to manage their personal collection using these catalogs and automatically match their swap/wish-lists with those of other collectors. Colnect provides a marketplace dedicated to buying and selling collectibles. Colnect's phone cards catalog is the biggest in the world.

thumb|Beachcombing in Suva, Fiji thumb|Beachcombing at Belle Isle State Park (Virginia)|Belle Isle State Park in Virginia, United States

thumb|A set of collectable teaspoons from World Expo 88 thumb|Collectible Soviet gold rings with rubies thumb|The original iPhone in its box. Unopened "vintage" items which are part of popular brand lines are widely regarded as collector's items.

ornament or badge for wearing, as on a lapel, often with a slogan or image

occupation of naturalists, amateur or professional entomologists

sticker trading cards

thumb|A collage consisting of six beer labels, a typical breweriana item. Breweriana refers to articles containing a brewery or brand name, such as beer cans, beer bottles, bottle openers, beer labels, tin signs, beer mats, beer steins, beer trays, beer tap, wooden cases and neon signs.

thumb|right|A display of militaria in the Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland Militaria, also known as military memorabilia, are military equipment which are collected for their historical significance.

bottle for holding snuff powder

non-professional study of rocks

thumb|upright|Bric-à-brac for sale at a street market in Cambridge

thumb|"Gathering Ferns" (Helen Allingham) from [[The Illustrated London News, July 1871]]

series of collectible mugs with Moomin characters

Gundam Plastic models, Gundam Plamo, or are model kits depicting the mecha machinery and characters of the fictional Gundam multiverse by Bandai Spirits.

hobby of collecting video games

person who collects, trades, or admires sneakers as a hobby

marketing concept

generally refers to any artificial object or objects that are representative of or dating from an earlier period of time

thumbnail|Matchbook (open) thumb|Supersonic Matchbook (1985-1986 given on Concorde)

The Femlin is a character used on the Party Jokes page of Playboy magazine. Created in 1955 by LeRoy Neiman, Femlins became a mainstay of the magazine for more than five decades.

collection of natural sounds at Cornell University

powerful air horn that serves as an audible warning device on electric and diesel locomotives

acquisition of plant specimens for the purposes of research, cultivation, or as a hobby

hobby of collecting samples of the chemical elements

Type of glass

hobby of systematically collecting, identifying and displaying mineral specimens

type of float for fishing nets

jar used specifically to store edible treats such as cookies or biscuits

systematic scientific collection of objects for the study of nature or of the human history

small bottle of an alcoholic beverage

pursuit of meteorites