| If you are a cat person it is almost certain that at | | | | produce cat related limited edition ornaments and |
| some time you will start acquiring some cat collectibles. | | | | decorative plates. |
| These may be in the form of cat shaped ornaments, | | | | Back at the turn of the twentieth century in the UK |
| pictures or even cats on stamps. It is just as likely that | | | | Crested ware used to be very popular. These were |
| you will have started your collection by accident as | | | | ornaments produced in a wide variety of shapes |
| family and friends buy you cat related gifts for | | | | usually which with the crest of a town or city on them. |
| Christmas or your birthday. | | | | There are many examples of cat shapes and these |
| This is of course another problem for someone who is | | | | can still be bought for a reasonable price and could |
| classed as a "cat lover" by their nearest and dearest | | | | form an interesting collection. Some of the leading |
| they will nearly always be given cat related items. It is | | | | makers of crested ware included Goss, Arcadian and |
| easy to test if you fall into this category, take a look at | | | | Carlton. |
| your last set of birthday cards, how many feature a | | | | Around the time of the First World War picture |
| cat in some form? If it is over half, then as far as your | | | | postcards were very popular and there are many |
| family and friends are concerned you are a cat lover. | | | | collectors of these cards today. Possibly the most |
| There is little point in fighting it so what you need to do | | | | popular cat cards and the most expensive are the |
| is decide what type of collection you would like to build | | | | ones depicting the work of Louis Wane who was a |
| up. If you collect cat ornaments there is such a wide | | | | well-known illustrator of the time. Collecting old cat |
| and varied selection available it will be best to | | | | postcards does have the advantage that they do not |
| specialise. This could be a particular make of | | | | take up much space and they do not need to be |
| ornaments or a specific breed of cat. | | | | dusted. |
| A very inexpensive range of comic collectible cats is | | | | For anyone wishing to start a collection of cat related |
| the Colour Box range. Theses small ornaments do not | | | | items there is a big choice out there. Collecting can be |
| take up much space and can build up into an attractive | | | | fun but do specialise or else your collection could get |
| collection. Companies such as the Franklin Mint often | | | | out of hand. |