PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA – Wall Tile
PLACE REPRESENTED: Perth, Western Australia , Australia
ITEM: Wall Tile
NOTES: There certainly are a lot of wineries in and around Perth and, not surprisingly, a lot of Continental European migrants.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: tile
MADE IN: Australia (probably)
MANUFACTURER: Kylee (signed)
DIMENSIONS: 15.5cm x 15.5cm
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Tray
PLACE REPRESENTED: Queensland (specifically Sunshine Coast) , Australia
ITEM: Tray
NOTES: A bamboo tray from the 1970s depicting all the must see sites of the Sunshine Coast tourist trail … especially significant when they start with "The" … The House of Bottles, The Big Cow, The Big Pineapple, The Big Shell, The Endeavour Replica (demolishedin 2007), Tanawha World (now closed), a lighthouse, and The Glasshouse Mountains (the only natural beauty on this list).
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s MADE FROM: bamboo
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 33cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: New Zealand
ITEM: Cap
NOTES: New Zealand in black and with the silver fern.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: ?cotton?
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: adult Adjustable size.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Koblenz , Germany
ITEM: Shot Glass
NOTES: Deutsches Eck (“German Corner” is the name of a headland) on Koblenz where the Moselle river joins the Rhine river. The statue is of Emperor William I (one of many in Germany erected in his honour). The statue was destroyed by the Allies in 1945 and was eventually replaced in 1993. Also depicted is the Fortress Ehrenbreitstein, Koblenz coat of arms and a Rhine tourist riverboat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsches_Eck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koblenz
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: glass
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 9cm tall x 5.5cm diameter FOR: Use
CONDITION: Very Good. The back has details for the Jean Gilles Travel agency in nearby Vallendar.
BUNYA MOUNTAINS, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Tea Towel
PLACE REPRESENTED: Bunya Mountains, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Tea Towel NOTES: A tea towel with all the colourful flora and fauna of the Bunya Mountains, on the Great Dividing Range in south east Queensland.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: 100% cotton
MADE IN: India
MANUFACTURER: Souvenirs Australia
DIMENSIONS: 45cm x 70cm
SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES , AUSTRALIA – Cushion Cover
PLACE REPRESENTED: Sydney. New South Wales , Australia
ITEM: Cushion Cover
NOTES: The sites of Sydney in all its gaudy colour and splendour. This is vivid.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown DIMENSIONS: 48cm x 48cm
EASTER ISLAND, CHILE – Wall Tile
PLACE REPRESENTED: Easter Island , Chile
ITEM: Wall Tile
NOTES: Easter Island, or Rapa Nui as it is known to its Polynesian locals is a Chilean Island about 3500 km west of Chile. It is most famous for its nearly 1000 large stone monumental statues, called Moai locally or "Easter Island Heads".
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: tile
MADE IN: Argentina
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 15cm x 15cm
LOVRAN, CROATIA – Wall Ornament
PLACE REPRESENTED: Lovran , Croatia
ITEM: Wall Plate
NOTES: A beautifully vivid wall plate with pyrography etching and a nice colour print of the harbour in Lovran, Croatia. It looks so simple and relaxing.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1973
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: Croatia (I assume)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 20cm diameter
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Coasters
PLACE REPRESENTED: Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: A perfectly kitch set of coasters in a flip open coaster holder. Cheap plastic, cheap graphics, made in Hong Kong, with the standard proclamation for Queensland, "The Sunshine State". Still, they are very handy.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: Hong Kong
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 8.5cm diameter (coaster)
BOWEN, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Bottle Opener
PLACE REPRESENTED: Bowen, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Bottle Opener NOTES: A simple (but useful bottle opener depicting Bowen, or perhaps the surrounds of Bowen. Bowen is on the coast but this depiction of Bowen seems to be facing inland perhaps because in the days before tourism this was a farming and cattle area. I like how this bottle opener has a small protusion at the bottom which has no purpose except for spinning …. perhaps for drinking games?
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: steel , plastic .
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 11.5cm x 5.5cm
