PLACE REPRESENTED: Casino, New South Wales , Australia
ITEM: Ashtray
NOTES: An old ashtray with the coat of arms for the town of Casino in northern New South Wales. Neither of the animals on the coat of arms looks like a cow … and they should be given Casino is the beef capital of Australia*.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: steel
MADE IN: Australia
MANUFACTURER: Daramount by KC Luke, Melbourne
DIMENSIONS: 11cm x , 11cm
* although the town of Rockhampton in Queensland also claims this title
PLACE REPRESENTED: Amsterdam , Holland
ITEM: Cap
NOTES: A cap depicting the shield of Amsterdam … no drugs, no prostitues, no freewheelin times. Of course you could wear the cap, pulled down, over you face when indulging in any of those activities.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: 100% cotton
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: Head size.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Austria
ITEM: Display Plate
NOTES: A wall plate displaying (the ominous looking) Imperial coat of arms for Austria.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 19.5cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory , Australia
ITEM: Jigsaw
NOTES: The Telstra Tower in Canberra. Well it’s a nice change from the Houses of Parliament or the Australian War Memorial. It is only a small jigsaw … no doubt the houses of Parliament would be the 10000 piece one where the pieces don’t fit and, inevitably, the final piece is missing.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: cardboard
MADE IN: China (very little in Canberra seems to be made in Australia)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 17cm x 25cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Cairns, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Paperweight Water Cube
NOTES: Two water cubes. One with fish and one with crocodiles. It’s a good thing they are not in the same cube.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2014
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: Wilmot Harvey
DIMENSIONS: 5cm x 5cm x 5cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Castiglione di Sicilia , Italy
ITEM: Ashtray
NOTES: Castiglione di Sicilia is a small municipality 160 km east of Palermo in Sicily. The structure depected is Cannizzu (XII century), a cylindrical tower, which is the symbol of the town of Castiglione.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 14cm diameter x 4cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Rijeka , Croatia
ITEM: Wall Plate
NOTES: The Kapucinska crkva Gospe Lurdske or The Capuchin Church of Our Lady of Lourdes located on Žabica Square in Rijeka. Built between 1904 – 1929 by the Capuchin nuns this is an impressive red and white Catholic church with a neo-Gothic facade. http://www.kvarner.hr/hodocastiti-svetistima/en/lady-lourd.html
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1973
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: Croatia (probably) (or the then Yugoslavia)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 27cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Malaysia
ITEM: Key Ring Holder
NOTES: A dainty little key ring made out of material and wood with a bell attached underneath. Clearly the bell is not there to help you find your keys (think about it) … it must be to give you a little aural magic you walk along. It is all very delicate. I don’t think it would last long in my pocket.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: wood , material , steel
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 14cm long (including chain)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Costa Maya , Mexico
ITEM: Key Holder
NOTES: I love this. Cactus, wood, tile. Costa Maya is a small tourist region on Mexico’s east coast. The cactus and desert scenery (as opposed to beaches and waves) with the region hand written up the side lead me to assume that the key holder could be adapted to any Mexican region. You know, not all Mexico is dry, sunny and dusty as depicted in (western) films. I still like this though.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: wood , tile
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 15cm wide x 20cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Norfolk Island , Australia
ITEM: Key Holder
NOTES: Rustic, locally made (by P. Christian according to the back. No doubt a descendant of Fletcher?) pyrography piece depicting the ubiquitous Norfolk Island pine tree.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: wood , steel
MADE IN: Norfolk Island
MANUFACTURER: P. Christian
DIMENSIONS: 11cm wide x 11cm high
