As an avid book collector, this is a strangely hard post to write. It is hard to see what may well be the perfect library and know that you will never get closer than a photo or two that leaks out onto the web. Jay Walker (a somewhat wealthy entrepreneur, investor, etc…) has collected what is one of the most extraordinary libraries of geekery imaginable. And what is more, he built one of the most beautiful libraries to keep it in. Other than books, comfortable looking couches, Escher inspired wood flooring and LED embedded glass work, the library also contains:
- A Sputnik (yes, an actual Sputnik…)
- A raptor skeleton
- An icon of a Mother Goddess from 5000 BCE
- A copy of the 1665 Bills of Mortality chronicle of London
- An instruction manual for the Saturn V rocket
- The prop for the “Thing” hand from “The Addams Family” (also signed by the cast)
- An Enigma Machine
- Oh, and the chandelier from “Die Another Day”…
The full collection is incrediable to read about, so do so here at Wired… They have stacks of photos and descriptions of other objects in the library. If you are geek at all, it will be a life changing experience…
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