Tiny museum

by "Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
Published 08/08/2017 at 11:16

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First installment of photos from the camping trip. I’ll start with what’s on my phone since I won’t unpack my camera until later.

A museum in a garden shed. For pencil sharpeners!

My understanding of the backstory is that after Mr Johnson retired he was driving his wife nuts. She told him to find a hobby, and he somehow ended out collecting pencil sharpeners. The shed and collection were on display on his property until he died. Since then it’s been moved to the grounds of one of the areas visitor centers. Sadly the lighting inside didn’t work out for any close ups. The collection includes 3749 pencil sharpeners.

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"Wagonlife740" (wagonlife740)
08/08/2017 at 11:23, STARS: 0

WOW

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
08/08/2017 at 11:27, STARS: 0

What is this, a museum for ants?

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
08/08/2017 at 11:27, STARS: 3

a pencil sharpener museum makes me worry about us as a people.

"CB" (jrcb)
08/08/2017 at 11:31, STARS: 2

The fact that there’s only one should be a little more reassuring.

"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
08/08/2017 at 12:15, STARS: 0

I’m happy to visit any free, strange roadside attraction personally.

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
08/08/2017 at 12:19, STARS: 0

Oh I know that feel. Perhaps Im just a little jaded after visiting 3.2 million dollars of “art” in the desert.

"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
08/08/2017 at 12:24, STARS: 0

Yeah, my rule of thumb is never go out of your way because they’re rarely worth the effort. We were stopping at the visitors center anyway, and it was right there.

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
08/08/2017 at 12:34, STARS: 0

I thought it was fun and totally worth the diversion, but i mean...3.2 million for stacked rocks? A pencil sharpener museum? Are we living up to our potential as people?

"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
08/09/2017 at 06:16, STARS: 0

someone needs a decent hobby