, at first sight simple hobby, collecting is very widespread. It is possible to collect anything, everything depends on imagination and imagination. Also it should be taken into account means for getting of exhibits and the place where it is possible to store a collection.
Many beginners have a question – whether any meeting something can be considered a collection? What is necessary quantity of exhibits that they it is proud were called my collection?
Skilled collectors consider that the collection of coins has to consist at least of one thousand copies, a collection of books - not less than two thousand, and more or less average collection of brands has to begin with ten thousand. However you do not hurry to fall into despair, thinking that to you never to collect such number of copies. In essence a collection it is possible to call any meeting more than ten copies (well and it is desirable that the collection was full). Many will take an interest Why ten? Because less than ten pieces speak about quantity - units of copies, or several copies.
Besides, it is possible to collect something that in principle is not present more certain number. For example, it is possible to collect rises on the highest mountains of continents — on Earth of continents less than ten, but the collection can be collected full. Some conservative collectors will tell that it is impossible to call it collecting, reasoning that such collection non-material, and copies of a collection cannot exchange with other collector. In fact, it is not the most powerful argument. For certain each of so-called collectors of tops has some bagatelle which or visited top together with the collector or became peculiar trophy. Such objects supported with impressions and memoirs will become the best material exhibits of a collection.
If to think and dig deeply in the past, then each of us at least in the childhood, collecting stickers from chewing gum, figures from Kinder surprises, or something else was a full-fledged collector. Over the years someone changed a collecting subject, and someone found other hobby. But if in the person the passion of collecting flares — not important what, then sooner or later, it will have an effect and the person will become a collector.
At the heart of creation of a collection and possession of it initial qualities which define the collector's type lie.
Collector researcher
The person of this kind collects a collection which is united by the general subject. He studies origin of exhibits of a collection, their history according to catalogs and libraries. Such collector in a collection often has rarities.
Collector owner.
Such people often receive a collection in property from relatives or friends. It is expensive to it as memory therefore he will never sell it, but also will not begin to fill up with new copies. It is possible to call such person the collector only nominally, thanking existence of a collection.
Collector collector
The person who collects everything that it seems to him interesting, without adhering to subject. Those to which the cost of a collection is more important than its non-material value happen often such people. Therefore they can not represent the real value of the exhibits.
Short-lived collector
The fond person who quickly lights up something and also quickly cooling down. Therefore the real collections at such people do not happen as they also easily leave items of the collection, as well as begin to bring together them.
Certainly, the most true, true collector can be considered the collector researcher, his collection is thematic, history of exhibits is in detail described, and therefore, the collection is of interest not only to the collector, but also to people around.
As it is possible to collect anything, and types of collecting there is a huge number. Some types of collecting have the unique name which came from the name of a subject of collecting (for example, numismatics).
The majority of types of collecting has no own name yet. Therefore it is quite possible to expect emergence all of the new and new words designating any given look. But not in names and other conventions the essence of collecting consists, not they influence hobby of the person if he begins to collect something. Experienced collectors compare passion of collecting which consists in the aspiration to seize the next exhibit for a collection, with the hunger arising through a certain period after meal.
Than besides esthetic pleasure this hobby is useful? Most of collectors note emergence of a powerful incentive for expansion of an outlook and development. Improvements of imagination, memory and other processes are also possible, collecting – piece extensive and influences us differently, depending on its look and scale.
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