PLACE REPRESENTED: Spain
ITEM: Bottle
NOTES: Well, not a bottle but a bottle bag. A Spanish Bota Bag which is their tradition canteen and was normally used to carry wine, their traditional beverage of choice. The “Rdo De Espana” is a “Remembrance of Spain”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bota_bag
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: leather , plastic
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 24cm tall x 14cm wide
PLACE REPRESENTED: Croatia
ITEM: Bottle
NOTES: Small bottle in faux (?) traditional design with a blue backing. Possibly a local version of a hip flask and no doubt used for holding a couple of shots of the local distilled grape spirit, rakija.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1973
MADE FROM: glass , leather
MADE IN: Yugoslavia
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 13cm high , 10cm wide
PLACE REPRESENTED: Croatia
ITEM: Bottle
NOTES: A modern version of the traditional Croatian spirit bottle. There is actually a bottle encased in the carved wood. A good idea, especially if you drop it after, err, a few shots. No doubt it is meant to hold slivovitz (plum brandy) given the fruit carved into one of the faces (which look to be plums). This is wonderfully detailed with the Croatian emblem and colours. A bonus would be if it came with slivovitz. Wait, I think it did … but it is all gone now. Evaporation?
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: wood , glass
MADE IN: Croatia probably
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 17cm wide , 23.5cm tall
PLACE REPRESENTED: Albania
ITEM: Ornament
NOTES: Some sort of imitation bottle. The Albanian coat of arms is on one side whilst the other side has a likeness of national hero Skenderbeu (Skanderbeg) who reisted Ottoman expansionism. It looks very Balkan.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: steel , wood
MADE IN: unknown.
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 22cm high , 12cm across
