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COLLECTORS
Names for Collectors
and a quiz to see how
many you know
Collecting is popular hobby (or in some
cases obsession or addiction). Many people collect a variety of
different things, the most popular of which are then given names.
Some of the terms for these collectors
are quite well used and, therefore, widely known, however, others are more
obscure.
How many do you think you know?
Test your knowledge with this fun page -
What do you call a collector of:-
1: Beermats?
2: Cigarette cards?
3: Butterflies and moths?
4: Postage stamps?
5: Teddybears?
6: Porcelain
7:
Banknotes?
8: Shells?
9: Books?
10: Matches, match
boxes or match books?
11: Works of art or
curios?
12: Records
(i.e. Music)?
13: Book
Illustrations/engravings?
14: Birds'
eggs?
15:
Proverbs?
16: Keyrings?
17:
Bookplates?
18:
Postcards
19: Coins?
20:
Moneyboxes? *
*
Kindly sent in by Rod Weir.
The
following very comprehensive list has been supplied by Bill Turnbull
with individual additions from other contributors.
Ambulist
Walking sticks
Brolliologist
Umbrellas
Cagophilist
Keys
Cartomaniac
Maps
Cochlearist
Spoons
Andre Mirley
Comiconomenclaturist
Funny names such as Shanda
Lear, Iris Chew, Nora
Bone etc
Conchologist
Shells
Cumyxaphilist
Match boxes
Digitabulist
Thimbles
Discophilist
Gramophone records
Errinophilist
Collecting all kinds of stamps
except postage stamps
Fromologist
Cheese labels
Fusilatelist
Phone cards
Gnomologist
Sayings,
maxims
Grabatologist
Ties
Helixophilist
Corkscrews
Infulaphilist
Cigar bands
Labeorphilist
Beer bottles
Labologists
Beer bottle labels
Logogriphist
Cruciverbalist
Crossword puzzles
Notaphilist
Banknotes and cheques
Numismatist
Medals and coins
Oologist
Bird's eggs
Palaeontologist
Fossils
Pernalogist
Pearls
Philographist
Autographs
Plangonologist
Dolls
Pucillovist
Egg cups
Rhykenologist
Planes (wood working
tool)
Jim Jakosh
Scripophilist
Bonds and Share certificates
Scutelliphilist
Badges and patches
Sphragistiphist
Seals and signet rings
Sucrologist
Sugar packets
Toxophilist
Bows and arrows
Steve Philpott
Although I could
find one reference confirming this, I also found several
others which seemed to indicate that a 'toxophilist' is, in
fact, someone who is a devotee of archery.
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Names for Collectors