Getting to your point, the décor stuff goes in cycles. The tractor cycle is now out of fashion. I think that reflects that people who were buying that stuff have A. don't have room/space for any more B. follow the fads. And the folks who make and sell that stuff follow the current trends.
As far as the tractor collector hobby dying, well I think it's slowing way down. Part is the economy, part is the city/town folks who have only room for one and have it. Part is that the older guys are getting rid of their collections because of age. Collectors are dying off. And little has been done to attract enough young people (20-40) to keep it afloat. Yea you got some younger ones, 12-20 interested but life happens. The get romantically involved, get married and stat making babies. A lot of the time the money for these young people just isn't there to have/restore a tractor, have a pickup and trailer to travel to shows. For some odd reason kids would rather go to Disney World than to a tractor show. At the former there are many things to see and do. At the latter there are endless rows of old JD A's or IH H's that all look pretty much the same. At one there are rides that are exciting and the other they may get to ride on a wagon pulled a slow speed. As far as most of the tractors on display it's look but don't touch. You do something to get little Johnny hooked and dad will follow along cause he's always liked tractors too. Bore little Johnny and you lost dad.
I was the active member of several different black powder clubs. At one the yearly shoot had people coming but everything was displays or exhibition. Getting new members was a problem. At the others some of us would approach people "ever shoot a black powder gun?"."Wanna try?". We had people who had never fired a gun at all trying and having fun. It was amazing the number that not only went and got outfitted but who also joined the club and the next year they were out there showing others how to shoot. And there were always multiple things and games for the kids too young to shoot.
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