Collector's House

The Collector's House is located by the main square, between Manor House Gate and Red Rose Café. It is an early location, taking part in some of the first Quests, and most notably can award a unique Assembler for the Conductor's Device collection. The city's Collector used to live here, but it's now abandoned with a projection of a man and a child left behind. Being an early area, it will remain necessary for many of the game's Quests.

The area itself is as the name implies; full of a range of hidden items in a room, from a katana, to sports equipment, instruments, cats, and even firearms.

When entered, the player is shown to be looking into a cluttered and disorganized room. It is one of the few areas not to have its own Case.

Ranks
Here's a table showing energy, experience and coins for each rank of the Collector's House. These will be different depending on a players rank.

Apple

 * Left, top: on the candlestick sitting on the chest of drawers
 * Middle, top: on the window ledge to the left of the chandelier
 * Middle, bottom: on the floor to the right of the coffee table
 * On the chest of drawers at the front
 * Left, top: top shelf above desk, above top of coat rack

Arrow

 * Parallel to the edge of the seat in the front


 * Parallel to the edge of the top left shelf
 * Parallel to the edge of the desk on the right
 * In the plant on the right
 * On the legs of the camera stand in the front left
 * On the legs of the spyglass, center, back of the scene
 * As a shadow on the window
 * In the wall, over the hanger, right of the top shelf
 * On the floor in front of rocking chair, easy to see
 * Vertical, leaning against wooden bean under camera, left corner

Ball

 * Left, center: American football in the open drawer at left
 * Golf ball on the top left shelf
 * Middle, center: Baseball in the frame of rocking chair
 * On the apparatus on the chest of drawers on the left
 * Middle, bottom: Baseball underneath the seat in the front (baseball)
 * Middle, center: Baseball in gramophone speaker on table, left of windows
 * Middle, top: Golf ball in the chandelier
 * Left, center: Baseball on top of scroll

Baseball bat

 * On front edge of table
 * Middle, center: On the floor, behind the red stool
 * On the frame between the windows
 * On the outer edge of the window frame
 * Left. center/bottom: Leaning against the camera legs
 * Parallel to the top of the display board behind the curtain
 * Horizontal on the board, behind the curtain

Beaker

 * On the window ledge just to right of chandelier
 * On the railing of the balcony in the middle of the screen
 * On the astrolabe on the right desk

Bell

 * Hanging from the chandlier
 * Hanging on one of the hooks on left-side wall
 * Hanging on the stand on left foreground
 * At top of legs of telescope stand (is the mount for the telescope)
 * Hanging on branch of the plant on right just above the telephone
 * Under the red bench that opens up, it is a handbell with a wooden handle.

Binoculars

 * Bottom left corner of the screen
 * Hanging from the string across the top windows
 * On the right side of the lower shelf of the desk
 * On table left of windows, background
 * Hanging from the coat rack in the back corner
 * On table to right of chest of drawers on left in foreground

Bottle

 * Left of red stool
 * Right of red stool
 * On shelf in upper left corner
 * Outside of the window in the background (part of porch railing)
 * On the desk to the left
 * On the table to the right of the typewriter
 * Golden flip flask on the left front floor
 * Flip flask on floor between red stool and shelf
 * Flip flask IN red stool
 * Flip flask in drawer shelf left side
 * Water bottle (safaristyle) left of red stool

Candle

 * On pedestal just beneath camera at left
 * On the astrolabe
 * On desktop with astrolabe
 * On top of typewriter, center table
 * On the table by the gramophone
 * As one of the lights on right side of chandelier, top middle of screen

Cat

 * In the middle, at very bottom of the screen (cat picture postcard)
 * Sitting in planter box above windows left of chandelier, background
 * Sitting behind the right plant, at the top
 * Sleeping down under the table
 * In the right cabinet
 * On the left cabinet, just in front of the TV
 * Behind the red curtain (as a picture) Need first to click on curtain to open

Cards

 * In tree in the upper right
 * On round table
 * On upper wall in the corner
 * On shelf in the upper left
 * On top of Coat Rack
 * On side of the left desk below the monitor

Chessboard

 * In drawer of Chest of Drawers to left of centre
 * On the side of the desk front right
 * On the left wall, background
 * On the ground under the table, centre

Clock

 * On top of coat rack, (hard to see).


 * On small box bottom left hand foreground


 * Top of screen to right of the chandelier
 * In front of the rocking chair
 * On side of Desk below desktop, right foreground

Compass

 * On camera tripod just below lens, far left background
 * On left side of Desk right foreground
 * On the chest of drawers on the left
 * Inside the piano stool with the red top
 * On floor left side in front of box
 * On left desk, left side under camera
 * On the round table in front of typewriter, center foreground
 * Center of the scene, on floor right of round table

Cup

 * A teacup on the briefcase in the bottom right corner
 * On the coffee table at the front
 * On the chest of drawers at the front
 * Lower left corner, bottom edge of scene
 * Red teacup, in the desk on the right
 * On the round table at back corner, on basement of the gramophone

Dollar (note or $)

 * Note lying on the table in front of the typewriter
 * Note on the bottom left corner in the front, vertically wrapped around a scroll/roll of paper.
 * Dollar bill in middle on wall above left desk
 * On the left wall
 * $ sign on the window
 * $ sign on the left wall beam, just left down from the gramophone desk - very dark, hard to see!
 * Note "ONE" in the book at the very bottom of the screen
 * Note on the top on the curving beam on the left next to the lamp
 * Note hiding behind the red curtain
 * $ sign in the foreground left, on the "wood box" (sign is lying)
 * On the short scroll to left of camera tripod

Envelope

 * Leaning against the left side of the left desk
 * Below the book in the front foreground
 * The middle of the shelf at left top
 * On the wall above the far left desk, to the right hand side, touching the wooden archway.

Film

 * On top of the monitor sitting on the desk, just below the candelabra


 * In the plant on the upper right
 * On the edge of the table with the gramophone
 * On the top of the clothes tree on the right
 * Parallel to the edge of the desk on the right
 * On the gramophone
 * On the bottom book

Flask

 * Hanging from the plant on the longest branch
 * Hanging on the camera tripod handle on the left
 * As part of the telescope mount at the top of the tripod
 * On the glass door behind the spy glass
 * On Planter Boxes above windows to right of chandelier, background
 * Hanging from the clothing line in the middle
 * Right foreground on a compass
 * (Hidden) in the piano chair
 * In open drawer on the left
 * On the rug on the floor, centre foreground

Glasses

 * On top of the typewriter on center table
 * On top of the monitor


 * On the face of father behind window
 * On the spyglass
 * Right desk, right side
 * On top of camera, far left foreground
 * On top of chandelier

Globe

 * In the rocking chair
 * Hidden in red stool to left of Table right of centre foreground
 * In the thrash can next to the gramophone
 * In the right cabinet
 * On the left chest of drawers

Golfer Statue

 * On the chair in front of the desk
 * On the rocking chair
 * On table left background
 * Inside the foot stool lid
 * Top of left side of desk by camera tripod

Hand Bell

 * Hanging from the longest branch of the plant
 * Middle, top: Hanging under the chandelier
 * Left, center/bottom: Hanging from camera tripod handle
 * Middle, center: As part of the telescope frame, where the legs merge
 * Below the mantel on the left side
 * Under chair, right side

Handcuffs

 * Hanging from the string across the top windows
 * Hanging from shelf, left side
 * Right side of desk, lower right corner on the floor
 * Back of the rocking chair, at the top

Hat

 * On the right side of the window ledge, against the plant (green)
 * On top of the box in the bottom left corner (black)
 * On phone on the left side of the desk (black)
 * Under the desk chair (brown)
 * Hanging on a hook to the left of the coat rack and above the chest of drawers

Horseshoe

 * On the package in the front - faded
 * On the side of the suitcase in the right front
 * On the window frame
 * On the handle of the rocking chair (hard to see)
 * On the compass in the left-front
 * On of the sundial, on the floor, left of the screen
 * In the right cabinet
 * On a scroll on the left bottom of screen

Hourglass

 * On the shelf under the desk
 * On the floor by the round table leg
 * On the scroll in desk
 * On the astrolabe on the right
 * On the hutch on the chest of drawers on the left side
 * On the ledge above the windows in the middle
 * On the floor left of the big table
 * Inside red stool (secret hidden area) bottom right screen
 * In the Astrolobe on the right

House

 * In the gramophone on the table to the right of the chest of drawers
 * Picture on a piece of paper hanging near the windows, on the clothes line
 * Left side, on top of camera
 * On the chest of drawers
 * On the floor between the rocking chair and the desk chair
 * On the suitcase to the lower right

Katana

 * In the middle forefront of the screen, in front of the coffee table
 * On the top shelf on the right
 * On the corner of the desk on the right
 * In the open drawer on the left
 * Left wall, under the arch, on a shelf
 * Parallel with the edge of the right desk

Kettle

 * On the floor at the left side of the desk, partially hidden
 * On the shelf under the desk
 * On the chest of drawers
 * On the coffee table toward the left side
 * Hanging on the clothing post to the right of chest of drawers

Keys

 * On the top of the easel to the right of the saxophone
 * On open book, bottom center of screen
 * On the astrolabe
 * Left side, hanging on front of candelabra (hard to see)

Lamp

 * On the round table in front of the desk
 * Bottom left corner of screen
 * At the front left corner of the desk
 * Hidden in Stool left of Desk, centre foreground
 * As the leg of round table at the corner to the right of chest of drawers
 * Center upper part, on left side of window ledge, near arch, on grass

Lantern

 * Hanging from the back of the rocking chair
 * Around red lantern in the corner of the room in the top middle of the screen
 * Hanging from the ledge above the chest of drawers
 * A red round lantern in top right corner to the left of the plant
 * On the left side of the astrolabe
 * Hanging from the chandelier

Lighter

 * On vertical scroll in left corner
 * On top of desk at right
 * Near typewriter on low round table
 * Near camera on top ledge of desk at left
 * Inside Ottoman bench
 * In the plate far right of scene

Magnifying Glass

 * Bottom middle of screen
 * Under the lens of the small telescope that is on the left chest of drawers
 * On the left over the lens of the camera
 * Over the eyepiece of the spyglass in the middle of the room
 * On open book on Table by Chest of Drawers, left foreground

Microscope

 * Right of the astrolabe (nearly merging with it) on the far-right edge of the screen
 * Lower right corner by desk chair, right of red Footstool
 * At the far bottom of the screen somewhere in the middle, just the top half of it sticking out
 * On the drawers in the left
 * In front of the rocking chair (big)

Movie Projector

 * On the wall as a small poster, top left side of the window
 * On the window ledge toward the right side
 * On the chest of drawers
 * On the desk
 * In the plant on the right
 * Under the corner table

Pennant

 * Hanging from camera tripod, far left background
 * Hanging in the central near-top part of the screen, under the chandelier
 * Hanging at the very top of the screen in the right-middle, over the window
 * Largish hanging partially hidden by plant (lower right poltergeist)
 * Hanging on right side of desk cabinet far right where palm tree is
 * Hanging on the drawer handle (left of the room) beside the scrolls

Pipe

 * Upper left corner on top shelf
 * In the palm tree
 * On the right leg of the spyglass tripod
 * Right side of arch, bowl of pipe next to 1st 2 candles in chandelier
 * On front right corner & edge of right cabinet
 * On left side round table, beside the typewriter

Record

 * On the floor, between round table and bench
 * On the right cabinet (might be under a plate)
 * On the side of the desk front right
 * Against the wooden beam on the left
 * Top left on the shelf toward the window
 * On the Gramophone

Revolver

 * On the chair in front of the desk
 * Hanging from the ledge above the chest of drawers
 * In picture frame left of window
 * In astrolab on desk

Rifle (Machine Gun)

 * Bottom middle of screen on top of book
 * in the chandelier
 * in the open drawer on the left

Rose

 * As a picture in the book in the front center
 * Lying on the top shelf on the left
 * Sticking out of a scroll in the front left corner
 * Lying on the window sill
 * Lying on the typewriter on the table
 * Inside of red bench (opens up)

Saxophone

 * Leaning against the desk in the bottom right corner
 * On small table to the right of the chest of drawers
 * In the coat rack to the right of the chest of drawers
 * Horizontal in Astrolabe on Table far right foreground
 * Center right, to the left of the red curtain

Shoes

 * In the back section of the rocking chair
 * Leaning against the bottom left front of the chest of drawers
 * Between the coffee table and desk chair
 * In wicker bin above coffee table background
 * On the top shelf on the left

Shotgun Cartridge

 * Left bottom, on top of the rolled newspaper and scrolls
 * Right middle, seating on top of the dresser, in front of astrolabe.
 * screen left, on top of camera tripod but below camera
 * On left table, mounted above projector lens

Shuttlecock

 * On the desk
 * On the frame of the telescope, where the legs merge
 * On the shelf on the left
 * Sticking out of the scroll in the left corner
 * On the chest of drawers, lying on the apparatus
 * On the palm tree
 * In the horn of the gramaphone

Tie

 * In the gramophone


 * Suspended vertically on the left edge of the bulletin board
 * On the parallel to the edge on the desk on the right
 * Hanging from the chandelier (green)
 * On the leg of the telescope
 * On the astrolabe
 * Upper left, on the candelabra on the DESK

Secret Areas (Red Letters)

 * Red Stool on right side foreground
 * Red Curtain above Desk on right side background

Related Pages

 * Hidden City Home
 * Related Cases:
 * The Collector's Secret
 * Angel In Love
 * Isabelle's Secret
 * Locations
 * Events
 * Table of Contents