I find....
it interesting that so many of you who collect vacuums, collect fans as well. I never got the urge-strange...even though I've fixed many a fan. The older ones are quite beautiful and came in many decorative colors!
I DO collect clocks and vintage hi-fi gear. The hi-fi stuff is my real passion (clocks used to be)....although it's a horribly expensive hobby if you want the stuff to work 100%. I'm ashamed at how much money I've spent on that hobby! I collect cars too, but they get the short shrift compared to other passions....all but one car. I used to collect knives because they are relatively cheap, but I reached a saturation point with them. Recently, I had my old RCA CED player repaired and started collecting the CED discs. I don't recommend that hobby, however unless you like to torture yourself with 'skips' and weird color tones.;-) Now I'm into vintage camping gear and backpacks. I know...I sound kinda 'lost'.....oh and then there's the RC stuff & chainsaws.
I'll be dangerous when I finally get a digital camera...have really nice 35mm's/lens & accessories and two old tape camcorders. Right now, I have no way to post pics except to convert from 35mm.:-(
Kevin