KONSTANZ, GERMANY – Music Box

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Frankie

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

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA – Fan

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Frankie

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)

GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Fan

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Frankie

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)

NORTH COAST, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA – Fan

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: North Coast, New South Wales , Australia

ITEM: Fan

NOTES: Beautifully kitsch plastic souvenir fans from the 60s or early 70s. The fans open but are clearly decorative and won’t give you much relief from the North Coast heat.

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 up), 25cm when opened up

AUSTRALIA – Fan

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Australia

ITEM: Fan

NOTES: Beautifully kitsch plastic souvenir fans from the 60s or early 70s. The fan is purely decorative and won’t do much to alleviate the Australian heat.

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 up), 25cm when opened up.

TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA – Nic Nac Dish

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Tasmania , Australia

ITEM: Nic Nac Dish / Small Display Plate

NOTES: Small plate in the shape of a shell depicting Tasmania

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN: Japan

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 10cm across , 10cm across

VENICE, ITALY – Wall Plate

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Venice , Italy

ITEM: Display Plate

NOTES: A well detailed plate depicting Venice’s St Mark’s Square surrounded by pictures of all the major historical towns of Italy. This is beautifully detailed. Perhaps the extra detail is a result of it being fashioned and made in Italy?

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: Porcelain

MADE IN: Italy

MANUFACTURER: Fontebasso

DIMENSIONS: 19cm diameter

NEW ZEALAND – Vase

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: New Zealand

ITEM: Vase

NOTES: A vase with the cute Kiwi bird depicted.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: glass

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 18cm high x 5.5cm diameter base x 3cm diameter opening at the top.

SAUDA, NORWAY – Wall Ornament

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Sauda, Norway.

ITEM: Wall Ornament

NOTES: Kirke is Norwegian for Church. This church is located in the Sauda municipality of the Rogaland area of Norway (an area with low unemployment and high fertility apparently). Which church in the Sauda area this is I don’t know. They have a few and they are big, wooden and white.

http://haugen.jalbum.net/Kirker%20i%20Norge/kirkefoto/Kirker%20i%20Rogaland/index.html

This is remote Norway and the hand crafted wood burnt etching (pyrography) of the church is beautifully rustic.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN: unknown (probably locally)

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 19.5cm x 19.5cm

BRISBANE (specifically Wynnum), QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Souvenir Fork

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Brisbane, Queensland (specifically Wynnum) , Australia

ITEM: Souvenir Fork

NOTES: Wynnum is a bayside suburb of Brisbane which was a separate shire until 1925 when it was incorporated into Brisbane. Until the 1980s and gentrification, and, because of its remoteness, there was always an arguable “us” and “them” mentality between Wynnum residents and Brisbane-ites. This souvenir hors d’oeuvres fork nicely captures the familiar pelican even though the concept of a hors d’oeuvres fork seems antithetical to Wynnum. Actually it’s a cake fork but a hors d’oeuvres fork seemed more humorous.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s

MADE FROM: steel AP A1 (peninsula plate)

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: Peninsula Plate

DIMENSIONS: 12.5cm long

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KONSTANZ, GERMANY – Music Box

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA – Fan

GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Fan

NORTH COAST, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA – Fan

AUSTRALIA – Fan

TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA – Nic Nac Dish

VENICE, ITALY – Wall Plate

NEW ZEALAND – Vase

SAUDA, NORWAY – Wall Ornament

BRISBANE (specifically Wynnum), QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Souvenir Fork