nativetexan

i hope you can sell them. i have some 45's still. Spike Jones "All I want for Christmas if my Front teeth" and Donkey Seranade, etc. They were my Mothers.

solstice3

Perhaps consignment or sell to an anitque store.

Catlady

I paint on them, roses, lace designs, violets, etc.

Catlady

mountain deb

Some may not hold in monetary value, BUT crafters love them. I have seen them melted somewhat and shaped into bowls, some into homemade clocks and a few I am finding on Pinterest that are finely cut into siloulettes. These are down right gorgous and I would love to have one or two. My crafting skills do not extend that far, unfortunately. I am sure there are other crafts out there. You could also take them to area nursing homes for show and tell--let them reminence over those old records, now that is priceless. You do not have to give them to the nursing home, just show 'em.

jennifer winters

i have seen them make bowls out of them , they are not worth anything right now. maybe later

Granny Charley

When My Mother died she had a large collection of 78's 33's and 45's. I ended up giving them all to our local PBS TV station. They have a vinyl sale every year.
Since then I have made the bowls and now I wish I had some of the old ones back.

BETTY62

Share them with your granchildren. I pull some out and played them for my granddaughter and a few of her friends a few years back and they were fascinated.

earthwalker

I love the idea of recycling them into other things....there is a book available via download with lots of interesting ideas...fountain, wine rack etc. I would not be using an oven to melt one, but doing it outside with a mask, gloves and a heat gun. Who knows what toxins will be released when the vinyl is melted.

Granny Charley

The vinyl does not melt - it only droops over the bowl it is on. However if you do not watch it I suppose it could melt. As with any craft that uses heat you have to be responsible! It is in the oven less than 5 min.