Some of us Laura fans are fine with our original set of “Little House” books, well worn and read over and over. We love the books without the desire (or space) to collect anything beyond them.
Then there are those who want to learn more. They go beyond the original “Little House” books and buy more books. There are lots of books out there written about Laura and Rose.
Then there are others who like to collect. Do you go to the home sites (or order from them) and pick up a souvenir here or there? Are you a frequent ebay or antique store browser always on the lookout for something that reminds you of Laura…maybe a cup and saucer of the pattern that she had?
It all starts off innocently enough. You want to collect some of the Sewell-illustrated editions of the “Little House” books. For me this started long before ebay came along.
You visit some of the home sites and collect Charlotte dolls or die cast chotchkies.
Then you start searching for Laura and Almanzo’s bread plate, but which one is really the one that they had? Somehow you end up with both.
And then you start looking for antiques. Things mentioned in the books…butter churn, sheep shears, name cards.
So…are you a collector? What are some of your great finds? Or are you content to read the books or watch the television series?