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: Montenars , Italy
ITEM: Wall Ornament
NOTES: A magnificent souvenir celebrating the town of Montenars in Italy’s northern Alpine region (in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia). The souvenir depicts a climbing pick and rope (naturally enough for the area) with a excellent inlay containing a picture of the town, assorted flora and a miniature traditional Alpino hat common to the area. Wonderfully evocative and from a time when souvenirs had a little thought.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: wood , steel , cloth
MADE IN: Italy probably
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 43cm long x 18cm wide x 4cm deep
PLACE REPRESENTED: Rockhampton, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Salt & Pepper Shakers
NOTES: Absolute kitsch. I’m not sure what these dolphins have to do with Rockhampton either. Well, I mean there would be dolphins there but they are pretty much everywhere along the Queensland coast. But, the Fitzroy river that Rockhampton is on is known for having Australian snubfin dolphins in residence and these aren’t snubfin dolphins.
Perhaps I’m being too pedantic.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Japan
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 4cm across , 9cm high each (approx)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia.
ITEM: Pen Holder
NOTES: Very groovy pen holder in resin and shell in the shape of a boomerang. Australian souvenir at it’s most stylish kitsch. Hervey Bay is a seaside town 290km north of the Queensland capital of Brisbane. It is a natural bay between the Queensland mainland and nearby sand island, Fraser Island. Hervey Bay is, also, the whale watching capital of Australia. It is known for its eccentric types. Well, I know one eccentric type from there.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: resin
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 17.5cm long x 7cm high to pen holder top
PLACE REPRESENTED: St Ives, England
ITEM: Display Plate
NOTES: St Ives is a seaside town, in Cornwall, in the far south west tail of England. The small plate depicts a “Lucky Pisky”, a “pisky” being a fairy. He says “I’m from dear ol Cornwall for’ee m’dear”. I assume the pisky is saying he’s from Cornwall forever. I’m not sure if that’s lucky or not but he seems to be happy with the statement.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 9cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Pretoria , South Africa
ITEM: Hors d’oeuvres plate
NOTES: Well used. It would have been quite posh once. I’m sure it wasn’t used by the hired help.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s M
ADE FROM: brass (?)
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 23cm across
PLACE REPRESENTED: Tasmania , Australia
ITEM: Drink Tray
NOTES: I love these drink trays, come wall plates. Great photos of Tasmania in its pristine beauty.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: steel
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 28cm across
PLACE REPRESENTED: Konstanz , Germany
ITEM: Music Box
NOTES: Oooh, I love this. Rustic charm, a hidden compartment, and music. Konstanz is located at the western end of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland (which may explain the music box as most music boxes were made in Switzerland). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstanz
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: wood , steel (movement / music wheel)
MADE IN: Germany probably (movement made in Switzerland)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 15cm wide x 8cm deep x 8.5cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Las Vegas , USA
ITEM: Fan
NOTES: A beautifully kitsch plastic souvenir fan from the 60s or early 70s. The pictures are vivid.
These fans must have been exported everywhere because they turn up everywhere. Not as collectible as the souvenir spoons or snow globes but quite commonplace, at least in place with warm climates. Though as a cooling device the fan is of minimal value … it’s not sturdy enough for vigorous fanning.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: China (it’s written on the red bit at the bottom)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 18cm tall , 3.5cm wide (when folded in) or 25cm (when open up)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Gold Coast, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Fan
NOTES: Beautifully kitsch plastic souvenir fan from the 60s or early 70s. The pictures say it all. The Gold Coast as it once was, and now isn’t.
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 (when folded in) or 25cm (when open up)
