(Worldkings) Top 100 collections around the world - P27. Comic book fanatic has the world’s largest collection
03-05-2019
(Worldkings.org) - Bob Bretall, 51, got hooked after being given his first comic book aged eight. His collection of comics is so vast it is filed away in boxes and catalogued. Superhero fanatic still reads about 115 comics a week, and is still colllecting
(Worldkings) Top 100 collections around the world - P26. Meet the man making amazing over 400 instruments out of trash he finds on the street - Ken Bultler
04-05-2019
(Worldkings.org) - Ken Butler is the ultimate advocate for the notion that “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” The Brooklyn-based artist and musician has been making stringed instruments out of garbage since 1978 – a process he calls ‘bricoluthiery’ – making use of anything he finds on the streets of New York City; from hockey sticks to sleds to violin cases.
(Worldkings) Top 100 collections around the world - P25. Waukesha woman with massive Winnie the Pooh collection to be featured on Collector's Call
03-05-2019
(Worldkings.org) - Deb Hoffman has been collecting Winnie the Pooh items for the last 20 years.
(Worldkings) Top 100 collections around the world - P19. World’s largest collection of model aircraft goes on permanent display in Shannon Airport
27-04-2019
(Worldkings.org) - The world’s largest collection of model aircraft has gone on permanent show in the most appropriate home possible for it – the very airport where the obsession began for a collector to purchase 1,500 plus specialist diecast models.
(Worldkings) Top 100 collections around the world - P18. The World's Largest Wine Cellar in Moldova
26-04-2019
(Worldkings.org) - Hiding beneath the surface of a secluded section of Europe, a massive underground city exists with miles of tunnels filled with wine. Every “street” carries the name of a certain grape like Pinot or Cabernet Sauvignon. Visitors slowly drive cars or bikes through the maze, where normal traffic rules apply. Moldova’s Mileștii Mici proudly claims the title as the largest wine cellar in the world.
(Worldkings) Top 100 famous collections around the world - P9. This Amazing Ferrari Collection Is Prancing Horse Perfection
17-04-2019
(Worldkings.org) - Switzerland is an incredibly beautiful country. Anyone who’s been there knows what we’re talking about, but for adventurous auto enthusiasts there’s an Italian treasure hidden among the mountains. The owner is unknown, and the exact location is a mystery save for a few fortunate souls who’ve been invited. We do know the owner of this collection is on Instagram, where he goes by the name Swizzcars.
(Worldkings) Top 100 famous collections around the world - P5. The collection of Beautiful Winged Insects Made of Discarded Circuit Boards
13-04-2019
(Worldkings.org) - Portsmouth, UK-based artist Julie Alice Chappell creates beautiful miniature sculptures of insects using circuit boards found inside discarded electronics. “My art practice involves breaking down the pre-existing materials, reinterpreting them and offering them a new form with new purpose, creating something beautiful, whimsical and precious,” she said.