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.
The largest collection of mugs belongs to Bob Thomson (USA), with 6,352 different mugs; which he has been collecting since 1995. Several newspaper clippings provided.
The largest collection of playable video gaming systems belongs to Richard Lecce (US), and numbers 483 unique items, including home consoles, portable games and LCD mini-systems, as of August 2008. Richard also has a number of complete game collections, including every game ever released for the NES (including the incredibly rare gold ‘Nintendo Championship’ cart). His collection also includes a large amount of original box art from a work shop that produced art for western games releases. Street Fighter II, Ecco the Dolphin and Acro
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The largest collection of pizza-related items belongs to Brian Dwyer (USA) with 561 different items from all over the world, as of 31 July 2011, which he has been collecting since 2010. Brian set up his entire collection in a temporary art space in a neighborhood called Fishtown, in Philadelphia, PA, USA, that was open to the public. His favourite item is the first item he purchased to start his collection, an LP record, titled, Fat Boys, that features the legendary hip-hop group photographed with
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The largest collection of Winnie the Pooh memorabilia belongs to Deb Hoffmann (USA), consisting of 10,002 items as of 14 September 2013, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA.
The largest collection of rainbow-related items consists of 1,133 stamps and was achieved by Stamp Camp USA in Elkland, Pennsylvania, USA, on 3 June 2011.
Husband and wife Steve Lubanski and Candace Frazee (both USA) have 28,423 bunny-themed items, as of 25 March 2011, displayed in their own Bunny Museum in Pasadena, California, USA. Their bunny collection opened to the public on 20 March 1998. Their bunny items include furniture, light fixtures, kitchenware, toiletries, books, and games. They also have five real bunny pets. Their website is http://www.thebunnymuseum.com.
LaVerne Tish (USA) has 6,971 different pairs of salt and pepper shakers, as of January 2011, that he has collected since 1984. LaVerne, a retired truck driver from Missouri, USA, got the love of collecting salt and pepper shakers from his mother who had a small collection that he admired since he was a little boy. Among 10,845 sets he has, 6,971 sets are approved to be no duplicates. All of his shakers are displayed in this house.
Charlotte Lee (USA) has 5,631 different rubber ducks, as of 10 April 2011, which she has been collecting since 1996.
The largest collection of talking clocks is 782 and were collected by Mark McKinley (USA) who began the collection in 1990. The clocks are all housed in Mark McKinley’s home in Amherst, OH, USA.