PORTUGAL – Bread Holder

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Frankie

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

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA – Cup

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Sydney, New South Wales , Australia

ITEM: Ceramic Cup

NOTES: A souvenir cup of Sydney with a montage mural, vividly coloured, of all the main attractions of Sydney at the time. It looks quite inviting.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: glass

MADE IN: Japan

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 7cm diameter x 10cm high

AIRLIE BEACH, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Ornament

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Airlie Beach, Queensland , Australia

ITEM: Wooden Ornament

NOTES: A small wooden (bamboo naturally) ornamental boat which is, Vietnamese or South East Asian in appearance despite “Airlie Beach” being printed on the paddle. Aaaahhhh, overstock.

Perhaps it was a comment on the waves (sic) of boat people who came to Australia from Vietnam in the late 1970s. It is simple but wonderfully detailed.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 18cm long , 6cm high , 5cm wide (at its widest point)

FIJI – Bottle Opener

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Frankie

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

TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA – Coasters

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Frankie

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.

LOVRAN, CROATIA – Ornament

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Frankie

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

BURG HOHENZOLLERN , GERMANY – Glass

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Frankie

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

PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA – Wall Ornament

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Frankie

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

MUNICH, GERMANY – Ashtray

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Frankie

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

SIENA, ITALY – Wall Plate

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Frankie

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

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Tag Archives: 1970s

PORTUGAL – Bread Holder

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA – Cup

AIRLIE BEACH, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Ornament

FIJI – Bottle Opener

TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA – Coasters

LOVRAN, CROATIA – Ornament

BURG HOHENZOLLERN , GERMANY – Glass

PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA – Wall Ornament

MUNICH, GERMANY – Ashtray

SIENA, ITALY – Wall Plate