More Than 100 Years of Texas History Are Hidden in an Abilene Barn

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More Than 100 Years of Texas History Are Hidden in an Abilene Barn

Our series Texas Excess celebrates the hobbyists and hoarders who crisscross the state—and sometimes the world—to add to their pet collections. With obsessions ranging from Santas to salt shakers, these Texans take collecting to the extreme. The collectionMore than 250 historic signs.Years in the makingThirty.Most expensive acquisitionA 1920s Buick sign from a museum in Minnesota. “I could have bought a brand-new Corvette for what that one cost.…