PLACE REPRESENTED: Paris , France
ITEM: Ornamental miniature
NOTES: The Eiffel Tower – in steel, what else.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: steel
MADE IN: ?
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 19.5cm high , 8cm wide
PLACE REPRESENTED: Budapest , Hungary
ITEM: Mini Stein
NOTES: A stein? This is very Austrian but perhaps not surprising given was one of the twin capitals of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1998
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: ?
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 7cm high , 6cm wide
PLACE REPRESENTED: Ireland
ITEM: Ornament
NOTES: A mini Irish cottage. Very mini despite the beauties of digital photography.
Do these cottages still exist? Yes, but mainly in re-runs of “The Quiet Man”. Still when you do see them they are special.
This is handmade, apparently. Well, handmade in a sweatshop, perhaps.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: Resin
MADE IN: ?
MANUFACTURER: Elgate
DIMENSIONS: 7cm long , 4cm wide
