What does everyone collect Zoo related ?

TeaLovingDave said:
I wonder if that was the one I just got outbid on earlier tonight :p
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Was it called 'The Rare Ones'? If so, guilty as charged. :p

I'm not entirely sure when it was from though (I have seen one of the photos from the cover in a book on Colchester's history, which was taken in around 1969), so that will be fun to see.
 
DesertRhino150 said:
Was it called 'The Rare Ones'? If so, guilty as charged. :p

I'm not entirely sure when it was from though (I have seen one of the photos from the cover in a book on Colchester's history, which was taken in around 1969), so that will be fun to see.
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Yep :P and in answer to your other question, I believe it is from 1972 per the information on the master list of UK guidebooks maintained by the Bartlett Society.
 
DesertRhino150 said:
Was it called 'The Rare Ones'? If so, guilty as charged. :p

I'm not entirely sure when it was from though (I have seen one of the photos from the cover in a book on Colchester's history, which was taken in around 1969), so that will be fun to see.
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I'm incredibly amused by you getting your first guidebook by outbidding @TeaLovingDave, who has well over 1k :D
 
Jxckson said:
i collect maps but sadly some zoos are starting to go digital....
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I do the same thing, and have noticed that a lot more zoo’s have gone digital, or at one zoo I was given a laminated map that was returned at the end. I also like to collect a magnet from each zoo, and the membership cards from zoos I join when they have them
 
Just postcards. Nowadays I only buy them occassionally off the internet and can't remember the last time I actually bought one in a zoo. Less and less zoos still sell them and where they do, the choice has usually become very limited and I feel the modern change of style is not great either. Backgrounds have largely disappeared so the card could be anywhere unless its got the zoo's name plastered all over it- which most have! I favour mainly the colour card era from the 1950-80's, also usually still a lot less expensive than the really antique historic ones.
 
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I mainly collect zoo guides/books and zoo related books. Looking on ebay, I have seen a 1937 Dudley zoo guide book(the first one)for sale, the asking price £595,I cannot imagine anyone paying that, although postage is free (£1-50),big of them. I currently own two of these and I paid less than £100 for both of them. Has anyone else seen such exaggerated prices for zoo memorabilia?
 
I definitely wouldn't say I'm a collector but I've started to hold onto my maps* when I visit a collection along with the list of species that I've seen on my visit. These are all kept in plastic wallets, alphabetically sorted in a folder.

*If no map is provided or at a cost I'll print it out if I'm able to find the map online.
 
Hello.

I want to collect maps, but Brazilian zoos don't distribute or sell them anymore. On the other hand, I bought a lot of miniature animals at the zoo, especially in Lisbon.
 
garyjp said:
Just wondering really is there collectors out there of what zoo related guidebooks,postcards,posters etc
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I collect baseball caps, vintage postcards, and animal figurines, especially of various birds. If I can swing it, I'll post a couple of pics here.
 
I unfortunately collect mugs from the zoos and aquariums I have visited. It started out innocently enough, but it has quickly gotten out of hand over the past couple of years :confused: I wish I would have picked something that is cheaper and takes up less space, but here we are :p
 
catfan said:
I used to always try and get a snow globe from the gift shops but I moved on to fridge magnets.....
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We have started with snow globes, my wife likes plush sloth and I also get a patch but the snow globes are our collecting bug.

I would love to see a photo of your snow globes
 
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