PLACE REPRESENTED: Salisbury , England

ITEM: Four finger bud vase

NOTES: Nifty and slightly  surreal bud vase depicting the coat of arms for Salisbury in the south of England.

Salisbury was called “New Sarum” at one stage, hence the Latin on the coat of arms.

What would I do without wikipedia?

A bud vase is a small vase which is designed to held several cut flowers, especially young flowers and buds.

What would I do without google?

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1930s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN:  England

MANUFACTURER: unknown (It says “British Manufacture” on the bottom but it looks very much like a Victoria ceramic piece made by Schmidt & Company (Czechoslovakia)).

DIMENSIONS: 6cm  high x 6.5cm across top.

ISLE OF WIGHT, ENGLAND – Ornament

PLACE REPRESENTED: Isle of Wight , England

ITEM: Ornament

NOTES: Curious – a spinning wheel to pick lotto numbers, a curious elf, and a small picture of a pier on the Isle of Wight. Maybe only the locals could explain this to me.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: wood , plastic

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 11cm across , 17cm high