This gentleman collects spirit levels. He has over 1,000 vintage and antique spirit levels in his collection, including an early 1900s model that is the holy grail of spirit levels. He bought his first spirit level at a car boot sale. He keeps his spirit levels in a shed. This nice man should join the Fediverse. We'd make him an influencer by teatime.

https://bbc.com/news/articles/cly9zz3n00qo

Spirit level collector turns hobby into Wisbech tool business

David Nicholas says he started collecting spirit levels after finding one at a car boot sale.

@CiaraNi we should get the woman behind the umbrella cover museum on here too
https://www.umbrellacovermuseum.org/
The Umbrella Cover Museum

The Umbrella Cover Museum
@joannaholman Absolutely! These people are the best, just quietly out there caring for and caring about something niche and nice. Spreading the joy and making us smile. I wish they were the ones running the world, but I am sure they wouldn't want to.
@CiaraNi He really should. But I won't get my hopes up, I'll keep my spirits levelled.
@Mabande Haha - see now, this is the kind of pun I think he would enjoy if he joined us in the Fediverse

@CiaraNi how about a collection of staplers? Seen at RAMM, Exeter earlier this month.

#collection #devon #RAMM

@morgrugyn A collection of staplers - this is excellent. Thanks for sharing.
@CiaraNi indeed, I had to quell my urge to start my own... I have enough collections as it is!
@morgrugyn A collection of collections - sounds good!
@CiaraNi I have a few collections and I'm trying very hard not to increase that number... it's a constant struggle that I keep telling myself I'm winning
@morgrugyn @CiaraNi make a collection of uncollected collectables and watch the universe go bang in a puff of logic
@CiaraNi that person is a ruler of the spiritual world
@stfn Haha, well he certainly should be, him and everyone else who keeps the spirit of nice niche things alive
@CiaraNi
yes! bring on #collectodon
@magsamond I like the idea of #Collectodon. I bet that hashtag would be as lovely and peaceful to follow as #Bloomscrolling or #SilentSunday
@CiaraNi me too - with or without the second 'o' ? 🤔
@magsamond Oh that was a typing error by me - I've popped the O back in now.
@CiaraNi i love following the -odon hastags ... esp. #mosstodon
@magsamond Me too - they are an absolute oasis in the midst of everything that's happening.