CANBERRA, AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA – Jigsaw

Canberra - Telstra Tower - Jigsaw (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory , Australia

ITEM: Jigsaw

NOTES: The Telstra Tower in Canberra. Well it’s a nice change from the Houses of Parliament or the Australian War Memorial. It is only a small jigsaw … no doubt the houses of Parliament would be the 10000 piece one where the pieces don’t fit and, inevitably, the final piece is missing.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s

MADE FROM: cardboard

MADE IN:  China (very little in Canberra seems to be made in Australia)

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 17cm  x 25cm

CANBERRA, ACT, AUSTRALIA – Bottle Opener

Canberra - Bottle Opener (1)CANBERRA, ACT, AUSTRALIA – Bottle Opener

PLACE REPRESENTED: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory , Australia

ITEM: Bottle Opener

NOTES: The House of Parliament on a bottle opener. I would have thought the politicians would have little use for a humble bottle opener. After all you don’t need a bottle opener to pop the cork on a bottle of champers.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: steel

MADE IN:  Japan

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 11.5cm long x 4cm wide