Bill’s E.T. collection includes hundreds of figurines, plaster lamps, and homemade effigies. This collection began as a parenthetical project of the Museum for the Collection of Extra-terrestrial Biological Entity Figurines or MCEBEF for short.

During the sidewalk reception, guests were greeted by a giant alien. This photo was taken at the first of our now traditional pinata celebrations. To gain a little advantage over the neighborhood kids, Bill has commandeered the alien’s massive hands for better grip on the pinata stick.

A view of the window display, filled with well over 100 E.T. figurines and as many vintage glass vases as we could fit. More than a year later, people continue to stop by the Reliquary and reminisce over this display and the giant alien who greeted guests at one of our first official sidewalk receptions.

This may be one of the most obscure artifacts in the collection. Here, an anonymous artisan has crafted his own E.T. figure from found seashells. Another item in the collection features an E.T. made from welded nuts and bolts!

These glass vases, popular in the 1960’s, are known to insiders as “swung glass.” While the glass is molten, it is poured into a mold and then swung by hand in order to let the hot glass ooze out of the open mold. The effect is a drooping, and surprisingly other-worldly object which compliments the extra-terrestrial objects quite nicely.

Since those humble days back in early 2004, Bill has since become the “Vice President of Collections” here at the City Reliquary. With a reputation for hosting his own, most lavish of collection displays, Bill holds future collectors up to his high standards. If you are interested in showing your collection in the Community Collections window, contact [email protected].

The original E.T. in a few of his trademark playful poses.