I have always liked old stuff. I've always seemed a bit of an oddity in a society that throws out the old to make room for new, lesser quality stuff. I like older homes especially. However, when I was looking for a home to buy the restored homes were so expensive you have to be an M.D. or someting special to afford them and the unrestored ones were in pitiful shape.
I especially like the thrill of finding something REALLY CHEAP or rescuing it from certain destruction. Along with the victrola, my grandad brought home 2 antique dressers with mirrors, in one of the drawers was a WWII Navy pull over. I was tickled to death! 
My mom likes to joke with me by saying, "Don't throw it away, give it to Brooke."
I especially liked a television show that was on back in the mid to late 80's called "Friday the 13th", it was about a team that searched for "haunted antiques". Would love to see the re-runs.
Here's that link for the victrolas: http://www.victor-victrola.com/
Brooke