26-11-2020, 02:37 PM
Some people do what you might call bulimic collecting. Acquire loads of stuff, dispose of loads of stuff, rinse, repeat.
This can be OK if it's done with a proper plan. For example you have to buy a ton of tat to get a single gem. Then you dispose of the tat. That's good sense, but if you keep on doing it and it takes over your life it's not healthy. There are also the hoarders, whose houses are so full of stuff that you can barely get in the front door. Many of us know people like that.
Occasionally eccentricity morphs into brilliance. If you've never been to Snowshill Manor, then it well worth the visit when it's possible: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/snowshi...and-garden Or this wonderful museum in Shropshire: http://www.lolcmuseumofpopculture.co.uk/ (they've got an HMV 904 prewar TV among their treasures) . Or look what you can do when you've got space: https://www.oakhamtreasures.co.uk/ (Hint, it's not in Rutland).
All of these are examples of collecting that could easily have been pathological but have become wonderful.
At the BECG we're on the cusp of this. If you've ever visited our base near Lincoln you'll know that there's a LOT of stuff and nothing like enough space. You get a glimpse of it in that programme that was made in 2016 for the 80th anniversary of the TV service. Prof Danielle George visits our base and talks to Paul Marshall, our chairman. One day we'll have a large enough building to house and display our treasures. We hope it's in our lifetimes.
This can be OK if it's done with a proper plan. For example you have to buy a ton of tat to get a single gem. Then you dispose of the tat. That's good sense, but if you keep on doing it and it takes over your life it's not healthy. There are also the hoarders, whose houses are so full of stuff that you can barely get in the front door. Many of us know people like that.
Occasionally eccentricity morphs into brilliance. If you've never been to Snowshill Manor, then it well worth the visit when it's possible: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/snowshi...and-garden Or this wonderful museum in Shropshire: http://www.lolcmuseumofpopculture.co.uk/ (they've got an HMV 904 prewar TV among their treasures) . Or look what you can do when you've got space: https://www.oakhamtreasures.co.uk/ (Hint, it's not in Rutland).
All of these are examples of collecting that could easily have been pathological but have become wonderful.
At the BECG we're on the cusp of this. If you've ever visited our base near Lincoln you'll know that there's a LOT of stuff and nothing like enough space. You get a glimpse of it in that programme that was made in 2016 for the 80th anniversary of the TV service. Prof Danielle George visits our base and talks to Paul Marshall, our chairman. One day we'll have a large enough building to house and display our treasures. We hope it's in our lifetimes.
www.borinsky.co.uk Jeffrey Borinsky www.becg.tv
