CAMBRIDGE ENGLAND – Snow Globe

PLACE REPRESENTED: Cambridge England

ITEM: Snow Globe

NOTES: One of the modern sturdy substantial snow globes replacing the plastic ones of the 70s and 80s. This one depicts Cambridge. Cambridge is a university city, non-metropolitan district and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England. Hence all the university buildings depicted though there is a bridge and boat. And why not, Cambridge is famous for its relaxed boating down the river Cam (though nowadays relaxed boating may be seen by some at Cambridge University as a representation of white privilege). Here the Mathematical Bridge is shown – a wooden footbridge in the southwest of central Cambridge (The bridge was designed by William Etheridge, and built by James Essex in 1749. It has been rebuilt on two occasions, in 1866 and in 1905, but has kept the same overall design)

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s

MADE FROM: plastic, resin.

MADE IN: China

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 9cm high, 7cm diameter base

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – Snow Globe

Buenos Aires - Snow Globe (6)PLACE REPRESENTED: Buenos Aires , Argentina

ITEM: Snow Globe

NOTES: Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina and the tango, a dance from Buenos Aires, go hand in hand. Actually the dance originated in Buenos Aires and Montevideo in Uruguay which are on either side of the River Plate about 250 km from each other.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s

MADE FROM: glass , resin (base)

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 7cm across x 9cm high    .

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SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA – Snow Globe

Sydney - Opera House - Snow Globe (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Sydney, New South Wales , Australia

ITEM: Snow Globe

NOTES: Ahhh, the Opera House (and Harbour Bridge) in a  snow globe. Perfectly identifiable and quite the piece of kitsch. But does it ever snow in Sydney? No cocaine related jokes necessary.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s

MADE FROM: plastic

MADE IN:  China

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 5cm  high , 7cm long

WOOMBYE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Snow Globe

Nambour - The Big Pineapple - Snow Globe (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Woombye (specifically The Big Pineapple), Queensland , Australia

ITEM: Snow Globe

NOTES: It doesn’t snow anywhere near the “Big Pineapple” so why a snow globe? Why not I say!

The “Big Pineapple” was a big and a major tourist attraction in the 70s … people would travel for miles to see the “Big Pineapple”. They don’t as much any more but they should as there is should be a market for “retro chic hipster tourism”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Pineapple

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s

MADE FROM: plastic

MADE IN:  China

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 18.5cm high x 7cm