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Story Published: Dec 19, 2007 at 8:51 AM MST

Story Updated: Dec 19, 2007 at 8:51 AM MST

By Abbey Gibb

You remember the story of the old woman who lived in a shoe? Who had so many kids she didn't know what to do. Well this week on Everybody Has a Story, you'll meet an Idaho Falls couple who had so many toys, stamps, and dolls. They knew exactly what to do. Start the Collectors Corner Museum.

From a room full of Christmas bears, to thousands of toy cars...yes, picture an entire collection of 100-year-old hose nozzles. You heard me. 66-year-old Nida and 68-year-old Jim Gyorfy collect everything.

Nida Gyorfy: "We've never had any control. We just like it all."

These two have been collecting since childhood and when they met, it was love at first sight.

Jim Gyorfy: "I know a lot of people don't believe that, but I think so."

And they've been sharing their love of collecting for 47 years.

Nida: "They'd come to our home and obviously when you collect so much they say you live in a museum."

So a museum they built and they can't imagine doing anything else.

Nida: "We have a reason to get up every morning and we get to come and play with our toys."

And they show no signs of stopping.

Jim: "We buy glass cleaner by the gallon."

Nida: "Each collection has it's own place in your heart."

And the magic in their eyes says it all.

Jim: "We don't think investment wise. We think if I love it, I'd like to collect it."

You can visit The Collector's Corner on 900 John Adams Parkway in Idaho Falls. And believe it or not, these two get all of their goodies by visiting trade shows and word of mouth. They've never even seen ebay, though imagine the damage that would do.

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