Tag Archives: 1970s

MARKET DRAYTON, ENGLAND – Trivet

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Market Drayton - Pan coaster (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

ITEM: Trivet

NOTES: Nice trivet that can also be a display. A buttercross, also known as butter cross, is a type of market cross associated with English market towns and dating from medieval times. The one depicted is in Market Drayton, in the country of Shropshire, England. Northern Shropshire is famous for its cheeses and dairy products, hence the market (or Buttercross) in the line drawing, which was built in 1824. The town once had a court of ‘pied poudre’; here litigants could settle their differences immediately they reached market – in other words, while they still had dusty (or powdered) feet.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: ceramic material, cork (base)

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 15cm diameter

SPLIT, CROATIA – Wall Ornament

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Split - Wood Wall Plate (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Split , Croatia

ITEM: Wall Ornament

NOTES: A wood burnt etching (pokerwork or pyrography) of the Croatian seaside city of Split. Nothing says rustic like these pokerwork trinkets. This one depicts the Cathedral of Saint Domnius (known locally as the Saint Duja).

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN:  unknown (probably locally)

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 18.5cm diameter.

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LORELEY, GERMANY – Cup

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Loreley - Mug (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Loreley , Germany

ITEM: Coffee Cup

NOTES: The Loreley is a rock on the Rhine near St. Goarshausen, Germany. It rises to about 120 metres above the waterline and is the most famous feature of the Rhine Gorge. According to wikipedia, “A very strong current and rocks below the waterline have caused many boat accidents there”. So let’s celebrate the place with a coffee cup depciting mountain, river and boat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorelei

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: ceramic material     MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 7.5cm diameter x 8.5cm high

 

QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Dinner Bell

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Queensland - Dinner Bell (1)PLACE REPRESENTED: Queensland , Australia

ITEM: A dinner bell.

NOTES: A small ceramic dinner bell for “Queensland: The Sunshine State”.

I can hear it now, “Ring a ling, tea is served”. No, more like, “Ring a ding, your farking shout mate!”

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN: Taiwan

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 5cm diameter around bottom , 9cm high

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HOLLAND – Ornament

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Holland - Clog Sailing Ship - wood (1)PLACE REPRESENTED:   Holland

ITEM: Ornamental Minature

NOTES: A beautiful detailed boat, err clog.  The Dutch are famous for their clogs and their seafaring trade (if that’s what you call it) so why not combine the two? The result: the clog boat! Paint some windmills on the clog, err hull, throw in some flags and you have a perfect Dutch tourist trinket.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: wood , paper

MADE IN:  unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 12cm long x 14cm high x  5cm wide

Holland - Clog Sailing Ship - wood (2)  Holland - Clog Sailing Ship - wood (3)

CROATIA – Ornament

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Croatia - Wood Falcon - 70s (1)PLACE REPRESENTED:   Croatia

ITEM: Ornament

NOTES: I assume this is a sokol (falcon) which is the national bird of Croatia … or, if it isn’t, it should be. There are buildings, songs, poems, foods, folkloric groups and all sorts of other things named after it.

And, though not identified as croatian as such this was bought there, somewhere around Lovran or Rijeka I recall.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1973

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN:  Yugoslavia (as it then was) (probably handmade)

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 21cm high , 15cm long

Croatia - Wood Falcon - 70s (7)  Croatia - Wood Falcon - 70s (4) Croatia - Wood Falcon - 70s (5)  Croatia - Wood Falcon - 70s (3)

CROATIA – Ornament

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Croatia - Wood Well - Small (1)PLACE REPRESENTED:   Croatia

ITEM: Ornamental minature.

NOTES: A minature traditional well, or bunar, in wood. Traditional working wells are still found all over Croatia. Every little rural house has one. This one is elaborate with a canopy and a bucket that goes up and down.

Okay, there is no place name depicted anywhere but it was bought there, around Lovran, I think.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1973

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN:  (the then) Yugoslavia

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 11cm high

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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