PLACE REPRESENTED: Maroochydore , Australia.
ITEM: Cup
NOTES: Simple and functional … much like Maroochydore.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: Australia
MANUFACTURER: J. Glaser Corp (Brand name Steditemp)
DIMENSIONS: 11cm high , 9cm wide.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Kythera / Cythera, Greece
ITEM: Condiment Set
NOTES: A six piece dinner condiment set: Two bottles with two lids (I assume oil and vinegar), salt and pepper shaker, a plate and a small cowbell shaped think which I assume is for toothpicks or something.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Greece
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: Plate has a 21cm diameter, the bottles are 17cm high, the salt and pepper shakers are 7 cm high and the small toothpick holder is 8 cm high.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Texas, USA
ITEM: Decorative Depiction
NOTES: A wooden Texas with a strip of Baker Barbed Wire attatched (a type of barbed wire which was patented in 1883). All hail the barbed wire? Free range advocates would not have been happy and no doubt gunplay resulted …
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: wood, steel
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 12cm high, 11cm wide
PLACE REPRESENTED: Postojna, Slovenia
ITEM: Vase
NOTES: Postojna is a small town in south west Slovenia and is home to the Postojna cave, a major tourist attraction in Slovenia. The vase is simple and to the point.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: Looks to be handmade
DIMENSIONS: 10cm across, 15cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Cologne , Germany
ITEM: Mug
NOTES: Depicting the German restaurant, Zum Treppchen, in Cologne, Germany. Operating since 1656 apparently.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: ?
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 20cm tall
PLACE REPRESENTED: Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory , Australia
ITEM: Thermometer
NOTES: Shells and thermometers. It doesn’t matter where you are, though on the water would be preferable, shells and thermometers always go together. Where do these shells come from? Not Nhulunbuy, surely. Maybe, it’s on the coast. Nhulunbuy is the name of the township on the Gove Peninsula in the Northern Territory. This is remote!
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: shells
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 10cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Malta
ITEM: Wall ornament.
NOTES: The Maltese coat of arms with a nifty 70s laminate veneer in the background. This is the 1964 Independence shield of arms of Malta which was the coat of arms from 1964-1975. “Virtute et Constantia” is the motto on the shield and the motto for the “Order of Malta” award and which means “power and constancy”. And if you didnt know what the coat was …”Malta” is tagged in at the bottom.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: Malta
MANUFACTURER: Handmade
DIMENSIONS: 13.5cm across , 14cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Mexico
ITEM: Key Ring
NOTES: A leather hat with Mexico stamped in it.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1980s
MADE FROM: leather
MADE IN: ?
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 4cm diameter , 2cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Albania
ITEM: Ornament
NOTES: Some sort of imitation bottle. The Albanian coat of arms is on one side whilst the other side has a likeness of national hero Skenderbeu (Skanderbeg) who reisted Ottoman expansionism. It looks very Balkan.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1990s
MADE FROM: steel , wood
MADE IN: unknown.
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 22cm high , 12cm across
PLACE REPRESENTED: Pula , Croatia
ITEM: Coffee Mug
NOTES: Pula’s famous amphitheatre in Istra (Croatian regionalism). Interestingly the mug also has the Italian name for Pula on the front, Pola. Trying to cash in on Italian tourism perhaps or hedging bets on Italy’s return?
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2004
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Croatia (probably)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 10cm high , 12cm wide