PLACE REPRESENTED: Toledo , Spain
ITEM: Bottle Opener
NOTES: Toledo, the ancient city on a hill in central Spain. Also known as the “City of the Three Cultures” for the cultural influences of Christians, Muslims, and Jews reflected in its history.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: steel
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 10cm long
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: Madrid , Spain
ITEM: Ornament
NOTES: Madrid – a black fan, dancing. Fair enough. But this trinket is not really for hanging or sitting ….I’m not sure how you display this.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 14cm across , 8cm high .
PLACE REPRESENTED: Barcelona (specifically Park Güell garden complex) , Spain.
ITEM: A small decorative box
NOTES: A souvenir of the Park Güell garden (and architectual) complex designed by Antoni Gaudi at the start of the last century in Barcelona. Gaudí’s multicolored mosaic salamander, “el drac” (the dragon) sits at the main entrance as well as atop this small box. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_G%C3%BCell
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: wood , hard plastic resin
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 10cm long x 7cm wide x 7cm high
