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November 28, 2012 By 14 Comments

Shelf Expression

vintage toy collection shelf

league logo This week, the League was asked to show off a shelf of items that expresses our love of pop culture. While this may not technically be a shelf (it’s a piano) I think it counts.

Give a collector a flat surface, and it will fill up with items overnight. Give that surface several tiers, and you have a great layered display! (High res version here.)

When I was allotted the cave, the piano came with it since it was too heavy to move. One of these days, the kids will realize we have a piano and want to play it, but until then, it will be used as a rotating display shelf where I mix new acquisitions with old–basically, whatever I feel like looking at in a given week.

Check out a few other League members’ shelves:  Brother Midnight, Goodwill Geek, Random Nerdness, That Figures, AEIOU and Sometimes Why, and more!

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  1. The Goodwill Geek says

    November 28, 2012 at 5:39 pm

    Love it! When life gives you pianos make them into display shelves for vintage toys!

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    • Brian says

      November 28, 2012 at 11:10 pm

      Ha! Don’t mind if I do.

      Reply
  2. Memoriesoftoymorrow says

    November 28, 2012 at 10:06 pm

    Very nice !! Dig that framed Invincible Iron Man #1 up there !!

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    • Brian says

      November 28, 2012 at 11:09 pm

      That is one of my true treasures–probably the longest held item in my collection. i wrote about it a while back:
      https://www.coolandcollected.com/a-collection-a-day-21-iron-man/

      Reply
      • Memoriesoftoymorrow says

        November 29, 2012 at 12:22 am

        WOW ! Great story. You dont come across deals like that often and the fact that it has alot of meaning really adds the real value !

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  3. kngfu says

    November 29, 2012 at 7:41 am

    GO HERO Flash Gordon?

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    • Brian says

      November 29, 2012 at 8:34 am

      Close. Go Hero Buck Rogers. Good eye. 😉

      Reply
  4. Rich says

    November 29, 2012 at 12:10 pm

    I checked out a bunch of these from the league members that posted. Def cool. Always interests me to see what makes other collectors tick!

    Reply
    • Brian says

      November 30, 2012 at 4:15 pm

      Me too! 😉

      Reply
  5. Mike Gutierrez says

    November 30, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    Great “Shelf” Awesome Bond poster, vintage Batman items and Superman model kit.

    What I am really drooling over is that carded Hulk Mego figure. I have a Hulk, but he is loose. The mego-holic in me bows to your carded friend.

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    • Brian says

      November 30, 2012 at 4:14 pm

      That was a somewhat recent splurge for me. The Hulk was one of the items that didn’t sell at Hakes’ auction, so when it was later offered up for a flat price, I got a great deal.

      Reply
  6. 3B says

    December 1, 2012 at 8:40 pm

    Better late than never!

    Currently on Display!

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  7. John (Batcave Toy Room) says

    December 3, 2012 at 2:20 am

    I love displaying toys, but I have such a hard time arranging them. I am never happy with the end result. However, yours always look great.

    Reply
    • Brian says

      December 3, 2012 at 8:44 am

      Thanks John! I don’t know, I always enjoy seeing your shelves.

      Reply

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