PLACE REPRESENTED: Malaysia
ITEM: Key Ring Holder
NOTES: A dainty little key ring made out of material and wood with a bell attached underneath. Clearly the bell is not there to help you find your keys (think about it) … it must be to give you a little aural magic you walk along. It is all very delicate. I don’t think it would last long in my pocket.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: wood , material , steel
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 14cm long (including chain)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Costa Maya , Mexico
ITEM: Key Holder
NOTES: I love this. Cactus, wood, tile. Costa Maya is a small tourist region on Mexico’s east coast. The cactus and desert scenery (as opposed to beaches and waves) with the region hand written up the side lead me to assume that the key holder could be adapted to any Mexican region. You know, not all Mexico is dry, sunny and dusty as depicted in (western) films. I still like this though.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: wood , tile
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 15cm wide x 20cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Norfolk Island , Australia
ITEM: Key Holder
NOTES: Rustic, locally made (by P. Christian according to the back. No doubt a descendant of Fletcher?) pyrography piece depicting the ubiquitous Norfolk Island pine tree.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: wood , steel
MADE IN: Norfolk Island
MANUFACTURER: P. Christian
DIMENSIONS: 11cm wide x 11cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Uranga, Hervey Bay, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Spoon
NOTES: Souvenir spoon from Hervey Bay…specifically the Urangan beachside suburb.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: steel
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 12cm long
PLACE REPRESENTED: Ireland
ITEM: Ornament
NOTES: “Natural Irish Crafts”. Only the Irish could get away with sculpting something (here a Celtic harp) out of turf, or rather peat bog, and selling it to tourists.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: turf
MADE IN: Ireland
MANUFACTURER: Samhain Turf
DIMENSIONS: 19cm high x 13cm wide
PLACE REPRESENTED: Rijeka , Croatia
ITEM: Pennant
NOTES: A pennant from Rijeka, Croatia (then Yugoslavia) depicting two scenes from the city: The old town and the harbour. This is quite stylish in its own way.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1972
MADE FROM: cloth
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 21cm long x 13cm wide
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PLACE REPRESENTED: Port Lincoln, South Australia , Australia
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: A set of six coasters depicting the delights of Port Lincoln famous for its fishing and bay. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Lincoln
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: plastic , cork
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 10cm x 9cm each
PLACE REPRESENTED: Mt Isa, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Pennant
NOTES: Pennants in red and blue depicting two scenes of typical Mt Isa : Lake Moondarra and the town with its mining infrastructure. Mt Isa is hot and dusty with a lot of mining which explains Lake Moondarra which is an artificial lake which supplies the town, and mines, water.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1971
MADE FROM: cloth
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 26cm long x 14cm wide
PLACE REPRESENTED: Salvador , Brazil
ITEM: Key Ring Holder
NOTES: A nice little wooden key ring in the shape of a boat. The boat ropes are a nice touch though I’m not sure how long they would last in day to day use. Salvador, also known as São Salvador, Salvador de Bahia, and Salvador da Bahia is the capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia. With 2.9 million people (2013), it is the largest city proper in the Northeast Region and the 3rd-largest city proper in the country, after São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador,_Bahia
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 11cm long (including chain)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Nicaragua
ITEM: Change Wallet
NOTES: Nifty little change wallet in what looks like and feels to be leather. Well, Nicaragua is a big beef producer. They come in all sorts of colours. They look sturdy.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2016
MADE FROM: leather
MADE IN: Nicaragua (probably)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 9.5cm long , 8cm tall .