PLACE REPRESENTED: Zanzibar
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: Zanzibar is an island archipelago and an autonomous region of Tanzania on Africa’s west coast. Jambo is a Swahili greeting and similar to “Hello”. Most of the most famous African fauna are depicted on these sturdy and evocative stone tiles.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: stone
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: Coaster holder : 9cm diameter, 5cm high. Coasters: 7cm diameter.
PLACE REPRESENTED: San Francisco, California , USA
ITEM: Coasters NOTES: The famous San Francisco cable car on four colourful coasters and, in their own holder. Perfect for your retro tiki bar.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: Hong Kong
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: Each coaster 8.5cm diameter
REPRESENTED: Malaysia
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: A quite intricate set of six coasters in bamboo depicting the Malaysian coat of arms and the thirteen state coat of arms.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: bamboo , glass
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 8.5cm diameter
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Coasters
PLACE REPRESENTED: Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: A perfectly kitch set of coasters in a flip open coaster holder. Cheap plastic, cheap graphics, made in Hong Kong, with the standard proclamation for Queensland, "The Sunshine State". Still, they are very handy.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: Hong Kong
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 8.5cm diameter (coaster)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Paris , France
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: Four vivid picture coasters depicting various familiar Paris sights.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: wood perhaps
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 9.5cm x 9.5cm each
PLACE REPRESENTED: Hungary
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: Great machine woven coasters from Hungary. This replicates the folk art / craft of years past. The familiar chili, used in so many Hungarian dishes is present. The coaster holder is quite nifty and very functional and you could see it sitting around a bottle of pálinka (a traditional fruit brandy). It never caught on with the Anglo’s.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: cotton
MADE IN: Hungary (probably)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 16cm wide x 24cm high (holder), 9cm diameter for the coasters.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Port Lincoln, South Australia , Australia
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: A set of six coasters depicting the delights of Port Lincoln famous for its fishing and bay. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Lincoln
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: plastic , cork
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 10cm x 9cm each
PLACE REPRESENTED: Perth, Western Australia , Australia
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: Generic plastic coated, foam backed cardboard coasters depicting all the major sites of a given place. In this case: Perth.
Quite sterile even if there are a lot of images, though one would be forgiven for thinking that no one lives there. Where are all the people?
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: cardboard, foam.
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 10cm x 10cm (34cm x 11cm pack)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Vanuatu
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: Generic, plastic coated, foam backed cardboard coasters depicting all the major sites of a given place. In this case: The Republic of Vanuatu. The tiny Pacific nation is depicted in a series od stereotyped though, perhaps, evocative representations of real or idealised island life.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: cardboard , foam .
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 9cm x 9 cm (28cm x 11cm pack)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Hobart , Australia
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: “Greetings from Hobart” the coasters say.
Timeless.
Timeless because I don’t think Hobart has changed that much since the 1970s … just kidding.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: cork
MADE IN: Australia
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 28cm x 10cm (packet)
