Massive Collector Of Everything Shows Me His Stuff

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Massive Collector Of Everything Shows Me His Stuff

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I am very fortunate to know serial entrepreneur and master inventor Jay Walker and to have spent time in his magnificent library of the history of human imagination. As you will see in the video, this collection is extraordinarily broad and yet very precise-dinosaurs, space memorabilia, inventions, early Bibles, and original bill of rights, and so much more. As I say in my video, there are 2 kinds of people in the world. Collectors. And those who think collectors are insane. I am a collector. I hope that many viewers of this video also collectors and enjoy seeing what Jay Walker has collected. The library grows weekly as Jay spends a good portion of his time searching the world for new examples of human imagination as he defines it. He is generous and has students and historians and others visit the library on a regular basis, although it is connected to his home in Connecticut. Experts would say that it is one of the greatest private libraries in the world.

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@silvervalleystudios2486 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a collector but this guy takes it to another level. Good luck to him if he has the time to sort and catalogue it all.

@spaceghost6713 5 жыл бұрын

Just left a 10k check in a frame? Must be nice

@KMcNally117 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder what's between the couch cushions?

@tomalcolm 5 жыл бұрын

He may have been holding out for a bigger payment. And he probably sold it to Jay for more than 10k.

@lponm 5 жыл бұрын

If you use mobile deposit with a picture of the check you don't have to surrender it to the bank. I would hope that's what he did. You would only know if he signed the back.

@JostenDooley 5 жыл бұрын

@@lponm I dont think they had that back when this happened.

@nokiot9 5 жыл бұрын

Space Ghost 1%ers

@wauliepalnuts6134 5 жыл бұрын

*_THAT'S ONE LIBRARY I'D LOVE TO CHECK OUT._*

@no_one_of_that_name_here 5 жыл бұрын

"Y'all seem weird to me." Awesome comment, amazingly delivered, well caught on film. Great collection, great video.

@unknownname1681 5 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine taking any one of these items into Rick from pawn stars, his head would explode and then offer you 50 bucks and say that he is taking a big risk. 😁

@jboyle453519 5 жыл бұрын

lmao

@JoeRyMi 5 жыл бұрын

I’ll give you $60 for the 10000 check. “I have to frame it, it might sit for awhile.”

@saltydawg7078 5 жыл бұрын

That's the truth!

@martianman5840 3 жыл бұрын

I take all the risk

@BellTunnel 5 жыл бұрын

I bet he’s tough to shop for.

@SuperCrystal114 5 жыл бұрын

He’s such a well organized hoarder

@BunnySlippers82 5 жыл бұрын

Your boys are so well-behaved and adorable! Thanks for another fascinating video. 🥰

@conmanumber1 4 жыл бұрын

Im guessing the kids would bring their future kids asking the owners future kids "Now where are the historic Nintendo & x'box games?.

@zaynmiles007 5 жыл бұрын

This is incredible! Your kids made me feel like a kid again through this and I'm very appreciative for that, thanks David!😅

@landryprichard6778 5 жыл бұрын

Wait...this guy has an original Codex?!?! Holy. I bought a reprint a few years ago. Such an amazing piece of imagination put onto paper. I too am a collector. My family were hoarders, but they hoarded cool stuff. Going through our old plantation home in Mississippi before selling it, we found unbelievable levels of cool stuff. Tried to keep the coolest items, but now I want ALL of it back! Must keep The Precious. Hehe. Alas, I just don't have the places to put it, so they had to go. Sad This is the library in my head. You keep great company, David. 😍

@Woadyn 5 жыл бұрын

This is a man cave for intellectuals.

@PrimeHiFi 5 жыл бұрын

So wholesome. I’d be surprised if he wasn’t a history teacher! KZfaq algorithm blesses us again by recommending another great video 👍🏽

@kingtimor9395 2 жыл бұрын

The passion not only in collecting....but also the passion to talk about his collection....that's the MOST important.

@MusicalSavior23 5 жыл бұрын

What a wealth of knowledge! He's no where close to overwhelmed by all the thoughts he has flying through his head lol.

@pauoliver 5 жыл бұрын

"If you make a knife that has everything in it, it really has nothing." Made me think...

@WildWest144 11 ай бұрын

I have to say this is the most amazing collection Ive ever seen. This is truly next level collecting.

@LunasviolnChannel 5 жыл бұрын

This was amazing to watch. He did a great job of explaining the objects to the kids

@displaychicken 5 жыл бұрын

The difference between a hoarder and a collector? Focus and organization

@wronggg 5 жыл бұрын

More like poor vs. rich

@liamc1102 5 жыл бұрын

@@wronggg No.

@wronggg 5 жыл бұрын

@@liamc1102 Great point, I never thought of it that way before.

@liamc1102 5 жыл бұрын

Many successful people have to be organized my friend. I'm very familiar with it myself.

@gravy3858 5 жыл бұрын

Liam Collier so you’re saying rich people = organized and poor people = unorganized

@JordanRants 5 жыл бұрын

Wow that's an incredible room

@polymloth Жыл бұрын

His children are the luckiest people on the planet. I also think I found my life goal. I couldn’t even imagine a place this beautiful could exist before. So full of knowledge and human ingenuity.

@saphirus1able 5 жыл бұрын

Really it's like this gentleman has his own museum. He is very knowledgable on all his exhibits. Very impressive!

@Jasondirt 5 жыл бұрын

Loved this video as I watched it go felt like a kid. I don't know if there ever are tours for the public but he has knowledge that hopefully he wants to pass on. A KZfaq channel would be perfect. Then no one could accidentally break anything

@PJ-wz1wv 5 жыл бұрын

That was totally awesome, he’s such a good storyteller

@dr.inkwell1070 5 жыл бұрын

Man: "Do you know what that is?" Kid:(with confidence)"It's code decoder." Man: "good guess."

@victornl32 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for filming and sharing with us!

@DarkAgeDan 5 жыл бұрын

I learned so much watching this thank you.

@WorldsWorstBoy 5 жыл бұрын

Pretty awesome stuff. Like that the kids in this video are enthusiastic to learn.

@Misstucci 5 жыл бұрын

David, I’ve been watching for several months now and it seems you’ve been hitting out of the park for decades. This is authentic entertainment.

@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Julian. David Hoffman - filmmaker

@timsymes9709 5 жыл бұрын

Did anyone else imagine a young Jeff Goldblum. Dude had me captivated, and I'm 48, lol.

@bisma1352 5 жыл бұрын

This is my favourite video from you sir. You're right he's an amazing story teller and the things he's collected are invaluable because they're souvenirs of time and marvels of the human mind. Also when he talked about that book i though that's something I'd buy how did more people not want it. I'm jealous of you getting to spend 4 hours there. I hope his collection and your collection are valued and taken the best care of even after you.

@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment and compliment Bisma. David Hoffman-filmmaker

@BomChickyBowWow 5 жыл бұрын

This guy is a Radiolab episode waiting to happen.

@DaleEarnhardt_ 5 жыл бұрын

What a great guy! Thank you for sharing this with us!

@kalayne6713 3 жыл бұрын

Just updated my bucket list, how incredible to visit this treasure house.

@James7796ify 5 жыл бұрын

Guy seems humble and has the patients to explain his items to people who may not get it or appreciate collecting.

@Kriti98 5 жыл бұрын

What an amazing clip. Very well behaved boys.

@dylanmccallister1888 5 жыл бұрын

He is like doctor who or something

@Anne-gn6is 3 жыл бұрын

What an astounding collection! And he is such a great teacher!

@carlosmatos9848 5 жыл бұрын

That is one incredible collection. Thanks for sharing, Dave.

@sochyvonnnora6035 5 жыл бұрын

His name is jay walkers? Is his arche nimises traffic light?

@mikefreakinhart 5 жыл бұрын

sochyvonn nora what you did there; i see it

@SlicedSlappy 5 жыл бұрын

sochyvonn nora hi dad

@jodavidson7883 5 жыл бұрын

Love this guy Dave! Thanks for another great one! Still waiting for you to switch up your hat or somthing for 1episode (;

@candidopharm 5 жыл бұрын

I have a screenshot of this library I saved years ago. There was no description for the image when I saved it and now thanks to this video I got to “explore” it. Thank you.

@bluewaterpines8323 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much for such a fascinating field trip to another fab friend!!!!Superb!!!The boys are just wonderfilled!!!!

@onefeather2 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome collection. Love to see and talk to him, Amazing. He is great at talking to young people.❤❤❤

@ethan_exxplores 6 ай бұрын

This is absolutely amazing. Truly incredible collection

@AcevedoVideoStore 5 жыл бұрын

The most interesting collection, that I ever saw.

@PaulRodriguez9 5 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't be surprised if he's got his hands on an Infinity Stone. 😂

@AlasdairGR 3 жыл бұрын

“BEAUTIFUL! Beyond compare...”

@pattihawks8514 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting man; like him! Wonderful place; would like to look through his book collection! You’re interesting , too, dear 🧐! The kids seem to love it! Thanks!

@JoelEverettComposer 3 жыл бұрын

I thought my library was full! Very cool! A museum in the true sense of the word. The muses would be proud.

@mattcfromep 5 жыл бұрын

I wish I had the opportunity to go into his library and just listen to him.

@planetaescapa6099 2 жыл бұрын

I like it a lot ! I’m ready for my visit…😌thank you for the video. From Sunny 😎 California 🌞 fabrice.

@thedeafgenius 5 жыл бұрын

Ugh.....that library room has been my dream since I was able to read. It would be located within a big art studio right in the center like a giant cube.

@Robert-noir 15 күн бұрын

I’m geeking out just as much as the owner 😂 this is one sick collection

@jacobkilgannon6059 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you for sharing. Your channel is such a hidden gem on youtube. This was one of my favorites and now going here is on my bucket list. Fort Walton Beach- Florida

@Chris-no5yi 9 ай бұрын

the kid new what a coding decoder was...i'm going BACK to school. sooo incredibly inspired by this library

@ichoozjc 5 жыл бұрын

I'm 41 and just learned a bunch of stuff I've never heard before. Very cool collection!

@brrrgin 5 жыл бұрын

Very cool David thank you for sharing this with us

@scratchoffgal2016 5 жыл бұрын

Incredible!! I would love to visit his library!

@brandonprescott5525 5 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that he collects interesting things. I worked in numismatics and collectables for a couple of years, and while I love people with passion, most collections are pretty dull. If you're in the industry you rarely see eccentric collections and frequently see "standard" collections of coins, stamps, baseball cards, blablabla...

@cleanshoesbo 5 жыл бұрын

I clicked on this video thinking it was a quick watch, but man i got intrigued. Jay's library is awesome

@TheRestoredfire 5 жыл бұрын

I aspire to be able to spread knowledge like this. Thank you so much for posting about something I have never seen before!

@jamiesuzanne5781 Жыл бұрын

Truly fascinating! If I was infinitely rich.. my library would be just as epic

@justmadeit2 5 жыл бұрын

That Monopoly board is pretty cool. I used to play it when i was younger. Greetings everyone from me here in Manchester England at theJustmadeit2 channel

@wauliepalnuts6134 5 жыл бұрын

*_HELLLLLOOOOOOOOO MANCHESTER!_*

@PLOttawa 2 жыл бұрын

So succinct but such a great point too David @13:48.

@washaa 5 жыл бұрын

10:41 your kids are troopers. I'm now imagining planning my next vacation around visiting Jays library.

@brianallen858 5 жыл бұрын

I loved that video, he was very generous with his knowledge !!

@DanKirchner5150 5 жыл бұрын

i grew up on the east side of cleveland, and as children a common practice was to hurl iron ore chunks at each other ,as in that area they were quite abundant and more effective than regular rocks and/or glass bottles

@Pumpkinshire 2 жыл бұрын

That guy sounds like a great guy to adopt me and be the cool grandpa I never had.

@VendErre 5 жыл бұрын

That library is so gorgeous.

@alienonion4636 5 жыл бұрын

We collect so to hold the things in our own hands, so to examine the things closely from every angle in every value of light, to feel the weight of it, and to get a sense of every aspect of the thing and who created it, why they created it, when they created it and what everyday life was like at that time. We think about the uses of the things or no use at all. Smile. Bigger smile. Such variety in life.

@LeeBarry 5 жыл бұрын

I thought of Borges. "if I were asked to name the chief event in my life, I should say my father's library."

@patrickcarpenter6258 5 жыл бұрын

This was so coooooooool! Thank you so much for making this.

@MezemirGirmaLibrarian 2 жыл бұрын

Good job! I have a private library that gives public service. I came across this one and loved it! I may try one when I have my own house.

@MezemirGirmaLibrarian 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@ShortbusMooner 5 жыл бұрын

WOW!! I want to visit *that* museum!

@k.compton8995 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this amazing collection

@FCain-mf4tf 5 жыл бұрын

It is such a shame that only a little over 34,000 people have seen this. There should be more. That is the most interesting thing I have ever seen.

@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Garrett. I am doing the best I can to use the KZfaq algorithm to reach the people who I feel would find my videos and clips of interest but so far, this is the best I can do. I keep trying. David Hoffman-filmmaker

@FCain-mf4tf 5 жыл бұрын

Well David I dont know anything about KZfaq's Algorithm and I don't think it's your fault David but I think people don't know what to search for is the problem. But I personally do enjoy your videos alot especially this one.Keep up the great work.

@bio-plasmictoad5311 5 жыл бұрын

Would be fantastic to look around this place and take it all in.

@Brassarn 5 жыл бұрын

What a great story.

@CrimsonDalek 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing collection! Thanks for the incredible film Mr. Hoffman!

@serpainc.3213 5 жыл бұрын

I love this channel and your storytelling . thanks David

@rivendellcoinsantiquities4964 5 жыл бұрын

David, Thank you so much for sharing this. What a remarkable collector and collection!

@Dr.Pepper001 5 жыл бұрын

Jay had parents with a great sense of humor.

@junuhunuproductions 5 жыл бұрын

This guy is really intelligent & is a great teacher.

@pauoliver 5 жыл бұрын

That's amazing, I would love to be there. Thanks for sharing it. This is exactly what KZfaq should be about.

@drumspipes 5 жыл бұрын

Great lesson in the Swiss Army knife.

@tenettttt 5 жыл бұрын

And i wish to at some point have at least a library wall of oddities and books one day.. This is crazy. Would love to visit.

@Toarcade 5 жыл бұрын

What a stunning and unique collection. As you mention around 13:09, I agree collecting interesting items is more of a personality trait that develops early, often long before the disposable millions exist to afford such splendid items like in the video. Coming from another collector since below the age of 10, this was a fascinating and wonderful video to watch and truly inspiring... I too spend a good portion of my free time looking for the next interesting item for my dedicated barn- uh, room, always learning new things and meeting new people on the way. It's a great and enriching way to spend one's time.

@ryintel 5 жыл бұрын

Love that guy! Filling his curiosity to the brim!!

@jakobnunez4964 2 жыл бұрын

I want to live in a big library one day.

@kashioable Жыл бұрын

Delightful video

@leenae5937 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this.

@SeniorAdrian 5 жыл бұрын

This guy is awesome.

@bend9195 5 жыл бұрын

Very cool Mr. Hoffman! I love your videos and way of preserving history. As I'm typing this message I hear you have a place in Maine; I'm from Fryeburg myself. Last but not least you have a beautiful family, take care and keep the content coming.

@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker 5 жыл бұрын

I don't have a place in Maine any longer, Ben. but I spent 25 years living in Rockport. Wonderful place. Wonderful people. Couldn't continue to make a living there so I had to leave. but that's another story. David Hoffman-filmmaker

@unknownoblivion2417 3 жыл бұрын

same I relate and i love it

@GarlandPollard 3 жыл бұрын

Put this place on the curriculum in Connecticut Public Schools and make sure every kid visits in like the 4th grade.

@righand 5 жыл бұрын

This guy is too smart for his own good.

@peaceandwealthseeker4504 5 жыл бұрын

C Leh he is educated but many things are regurgitations and some like the moon landing have been proven false

@peaceandwealthseeker4504 5 жыл бұрын

John Rayne by your faulty logo than all KZfaq videos are false by default!? That’s incredible disingenuous and shows your biases

@riverraven7 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker Жыл бұрын

I am so glad that you saw this one Raven. This guy is incredible and the library is something I will never forget. In our own way, each one of us has our own small library of things that matter. David Hoffman filmmaker

@riverraven7 Жыл бұрын

@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker I keep this one🤗 it's been in my library since the first time I saw it.