This is spectacular. Is this your collection?
It's not, no. It belongs to the ex of a friend of mine. He collected them over years and years and continents. This is actually only a small part of his collection.
It’s impressive when people are able to collect rarities of any kind, this made me realize that it makes for a very unique experience when someone decides to honor a specific piece of everyday life that people usually only think about in the context of function. And you captured it well. I was at the Andy Worhol museum not long ago. His collection of kitsch Knick Knacks on display there is a similar flavor of fun.
Agreed! There's a fantastic musem in Barcelona (Museu Frederic Marès) which houses various random collections of his. He seemed to have collected everything! Cigar bands, fans, clocks, loads of toys, smoking pipes, etc. It's very impressive indeed.