KAPRUN, AUSTRIA – Wall Hanging

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Kaprun , Austria

ITEM: Wall Hanging

NOTES: “Gruss aus Kaprun” means “Greetings from Kaprun”.

Kaprun is a municipality in western Austria famous for its glacier Kitzsteinhorn, skiing and tourism.

This well detailed hard resin wall hanging, is no doubt, made to replace the old traditional wooden wall carvings of the same style. It’s even made to look like it’s made of wood. The plate is detailed with the town, glacier, mountains and dams. I suppose it is post 2000 as the two funicular railways, the site of the Kaprun disaster of 2000, are not depicted.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s

MADE FROM: resin

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 21cm diameter

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

HERVEY BAY, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Ornament

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Hervey Bay, Queensland , Australia

ITEM: Fan

NOTES: Beautifully kitsch plastic souvenir fan from the 60s (or early 70s). The fans fold in on themselves or open up and depict local sights.

Here they have thrown in some scenery from Fraser Island, across the channel.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: plastic

MADE IN: Hong Kong (it’s written on the red bit at the bottom)

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 18cm tall , 3.5cm wide (18cm tall x 3.5cm wide (when folded in) or 25cm when open up)

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)

LOVRAN, CROATIA – Wooden Ornament

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Lovran , Croatia

ITEM: Ornamental Minature

NOTES: A ornamental minature wine barrel with traditional handpainted design from Lovran on the Istrian peninsula.

Barrels, grapes (and drinking wine) are all well loved pursuits in the region … maybe that’s why there is a heart on the barrel.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1973

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN: Croatia (then Yugoslavia)

MANUFACTURER: Handmade

DIMENSIONS: 10cm high , 10cm long

CHILE – Wall Ornament

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Chile

ITEM: Wall Ornament

NOTES: A nice hand crafted (partially) wall ornament from Chile, in copper, naturally enough. Copper mining was (is) one of the biggest industries in Chile.

“Recuerdo de Chile” means “A Remembrance of Chile”.

Simple, effective and stylish.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: Copper

MADE IN: unknown (probably Chile)

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 13cm diameter

CANADA – Mug

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Canada

ITEM: Mug

NOTES: Mug with Canadian flag and bear.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2005

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN: China

MANUFACTURER: Snowcap Trading Co.

DIMENSIONS: 10.5cm high , 11.5cm from edge to edge of handle.

BANGLADESH – Wooden Ornament

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Bangladesh

ITEM: Ornament

NOTES: A ornament that is both hand crafted and machine made which shows the Bangladeshi flag at full mast, a relief of Bangladesh, and all of its 64 districts named.

This is very handy if you want to quickly find out where the, say, Barguna district is, and you don’t have the internet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_districts_of_Bangladesh

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN: Bangladesh (probably)

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 18.5cm across X 22.5cm high

MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA – Ornament

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Melbourne, Victoria , Australia

ITEM: Ceramic clog

NOTES: As far as I know the Melbournians are not famous for clogs and the Dutch did not settle Melbourne (even Dutch explorer Abel Tasman didn’t make it to Melbourne) so, I assume, the ceramic clog factory was looking to move a few ceramic clogs and contacted the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Australia’s second most populous city, and said, “We can do you a deal on some souvenir clogs” …

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1930s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN: Germany

MANUFACTURER: Victoria

DIMENSIONS: 9cm long x 4cm high x 4cm wide

TRAVEL TRINKETS

Tourist souvenirs from around the world

KAPRUN, AUSTRIA – Wall Hanging

PORTUGAL – Bread Holder

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA – Cup

HERVEY BAY, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Ornament

AIRLIE BEACH, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Ornament

LOVRAN, CROATIA – Wooden Ornament

CHILE – Wall Ornament

CANADA – Mug

BANGLADESH – Wooden Ornament

MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA – Ornament