Collector's Show

About twice a year there's a collectors show at the Blaisdell Center (there's that place again – I was there earlier in the week for some wrestling event – see previous posts for more info) that I like to call "a classier Kam Super Swap Meet," and usually there's some amazing finds.

Jessica loves wind-up toys (especially robots and other cute moving toy vehicles) and one of the things she got was this cool wind-up tin boy on a bicycle. She also got this nice frosted-glass box/container that she plans on putting some of her jewelry in.

As for me, I saw a cool vendor with some interesting-looking lighters. I'm not a pyro or anything, but I have a soft spot for lighters, and as I was browsing this certain vendor's selection, Jessica noticed this one particular old Zippo with a "Stolen from Hattie's Whorehouse" design on it. I thought it was pretty cool, and on top of that, the reason why Jessica pointed it out was because she remembered her mother having a towel similarly labeled.

The only other thing I got was another thing I'm fond of: pens. One of the best fountain pens money can buy aren't made anymore: the Parker 51. Made from 1941 to sometime in the early 80's, these fountain pens are like the Holy Grail to some, albeit more easily obtainable. The one I got writes beautifully, and I managed to get it at a really good price.