Pete, Swizzle sticks are definitely a cross-collectible, with collectors & a club specializing in them. If you can locate a copy, check out a book titled "Magnificent Obsessions...20 Remarkable Collectors in Pursuit of Their Dreams", by Mitch Tuchman. 1994. One of the collections is a lady who collects swizzle sticks. Other interesting collections too. Also some insights into the "collector mentality". Nice book. (No chips though)