Detroit Lakes, Minn. -- Shirley Fihn belongs to what might be called a splinter group. A member of the National Toothpick Holder Collectors' Society, Fihn recently attended the group's annual ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – There will be more than toothpick holders on the table this weekend when the National Toothpick Holder Collectors Society gathers at the Crowne Plaza Hotel for its 38th national ...

"Head Vases," Kathleen Cole (Collector Books, 2007, $24.95). "2007 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards" edited by Bob Lemke (KP Books, 2006, $39.99). "Old Magazine Advertisements: 1890-1950," Richard E ...

Your toothpicks just became a deadly weapon. Or at least, they look a lot more like it with these samurai sword toothpick holders. Your teeth aren’t chattering because you’re cold; that’s just the ...

Collectibles don’t need to be utilitarian. In fact, many of today’s collectibles have a purpose that has been lost to time. For example, how often do you see a toothpick holder in use? Toothpick ...

Lynne Ryan has been collecting toothpick holders her entire life. “My parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.L. ‘Bud’ Gibbs started our collection in 1936,” Ryan said.

1. Pear wood toothpick stand, $1,170, from Alessi, 7/F, Sogo, Causeway Bay, tel: 2968 6377. 2. Carved stone eggplant toothpick holder, $150, from Asian Artworks, shop ...