PLACE REPRESENTED: Vancouver , Canada
ITEM: Ceramic Mug
NOTES: A mug depicting Vancouver.
I know a lot of mugs who have visited Vancouver. Boom Boom!
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Canada
MANUFACTURER: Capilano Glass
DIMENSIONS: 7cm diameter , 10.5cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Toronto , Canada
ITEM: Wall Ornament
NOTES: A cheap plastic horseshoe good luck piece withToronto depicted in its center. What is this trying to say? Do you need luck when you go to Toronto or do you take it with you when you leave?
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: plastic , steel
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 13.5cm high x 11.5cm across
PLACE REPRESENTED: Niagara Falls, Canada and United States
ITEM: Souvenir Spoon
NOTES: Niagara Falls on a spoon. It seems a little underwhelming to depict the falls in this way.
So who “owns” the falls? Type that into google and the best answer you get (on answers.com) is “No one actually “owns” Niagara Falls. It is part of the Niagara River. The international boundary between Canada and the US runs through the Niagara River. There are three falls at Niagara Falls. The American Falls and the much smaller Bridal Veil Falls are in the US. The spectacular Horseshoe Falls is almost entirely within Canada. Both nations use the water in the river for hydroelectric power. Niagara Falls is a major tourist attraction both in Canada and the US. So I assume the falls we all recognise are within Canada though a lot of the rest is within the United States.
The maple leaf symbol on the spoon, however, firmly indicates Canada as the spoon’s origin..
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: steel
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 11cm long