David's Pot Lid Gallery

I grew up in a very small town about 60 miles from Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, and started collecting bottles in about 1972, after my younger brother got into the hobby. I was his driver because he was too young to drive at the time, and initially, we started digging for old bottles and pot lids together. I did more so to assist him, basically giving him anything that was found.

 After a few months, however, I decided that it would be nice to start my own collection, which started a bit of sibling rivalry, especially after digging a few pot lids where my interest in their design and craftsmanship grew. This was essentially the beginning of my long-lasting obsession and enthusiasm, which to this day is just as strong.

 One only has to look at the work and different types of pictorial designs, artistry, and of course, the products that were held in these pots, which created this natural progression towards this contagious collecting enthusiasm I have had for many years. The collecting direction was an easy choice based on this criteria, and it was decided that this was going to be my collecting specialty.

 Collecting pot lids was always relatively slow (especially any digging finds) in adding to the collection until eBay started. Since then, I have added many new lids to my collection. Additionally, through the internet and forums, I have been lucky to have made contact with quite a few collectors from overseas and have also added quite a few international pot lids through these private contacts.