A German man who earned a Guinness World Record for his collection of 6,100 snow globes in 2002 revealed his collection has now grown to 11,000 pieces.
Josef Kardinal broke his own record for the largest collection of snow globes when a Guinness World Records adjudicator visited his Nuremberg home and confirmed he now owns 11,000 different snow globes.
Kardinal, who has been collecting snow globes since 1994, said the oldest item in his collection is an Eiffel Tower-themed snow globe made in Paris in 1889.
Some of his more unique possessions include a snow globe shaped like a Coca-Cola phone, one depicting the sinking of the Titanic and a globe depicting Santa Claus flying a helicopter. He also has snow globes depicting characters and locations from Star Wars, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings.
“I love the romance of snow globes and how beautiful they are when you shake them up and the snow falls down,” Kardinal told Guinness World Records. “People love snow globes as they encapsulate a perfect world. Obviously one that is not realistic and that is why we gravitate towards them.”
