PORT MACQUARIE, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA – Pen Holder

Port MacQuarie - pen satnd (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Port Macquarie, New South Wales , Australia

ITEM: Pen Holder

NOTES: A nice wooden pen holder made from a branch segment with local seeds, nuts and leaves decorating the front. I like this.

Port Macquarie is located on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Macquarie

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN:   Australia, I suspect

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 9cm across x 7cm deep x 7.5cm  high

Port MacQuarie - pen satnd (2)

HERVEY BAY, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Pen Holder

Hervey Bay - Pen Holder (2)PLACE REPRESENTED: Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia.

ITEM: Pen Holder

NOTES: Very groovy pen holder in resin and shell in the shape of a boomerang. Australian souvenir at it’s most stylish kitsch. Hervey Bay is a seaside town 290km north of the Queensland capital of Brisbane. It is a natural bay between the Queensland mainland and nearby sand island, Fraser Island. Hervey Bay is, also, the whale watching capital of Australia. It is known for its eccentric types. Well, I know one eccentric type from there.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: resin

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 17.5cm long x 7cm high to pen holder top

Hervey Bay - Pen Holder (1)