PLACE REPRESENTED: Jerusalem , Israel
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: A vivid coaster set from the late 60s or early 70s showing various sites of Jerusalem in the (then) young State of Israel. It is quite vivid. You can feel the hope for peace.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: plastic , cardboard
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 8.5cm x 8.5cm per coaster. 29.5cm x 19.5cm overall.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Indonesia
ITEM: Fridge Magnet
NOTES: Indonesia with the Borobudur buddhist temple in Java depicted.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: Stoneware
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 4.5cm x 4.5cm x 2cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Brisbane, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Wall Ornament
NOTES: A simple photo in a frame of a Brisbane long gone. Shown is the Victoria bridge (the fourth bridge which entered service in 1897, lasting until 1969, when it was demolished (In typical Brisbane fashion which is second only to Las Vegas in tearing or modernising anything old .. old being anything over 10 years). All that remains is he abutment at one end. Which has a quite fascinating (local) story. the William Jolly Bridge is in the background and (somehow) is still standing and in use. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Bridge_Abutment
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: steel , glass .
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 16.5cm x 13cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Dublin , Ireland
ITEM: Pencil case
NOTES: A fancy pencil case in vinyl depicting all the sites of Dublin. Weell, most of them. It is very stylish in it’s own way and would get talked about more than your standard pencil case. And, that’s what it is all about, isn’t it?
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 22cm x 16cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
ITEM: Key Ring
NOTES: Medjugorje is a town located in southwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 25 km southwest of Mostar and 20 km east of the border with Croatia. The town consists of an ethnically homogeneous Croat population of about 2300. And like, just about, every souvenir from there, they feature the Blessed Virgin Mary. Since 1981, when six local children said they had visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Medjugorje has become an unapproved destination of Catholic pilgrimage. It is inscribed “Kraljica Mira” or “Queen of Peace”.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: steel
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 10cm long
PLACE REPRESENTED: Adelaide, South Australia , Australia
ITEM: Wall Plate
NOTES: Adelaide with all its sites in wonderful 70s colours. In case you didn’t know the flower depicted is Sturt’s Desert Pea, which is floral emblem of South Australia and the bird is the Piping Shrike the State bird and on the State’s coat of arms.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Japan
MANUFACTURER: Rex
DIMENSIONS: 19cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Greece
ITEM: Brush
NOTES: An ornate clothes brush and holder designed to hang of a wall. Now this is something a little different. Clearly it’s Greek or perhaps specifcally a souvenir of Athens as there is the relief of the parthenon on the brush. The figure at the top is in traditonal clothing and has a gold 5-arched crown on his hat. I’m not sure what occupation he is. i would havbe thought a soldier but their traditonal hats are usually red. The Monarchy of Greece was the government in which a hereditary monarch was the sovereign of the Kingdom of Greece from 1832 to 1924 and 1935 to 1973. This souvenir seems t be from the 1950s or 1960s.
EAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: wood , brush , other material.
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 28.5cm high x 10cm wide x 6cm deep.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Jamaica
ITEM: Fridge Magnet
NOTES: A vivid handmade (the wood is plain masonite) and hand painted fridge magnet from Jamaica depicting a traditional Jamaican (?) bus the “tap tap”. The question mark exists because the “Tap Tap” is associated with Haiti. Perhaps the “Jamaica” at the top is the result of Haitian souvenirs exported to Jamaica. . Either way, it is quite wonderful, by fridge magnet standards.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: Jamaica (maybe … it could be Haitian)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 9.5cm x 8cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Venice , Italy
ITEM: Document Holder
NOTES: This looks to be a letter writing folder from Venice. Your pad and envelopes and pen would have gone inside. It seems to be of leather which has been embossed and painted (Printed, tooled and color dyed leather writing pad with punched and stitched edging) . It is quite beautiful and intricate in its own way and would even work as an object d’art if framed. Ahhh, those Venetians.
Pity no one writes letters anymore.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1940s
MADE FROM: leather
MADE IN: Italy probably
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 15cm x 19.5cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Sabah , Malaysia
ITEM: Bookmark
NOTES: a nice rustic bookmark from the Malaysian state Sabah on the north of the island of Borneo. Simple and stylish and functional. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabah
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 8cm x 4.5cm (bookmark) 26.5cm x 8.5cm (package)