Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Why Do We Love Collecting Toy Fire Trucks

By Michelle Rudge

Collecting toy fire trucks is one of those novelties that just never seems to wear off for your some people. Usually as you get older your toys should be getting bigger, but that's just not the case for those that are passionate about the toy fire trucks.

Everyone is different though, and everyone has different motivations for collecting their toy fire trucks. Sentimental value plays a big part for some collectors who find comfort in being reminded of certain eras and events in their own history, while others get a thrill just from being the holder or keeper of something rare and valuable.

If take note of the homes that you go into, whether they be friends or family, rich or poor. Many will have a toy of some sort displayed somewhere for guests to see. Like on the mantle piece, in the display cabinet or even on a desk in the study. Why do we do that? Often it's a reminder of a time gone by, an era that we can look back on fondly. And toy fire trucks transport us so easily back to that time.

As youngsters, our toy fire trucks opened up a world of daring adventure, perilous rescue missions and heroic deeds. Oddly enough, most of us would probably gladly face those situations for real now, rather than the stresses of everyday adult life. I believe it is here that lies the real attraction of our collections. Our old toys enable us to relive some of the fading memories of the less "complicated" childhood years when life was a lot simpler and imaginations were a lot stronger.

Each collector will, of course, have their own personal reasons for collecting toy fire trucks. Though sentimental value may be a major factor for some collectors, there are others that collect with the prospect of making money from their collections. There are still others who collect simply because they unable to part with those that they have had since their childhood.

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