The cone ranger: David Morgan, 72, from the Cotswolds, has the world's largest traffic cone collection and features in July. He began collecting in 1986 and now has more than 500 around his house, including a Malaysian cone he found washed up on a beach in Sicily and a 1956 Lynvale rubber cone from Scotland. 'Some people probably think it's dull. If I go to dinner parties and tell people I'm a cone collector they quickly move on,' he said. 'My children are slightly embarrassed by my collection. I store them in the shed, the garage, the greenhouse and even under the bed. Luckily they stack well. I carry traffic cones with me in the car and if I see a rare one I ask if I can swap it.' |
锥体达人:大卫·摩根(David Morgan)来自科茨沃尔德(Cotswolds),他收集了世界上最大的交通锥标。1986年他开始收集交通锥标,现在他在房子周围收藏了500多个锥体,其中包括一个1956年的苏格兰Lynvale橡胶锥体和一个马来西亚锥体。他在西西里岛(Sicily)的海滩发现了这个被海浪冲积而来的马来西亚锥体。大卫表示“有些人可能认为收集锥体平淡无趣。假如我前去参加宴会并且告诉宾客我是锥体收藏者,他们都会快速离我而去。我的孩子们因为我的收藏而略显窘迫。我把这些锥体储藏在棚屋、车库、温室里甚至床底下。幸运的是它们堆放的井然有序。平时我开车去运载交通锥标,如果我看到罕见稀有的锥标,我也会询问我是否可以与之交换。” |