PLACE REPRESENTED: Fiji Islands
ITEM: Bottle Opener
NOTES: Posh .. And something without “Bula” written on it.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: steel
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 9.5cm x 4cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Tasmania , Australia
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: Six coasters and a bowl depicting an apple with a sticker identifying Tasmania. This could apply to any place that grows apples – now that’s covering all bases. I like how the apple on the coaster is a little further eaten on each coaster.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: Coasters: 10.5cm diameter. Bowl: 10cm diameter and about 6 cm high.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Lovran , Croatia
ITEM: Ornament
NOTES: I’m not sure what this is. Possibly something to hold a pen or a cigarette? Either way it is in wood adorned with traditional markings you see on a lot of Croatian souvenirs of the period.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: Yugoslavia
MANUFACTURER: Meba, Zagreb
DIMENSIONS: 8cm high, 14cm wide, 11cm wide
PLACE REPRESENTED: Burg Hohenzollern , Germany
ITEM: Glass
NOTES: Hohenzollern Castle is a castle approximately 50 kilometers south of Stuttgart, Germany. It dates back to the 15th and 18th centuries in parts and is considered the ancestral seat of the Hohenzollern family, who eventually became German Emperors. The castle isn’t normally inhabited and is a sort of educational, historical Disneyland …err, without rides or giant stuffed talking animals.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: glass
MADE IN: France
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 7.5cm diameter x 9cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Perth, Western Australia , Australia
ITEM: Wall Ornament
NOTES: Now, this I like. Locally made with local materials (I assume). A microcosm of Perth’s flora (albeit dried and lacquered) stuck onto a piece of wood. Beautiful.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: Australia
MANUFACTURER: Croft Craft
DIMENSIONS: 25cm long x 8cm wide
PLACE REPRESENTED: Munich , Germany
ITEM: Ashtray
NOTES: München or Munich is, of course, the capital of the (southern) Bavaria area of Germany.
This ashtray has a pretty, old style etching highlighting the Munich Frauenkirche, the Roman Catholic cathedral finished in the 16th century. The cathedral can hold approximately 20,000 people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Frauenkirche
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Germany
MANUFACTURER: DP Porzella
DIMENSIONS: 14cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Siena , Italy
ITEM: Wall Plate
NOTES: This wall plate depicts the old cathedral in the heart of Siena, Tuscany. The plate is nicely detailed and has a border in gold, as it probably should, given that Siena has been declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
I loved the Stewart Granger film “Swordsman of Siena” (1962) as a kid … I have no idea if it was filmed there.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 19.5cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Holland
ITEM: Clog
NOTES: A wooden clog from Holland. I’ve met a few clogs from Holland. This one is personalised with “Josh” on one side and “Holland” on the other. “Josh” doesn’t sound particularly Dutch and he may be quite forgetful as he has lost this clog or, maybe, he has one leg.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 15.5cm long , 7cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Argentina
ITEM: Key Holder
NOTES: A nifty little key holder with a machine etched gaucho playing guitar.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: wood, steel
MADE IN: Unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 11cm high , 7cm wide
PLACE REPRESENTED: Papua New Guinea
ITEM: Paper Weight
NOTES: Papua New Guinea and a shell. Simple and effective.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: resin , shell
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 6cm across , 3cm high