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BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Saucer

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Brisbane - Story Bridge - Nic Nac Bowl - Ceramic (1) Brisbane - Story Bridge - Nic Nac Bowl - Ceramic (3)

PLACE REPRESENTED: Brisbane (specifically the Story Bridge), Queensland , Australia

ITEM: Saucer

NOTES: The Story Bridge is a steel cantilever bridge spanning the Brisbane River that joins the northern and the southern suburbs of Brisbane. Built in 1940 it is the longest cantilever bridge in Australia. The shrubbery and old iconic subtropical tin roofed houses around the bridge are still there, in part, but are soon to be redeveloped.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1940s

MADE FROM: Bone China

MADE IN:  England

MANUFACTURER: Royal Stafford

DIMENSIONS: 14cm diameter

KOREA – Wall Hanging

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Korea - Wall Ornament (1)PLACE REPRESENTED:   Korea

ITEM: Wall Hanging

NOTES: A plastic, rubber and cardboard wall hanging you would expect to see hanging in a Korean diner. Cheap it is, but there is a certain cute kitsch-y charm to it.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s

MADE FROM: plastic , rubber , cardboard

MADE IN:  Korea (probably)

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 29.5cm long x 14cm high

Korea - Wall Ornament (4)     Korea - Wall Ornament (2)

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA – Tray

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New York City USA - Drinks Tray (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: New York City , New York, USA

ITEM: Drinks Tray

NOTES: A bamboo drinks tray depicting famous structures of New York City. Bamboo isn’t native to NYC as far as I know but the stencils of the structures can’t be mistaken for any other place in the world. The Twin Towers take pride of place in this pre-2001 souvenir.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 33cm diameter

 

COOKTOWN, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Salt & Pepper Shakers

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Cooktown - Salt & Pepper Shakers (1)     Cooktown - Salt & Pepper Shakers (3)

PLACE REPRESENTED: Cooktown, Queensland , Australia

ITEM: Salt & Pepper Shakers

NOTES: Salt & pepper shakers from Cooktown in the shape of cheeky crocodiles is cheekily appropriate as Cooktown in Queensland’s far north has its fair share of crocodiles. Google “Cooktown” and “crocodile” and see what I mean.  The locals consider them to be quite cheeky. Google “Cooktown”, “crocodile” and “cheeky” and see what I mean. People still get taken by crocodiles. There are many camping sites around Cooktown.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 6cm across x 7.5cm high

TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA – Salt & Pepper Shakers

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Tasmania - SP Shakers in Stein form (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Tasmania , Australia

ITEM: Salt & Pepper Shakers

NOTES: Small salt & pepper shakers depicting Tasmania in the shape of, err, steins. I don’t know if there was any large numbers of German migrants to Tasmania so I’m not sure where the steins came from.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s

MADE FROM: steel , plastic

MADE IN:  Japan

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 5.5cm  high , 3.5cm wide (including handle)

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BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Water Cube

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Brisbane - Lone Pine - Snow Cube (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Brisbane (specifically Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary) Queensland , Australia

ITEM: Paperweight Water Cube

NOTES: A water cube. They didn’t quite take off like the snow globe but there are a few water cubes out there. This is a fairly generic one.

There are kangaroos at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary but the key word is “koala”, so why put two kangaroos on rafts in a sea of blue? Methinks there were generic novelty cubes left over that needed a place name attached.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2010s

MADE FROM: plastic

MADE IN:  China

MANUFACTURER: Wilmot Harvey

DIMENSIONS: 5cm x 5cm x 5cm

SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA – Ring Box

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St Petersburg - Ring Box (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Saint Petersburg , Russia

ITEM: Jewellery Box

NOTES: Small Glass ring box, nicely detailed with faux gold to give it that old Imperial Russian look.

Nyen, originally settled by Swedes around 1600 came under the control of the Russians around 1700 and became St Petersburg. In 1914 the name of the city was changed from Saint Petersburg to Petrograd,  in 1924 to Leningrad and in 1991, back to Saint Petersburg. So this trinket is either pre-1914 (which it clearly isn’t) or post-1991 (which it clearly is). It depicts Saint Isaac’s Cathedral built in the mid 1800s and dedicated to dedicated to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 6cm  x 6cm x 3cm high

KAPRUN, AUSTRIA – Wall Hanging

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Kaprun - Austria - wall relief plate (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Kaprun , Austria

ITEM: Wall Hanging

NOTES: “Gruss aus Kaprun” means “Greetings from Kaprun”.

Kaprun is a municipality in western Austria famous for its glacier Kitzsteinhorn, skiing and tourism.

This well detailed hard resin wall hanging, is no doubt, made to replace the old traditional wooden wall carvings of the same style. It’s even made to look like it’s made of wood. The plate is detailed with the town, glacier, mountains and dams. I suppose it is post 2000 as the two funicular railways, the site of the Kaprun disaster of 2000, are not depicted.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s

MADE FROM: resin

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 21cm diameter

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PORTUGAL – Bread Holder

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Portugal - Bread Holder (1)PLACE REPRESENTED:   Portugal

ITEM: Bread Holder

NOTES: This is a bread roll holder beautifully decorated and featuring the rooster of Barcelos which is the black rooster depicted and is a national symbol of Portugal. Okay, it’s not hand embroided but rather printed but it is still quite stylish and would be a nice centrpiece to a Portugese themed dinner party!

It’s also a smart piece of useful kitchenware.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: cotton

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 28cm diameter

Portugal - Bread Holder (2)     Portugal - Bread Holder (4)