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BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Picture

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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

GREECE – Brush

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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.

   

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA – Pennant

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Sydney, New South Wales , Australia

ITEM: Pennant

NOTES: A pendant flag with only one major Sydney sight … clearly before the Opera House (1973), the gentrification of the Rocks (the 1970s) and Sydney Tower (1981)

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: material

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 18.5cm x 27cm

IRELAND – Wall Ornament

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Ireland

ITEM: Wall Ornament

NOTES: The Irish shillelagh is a walking stick or club used for walking and, errr clubbing? This one isn’t long enough to be a walking stick, unless you were a little person (the little people of Irish mythology?) and too ornate to be a club (I assume). So,  it is purely decorative though would hurt if used for non-decorative purposes.

In the modern world, the shillelagh is recognised, especially in the Irish-American context, as a symbol of Irishness and populates the mascots and logos of many Irish associations and sports teams. This is one weapon that made the onto the plane and through customs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_(club)

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN: Ireland probably

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 44cm long x 11cm wide (at its widest)

 

LOVRAN, CROATIA – Pennant

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Lovran , Croatia

ITEM: Pennant

NOTES: A barely recognizable pennant depicting the town of Lovran in Croatia. How do I know it is Lovran? We were sent this in the 1960s from relatives in Lovran.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: cloth

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 16cm long x 11cm wide

TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA – Drink Tray

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30PLACE REPRESENTED: Tasmania , Australia

ITEM: Drink Tray (is it drink tray or drinks tray?)

NOTES: A beautiful stainless steel drinks tray depicting all the sites of Tasmania, as they were circa 1965 (can’t be before the Tasman Bridge, bottom left, was completed in 1964). This drinks tray is exactly the same as another I have posted except King’s Bridge at Launceston has been replaced by Prince’s Square Fountain at Launceston. No idea why.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: stainless steel

MADE IN: Japan

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 28cm

     

ARIZONA (specifically the Grand Canyon), USA – Game

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona , USA

ITEM: Game

NOTES: Okay, so this is designed to come from anywhere given the “Grand Canyon Nat’l Park” is a decal at the front. But, this chess and checkers set is designed for the traveller, or even for the kids in the back seat in the days before electronics, especially useful on the long drive to the Grand Canyon. And, in any event, have chess (and checkers) will travel. You will always find someone who plays chess.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: wood , plastic

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 12.5cm x 10cm x 5cm FOR: Use

       

ABRUZZO, ITALY – Ashtray

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PLACE REPRESENTED: Abruzzo , Italy

ITEM: Ashtray

NOTES: “Ricordo d’ Abruzzo”. A “Remembrance of Abruzzo. This is a simple but stylishly detailed copper ashtray from the Italian region on the Adriatic..

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: Copper

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 14.5cm diameter