PLACE REPRESENTED: Paris , France
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: Four vivid picture coasters depicting various familiar Paris sights.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: wood perhaps
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 9.5cm x 9.5cm each
PLACE REPRESENTED: Fiji Islands
ITEM: Clock NOTES: An ornate clock from Fiji depicting all the island of Fiji. You could see this hanging in a tiki bar.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: wood (“treated wood” apparently – probably specified so tourists can take the same back to their country of origin, or think they can, or have, in this case).
MADE IN: Fiji probably
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 22cm across , 29cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Dubrovnik , Croatia
ITEM: Souvenir Spoon
NOTES: A souvenir spoon from Dubrovnik depicting its coat of arms though, strictly speaking, it is the coat of arms of the Republic of Ragusa as Dubrovnik was known during Renaissance times.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: steel
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 10.5cm long
PLACE REPRESENTED: Whitsunday Islands, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Fridge Magnet
NOTES: A tacky souvenir for the Whitsunday Sands Resort, the beautiful islands off Queensland’s central north coast. Croc having a BBQ
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 8.5cm across, 5.5cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Madrid , Spain
ITEM: Ornament
NOTES: Madrid – a black fan, dancing. Fair enough. But this trinket is not really for hanging or sitting ….I’m not sure how you display this.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 14cm across , 8cm high .
PLACE REPRESENTED: Holland
ITEM: ornament
NOTES: Miniature clogs from Holland … naturally enough. Or maybe they are clogs for hamsters or mice? The Dutch are nothing if not efficient.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 3cm across , 7cm long each
PLACE REPRESENTED: Norfolk Island , Australia
ITEM: Salt & Pepper Shakers
NOTES: Norfolk Island depicted by the (I assume) Norfolk Pine and (I assume) the Bounty sailing ship (the one famed for the mutiny) which never actually went to Norfolk though some of its mutineers did or, it could be the HMS Resolution the ship Captain Cook commanded when he first discovered (White European discovery) the island in 1774.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 8cm high x 4.5cm diameter (at largest)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Austria
ITEM: Display Plate
NOTES: A wall plate displaying (the ominous looking) Imperial coat of arms for Austria.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 19.5cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory , Australia
ITEM: Jigsaw
NOTES: The Telstra Tower in Canberra. Well it’s a nice change from the Houses of Parliament or the Australian War Memorial. It is only a small jigsaw … no doubt the houses of Parliament would be the 10000 piece one where the pieces don’t fit and, inevitably, the final piece is missing.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: cardboard
MADE IN: China (very little in Canberra seems to be made in Australia)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 17cm x 25cm
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