PLACE REPRESENTED: Texas, USA
ITEM: Decorative Depiction
NOTES: A wooden Texas with a strip of Baker Barbed Wire attatched (a type of barbed wire which was patented in 1883). All hail the barbed wire? Free range advocates would not have been happy and no doubt gunplay resulted …
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: wood, steel
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 12cm high, 11cm wide
PLACE REPRESENTED: Chimney Rock North Carolina , USA
ITEM: Mug
NOTES: wikipedia: “Chimney Rock State Park is a North Carolina state park in Chimney Rock, Rutherford County, North Carolina in the United States. The 4,531-acre (18.34 km2) park is located 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Asheville, North Carolina, and is owned by the state of North Carolina. It offers hiking trails for all skill levels, spectacular views, the Devil’s Head balancing rock and a 404-foot (123 m) waterfall, Hickory Nut Falls. Its most notable feature is a 315-foot (96 m) rock formation, a granite monolith, Chimney Rock, accessible by elevator and providing views of the park and surrounding countryside”. I could not have described it better. Also, I’m partial to granite rock though it is hard to shape.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: ?
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 11.5cm across , 11cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: The Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
ITEM: Ashtray
NOTES: Spectacular … The Grand Canyon that is. Actually the ashtray isn’t to bad either. Pity it wasn’t made in the US.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Korea
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 13cm x , 13cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Memphis, Tennessee, USA (Graceland specifically)
ITEM: Pin Cushion
NOTES: A rocking chair pin cushion from Elvis Presley’s home in Memphis, Graceland. I’m not sure why a pin cushion and rocking chair but anything with Elvis or anything Elvis related will sell. If nothing else it is a reminder that Elvis’ beloved grandmother, Minnie Mae aka Dodger, lived at Graceland until she passed away in 1980.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: steel , fabric
MADE IN: ?
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 6cm high , 3.5cm wide
Happy Birthday Elvis.
PLACE REPRESENTED: San Francisco , USA
ITEM: Spoon Rest
NOTES: Did anyone ever rest a spoon in a spoon rest?
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: ?
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 19cm long
ITEM: Forks
PLACE REPRESENTED: California , USA
NOTES: There is nothing quite like a “Little Fork”. But, why the little fork? I suppose its easier than saying hors d’oeuvres forks. The “California” on the handle is a bonus. Sun, surf, and hors d’oeuvres.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: steel , plastic
MADE IN: Japan
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 10.5cm high (The forks are 10.5cm high. The box is 11.5cm x 6.5cm)