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CYPRUS – Copperart Picture

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Cyprus

ITEM: Copper Art Wall Ornament

NOTES: I love these copper art wall pictures. The copper art depicts the Kamares Aqueduct near Larnaca, Cyprus. Built in 1747 and in use until 19396. The doves in the foreground must refer to the peace that all Cypriots hope for and don’t always have. Bottom left proudly states “Handmade” in Cyprus … and rightly they should. I love the handmade travel trinkets. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamares_Aqueduct

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: copper

MADE IN: Cyprus

MANUFACTURER: Adonis Copper Art

DIMENSIONS: 30cm x 23cm

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA – Pennant

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Sydney, New South Wales , Australia

ITEM: Pennant

NOTES: A pendant flag with only one major Sydney sight … clearly before the Opera House (1973), the gentrification of the Rocks (the 1970s) and Sydney Tower (1981)

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: material

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 18.5cm x 27cm

SWITZERLAND – Ashtray

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Switzerland

ITEM: Ashtray

NOTES: Switzerland or Suisse to the the French. I wonder why no Italian, German or Romansh (Svizzera, Schweizerische, Svizra) being that all four are official languages? In any event the English adjective Swiss comes from the French Suisse. This cast iron ashtray is stylish and substantial and depicts places of interest, Zurich, Eiger Monch Jungland, Zermatt, Liechtenstein I technically not part of Switzerland), Lucerne, Geneva, Monteaux as well as a couple of St. Bernard dogs.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s

MADE FROM: steel

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 13.5cm diameter

LONDON, ENGLAND – Small Dish

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PLACE REPRESENTED: London , England

ITEM: Small Dish

NOTES: A dish celebrating the “great Twelve Companies” of London or rather, the Great Twelve Livery Companies” of London. The Livery companies were employment based and with the nature of guilds. They played an important part of the culture and development of London (and England). Like guilds they were for the benefits of their members and, like guilds, the Livery Companies of London accumulated property and possessed magnificent halls. Charters were granted to them in return for large sums of money advanced to the State. These are the first 12 main ones. There are 110 now. Clearly there isn’t one for “souvenir makers” otherwise this wouldn’t have been made in Italy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livery_company

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: plastic (melamine)

MADE IN: Italy

MANUFACTURER: Pavo

DIMENSIONS: 13.5cm x 13.5cm

HAWAII, USA – Figurine

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Hawaii , USA

ITEM: Figurine

NOTES: A cute wobbler figurine of a hawaiian hula girl. Nicely detailed and quite stylish in it’s own little way. And, if there ever was wobbler suited to the concept it is the Hawaiian hula girl.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s

MADE FROM: Hard resin , plastic , other material

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 12cm tall

SZENTENDRE, HUNGARY – Wall Ornament

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Szentendre , Hungary

ITEM: Wall Ornament

NOTES: Szentendre is a multi ethnic old riverside town in Pest County, Hungary, near the capital city Budapest. This is a nice piece of pottery relief. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szentendre

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s

MADE FROM: pottery

MADE IN: Hungary

MANUFACTURER: Kerámia dísztárgyak

DIMENSIONS: 12cm x 15cm

AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND – Stationery

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Amsterdam , Holland

ITEM: Stationery

NOTES: A novelty, oversize pencil with a bell attached depicting all the sites of Amsterdam, well almost everything … there is no Red Light district. Maybe that’s what the bell is for. That’s cryptic. Actually, that makes no sense. In any event the bell becomes annoying when writing, though the a novelty oversized pencil is not commonly used.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s

MADE FROM: wood , pencil .

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 23cm (including bell)

DALMATIA, CROATIA – T Shirt

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Dalmatia , Croatia

ITEM: T Shirt

NOTES: “I’d rather be in … Dalmatia”. Yes I would. Croatia’s southern coastal region, dotted with islands, pristine water and lots of seafood.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2005

MADE FROM: 100% cotton

MADE IN: Honduras

MANUFACTURER: Anvil organic

DIMENSIONS: L