Article: One person's oddity is another's collectible; CURRENT PRICES Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of economic conditions. "Victory at Sea" record album, Vols. I and II, with 20-page photo journal, RCA, 1961: $15. "Beat the Clock" game, Milton Bradley, 1969: $25. Eskimo soapstone carving, sea otter, gray, 1970, 6 inches: $200. GI Joe K9 pup, Joe walks, carrying puppies in cage, Unique Art, tin, 9 inches: $250. Spatterware plate, peafowl, red spatter, blue, green, red and black, 4 sides, impressed Adams, 91 2 inches: $310. Cranberry glass cruet, inverted thumb-print pattern, daisy with leaves, crystal reeded handle, cut glass stopper, 63 4 inches by 4 inches: $375. Bedcover, net, all-over chain stitch embroidery, love knots and flowers, 8 feet by 6 feet: $425. Effanbee dolls, "The Most Happy Family," Mother, Mickey, Fluffy and Baby, original box: $575. Mettlach plaque, etched castle, No. 1108, 161 2 inches: $865. Louis XVI armoire, mahogany, beveled glass mirror, two parquetry doors, three frieze drawers, 95-by-76-by-19 inches: $2,750. Graniteware teapot: Blue mottled, 6 inches: $85. Superboy model kit: Aurora, unassembled, 1965: $265. Runner: Venetian bobbin lace, deep needle lace border, porcupines, rabbits, deer, fish, swans, pheasants and lions, cornucopia, 10-by-36 inches: $1,300.

There seems to be a collector for almost everything. There are collectors and clubs for those who save spark plugs, barbed wire, slide rules, dental tools, candy containers, stickers from grocery-store produce, credit cards, erasers, swizzle sticks, luggage labels, beer cans, rubber boots, key chains, Halloween memorabilia and cat-shaped anything.

It still surprises us when we go into an antiques shop and discover the odd, the unusual and perhaps the useless. Chicken coops are sold as tables, printer's boxes for type are now hung as shelves. A kimono or costume can become a wall hanging. Ceramic chimney tops from England are used as pedestals for plants. Wooden bobbins used in commercial ...

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