Largest collection of pencils
The largest collection of pencils belongs to Emilio Arenas (Uruguay) and consists of 16,260 black pencils from 72 countries as of 15 October 2013. Emilio started his collection in 1956.
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Largest collection of pencil sharpeners
Demetra Koutsouridou (Greece) has a collection of 8,514 different pencil sharpeners that she has amassed since 1997.
Largest collection of paper dolls
Malin Fritzell of Torekov, Sweden has been collecting paper dolls since the 1960s and, as of 23 March 2006, has a collection of 4,720.
Largest collection of owls
The record for the largest collection of owls consists of 18,055 items and is owned by Dianne Turner, Wilton, Maine, USA. Dianne Turner completed her owl collection in 2002 at the age of 55. She made her own ceramics and was still firing owls in her kiln after she went blind from diabetes. The owls were painted one colour because she could not see. Dianne was known as “The Owl Lady”. She passed away in January 2003 and her family and friends applied for the Continue reading →
Largest collection of olive oil bottles
The largest collection of olive oil bottles consists of 2,440 and belongs to Ronald Popeil (USA) in Beverly Hills, California, USA, as of 1 October 2011.
Largest collection of oil lamps
Gerd Bonk (Germany) has a collection of 356 different antique oil lamps that he has been collecting since 1975. His collection consists of 1 wall oil lamp, 2 standing oil lamps, 22 hanging oil lamps, 46 small table oil lamps and 285 table oil lamps.
Largest collection of number plates (licence plates)
Péter and Tamás Kenyeres (both Hungary) have 11,345 different number plates from 133 countries, as of April 2011, which they have been collecting since 1990. Brothers Péter and Tamás started their collection 21 years ago when they got the first two number plates from their father. The oldest plate in their collection is from Austro-Hungarian Empire, approximately from 1900. Their favourite plate is the B7 which was a Hungarian minister’s car plate between 1945-1948.
Largest collection of non-sports trading cards
The largest collection of non-sports trading cards belongs to Edo Rajh and Iva Rajh (both Croatia), consisting of 20,000 cards as of 18 November 2011 and is housed in Zagreb, Croatia. The collection started in 2006 with Magic: the gathering cards and their favourite trading cards are from the World Wildlife Fund.
Largest collection of nativity sets
The largest collection of nativity sets consisted of 1,802 different pieces as of 14 March 2009. All are housed in the Museo dei Sogni e Della Memoria in Feltre, Italy.
Largest collection of mushroom-related items
The record for the largest collection of mushroom-related items belongs to Shara Hoffman (USA), with 263 different mushroom-related items, which she has been collecting since 2000.