Slovakian woman, 39, amasses world record-breaking collection of 62,500 napkins that could be worth £300,000
- Antonia Kozakova keeps the 62,757 designs piled up in her office
- The 39-year-old first set the world record in 2007 when her collection hit 21,000 and has broken her own record three times since
- Eclectic collection is thought to be worth £300,000
- 'I want to have a napkin with my face and name on it,' Slovakian says
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A woman's £300,000 collection of napkins has made her a record-breaker for the fourth time.
Antonia Kozakova has amassed 62,757 individual designs, which she keeps piled up in her office.
The Slovakian has taken 16 years to create her collection - that includes examples from countries all over the world.
Quite the collection! Antonia Kozakova, 39, has a collection of 62,757 napkins that are worth in the region of £300,000 that she has amassed from around the world
Room for more: The Slovakian woman keeps her eclectic collection stacked up in her office, pictured
The 39-year-old first set the world record in 2007 when her collection hit 21,000.
Since then, she's broken her own record twice more - in 2008 with 30,300 napkins and again in 2008 with 50,000.
Now the collection has almost reached the 63,000 mark, Mrs Kozakova has once again become a record-breaker.
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ShareThe eclectic collection, thought to be worth in the region of £300,000, includes one tiny napkin that is just two-inches long, while the largest design stretches to almost four ft.
One of the eldest designs dates back to the 1940s.
Variety: Mrs Kozakova first broke the world record in 2007, when her collection hit 21,000
Rare: The collection, which took 16 years to amass, includes one design of the Beatles, pictured
Other quirky designs include a replica British 50 pound note and one that features the faces and signatures of Beatles stars Ringo Starr and John Lennon.
Mrs Kozakova said: 'My collection is totally unique. There are no duplicate pieces.'
As her collection becomes more high-profile, Mr Kozakova says residents of her local village in Ruska as well as fans from across the rest of the world send her unusual napkins.
Biggest of the bunch: The collection includes this 4ft long Christmas napkin
Perfectly formed: Mrs Kozakova poses with the smallest napkin in her collection - which is just two-inches long
Achievement: Mrs Kozakova with one of the Guinness World Records books her collection was featured in
She said: 'I receive napkins from the postman, from the local shopkeeper and anyone else who passes through the village and know about my serious hobby.'
Mrs Kozakova says she has no plans to stop collecting and already has her sights on reaching 100,000.
She added: 'I want to have a napkin with my face and name on it.
'And I'm still looking for one signed by my favourite actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.'
Work to do: The woman, who wants her collection to boast 100,000 items, would like a napkin with her face on
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