Largest collection of lions
Reinhard Stöckl (Austria) has a collection of 1,761 different lion related items, as of 27 March 2010, that he has amassed since 1998. Record updated from 2005.
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Largest collection of letter openers
The largest collection of letter openers is 5,000 letter openers and belongs to Santa Fe College Foundation (USA), in Gainesville, Florida, USA, as verified on 25 October 2012.
Largest collection of menus
Harley Spiller, New-York (USA) has been collecting restaurant menus since 1981, and has accumulated 5,006 Chinese menus from all 50 U.S. states and from 80 foreign countries. They have been featured on over 45 international television shows, dozens of radio programs, and over 140 magazine and newspaper features. Right now, the Museum of Chinese in the Americas is hosting an exhibition of Harley’s collection and planning to travel the exhibition across the country. Harley has also written articles about them.
Largest collection of matchboxes
The largest matchbox collection belongs to Steven Smith (UK) and consists of 20,736 matchboxes as of 6 September 2013, in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK. Steven Smith also hold the record for the largest collection of matchbox labels, with 1,054,221 different matchbox labels from over 130 countries as of May 2011.
Largest collection of matchbox labels
Steven Smith (UK) has 1,054,221 different matchbox labels from over 130 countries as of May 2011. Mr Smith has to have fire extinguishers in every room as a lot of the complete matchboxes still have matches inside. His interest in matchboxes started as a six-year-old when he and his friend used to go to Great Yarmouth seafront and collected empty matchboxes from the bin. These days Mr Smith has handed over his business and spends up to 10 hours a day on his hobby.
Largest collection of Mickey Mouse memorabilia
The largest collection of Mickey Mouse memorabilia consists of 6,726 items and was achieved by Janet Esteves (USA) in Celebration, Florida, USA, as of 11 November 2013.
Largest collection of millstones
The largest collection of millstones belongs to He Hengde (China), who has amassed 39,052 since 2004. The record was verified in Zhongyuan Folk Customs Park in Dancheng county, Henan province, China, on 10 July 2009. The millstones are now on display in Zhongyuan Folk Customs Park in Dahe village, Dancheng county, Henan province, China. The park is now open to the public.
Largest Collection of Mr Men Memorabilia
The largest collection of Mr Men memorabilia belongs to Joanne Black (UK), with 2,225 different Mr Men items; which she has been collecting since 2001. www.mrmentoybox.com Joanna started collecting as a child when she first bought a set of Mr Men books. In 2001 (aged 21) she visited a car boot sale and came across a small collection of Mr Men items which brought back fond memories so she purchased them and this is where it all began. Her favourite item is a plastic telephone Continue reading →
Largest collection of mouse mats
Daniel Evans (UK) has a collection of 3,673 different mouse mats, as of 19 April 2008, that he has amassed since 2001.
Largest collection of mouse- and rat-related items
Christa Behmenburg (Germany) has 27,623 items relating to mice and rats that she has been collecting since the 1980’s. Within this collection Christa has 206 telephone cards, 124 bookmarks, 5,470 figurines, 13,854 postcards and various other unusual items including cigarette cards and money. In addition to her job as a librarian, Christa privately works on a study entitled Mice and Rats in the History and Culture of Mankind. She also keeps a number of rats as pets.