Steve Silberberg has been collecting unused air sickness bags since 1982
Silverberg hosts a museum with more than 3,000 bags on display. It’s virtual, so you can’t collect a bag while traveling there. He’s part of a community of people who call themselves “baggists.”
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:
Good morning. I’m Steve Inskeep. Steve Silberberg is a collector. He’s been gathering air sickness bags since 1982.
A MARTINEZ, HOST:
Used or unused?
STEVE SILBERBERG: Unused.
INSKEEP: Today, he hosts a museum with more than 3,000 bags on display. Sadly, it’s virtual, so you cannot collect a bag while traveling there. He’s part of a community of people who call themselves bagists (ph). Talking with The Washington Post, he asked and answered a question. Are they art? I think so. It’s MORNING EDITION.
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