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AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND – Stationery

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Amsterdam , Holland

ITEM: Stationery

NOTES: A novelty, oversize pencil with a bell attached depicting all the sites of Amsterdam, well almost everything … there is no Red Light district. Maybe that’s what the bell is for. That’s cryptic. Actually, that makes no sense. In any event the bell becomes annoying when writing, though the a novelty oversized pencil is not commonly used.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s

MADE FROM: wood , pencil .

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 23cm (including bell)

ISRAEL – Wall Plate

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Israel

ITEM: Wall Plate

NOTES: A stylish, old school looking brass plate depicting Moses and “Israel” in English and Hebrew along the bottom. Moses was the leader of the Israelites dating back to the 13th century BC. The most important prophet in Judaism and one of the most important prophets in Christianity, Islam, the Druze faith, the Baháʼí Faith, and other Abrahamic religions.The plate, like Israel, is intricate, substantial and permanent.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: steel (brass?)

MADE IN: Israel (I suspect)

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 25cm diameter

 

IRELAND – Wall Ornament

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Ireland

ITEM: Wall Ornament

NOTES: The Irish shillelagh is a walking stick or club used for walking and, errr clubbing? This one isn’t long enough to be a walking stick, unless you were a little person (the little people of Irish mythology?) and too ornate to be a club (I assume). So,  it is purely decorative though would hurt if used for non-decorative purposes.

In the modern world, the shillelagh is recognised, especially in the Irish-American context, as a symbol of Irishness and populates the mascots and logos of many Irish associations and sports teams. This is one weapon that made the onto the plane and through customs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_(club)

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN: Ireland probably

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 44cm long x 11cm wide (at its widest)