Fourth Annual Collectors Day at the Rassbach Museum - September 27th

By Sofi Doane

The fourth annual Collectors Day will be held at the Rassbach Museum, located at 1820 John Russell Road in Menomonie, on Saturday, September 27, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. 

Collectors Day is a celebration of collectors and their collections. This free event offers fun for all ages. Visitors may see familiar collectibles as well as truly unique and unusual collections. 

Visitors can talk with the collectors and learn the history of their treasures. The stories behind the collections are often as interesting as the items in the collection. Our collectors this year range in age from 7 to 94. Collections will range from small and newly started collections to large collections amassed over many years.

Featured this year are action figures, fish-shaped bottles, swans, myrtlewood, tin toys, WWE wrestling memorabilia, doll houses, bells, Josef originals, antique tools and documents, breweriana, soda bottles, insects, paper dolls, as well as many other amazing collections.  

We are very excited to announce that this year, John Hempel will be sharing his insect collection at Collectors Day. John has exhibited his collection of 1,500 insects for many years at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair. The Dunn County Historical Society will share its collection of vintage handmade fishing lures made by a Menomonie resident. 

Other highlights of the event include a pressed penny machine that features five historic Dunn County locations ( Visitors can press a penny for .51¢ ), a car show put on by the Badger Wheels chapter of the Studebaker Club and silent auction featuring started collections with a special “Buy It Now” option for those who don't want to wait for the auction to end. Collections up for auction include: tea pots, marbles, swizzle sticks, Disney pins, comic books, tie tacks, Lego mini figures, walking stick medallions, keys, Mickey and Minnie Mouse items, coins, crystals, a curiosity collection, a junk drawer collection, cigarette cards, NASCAR cars, and a Green Bay Packers collection featuring a team-signed football. 

Find more information at dunnhistory.org/collectors-day