TIROL, AUSTRIA – Small Wall Ornament

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Tirol , Austria

ITEM: Small wooden wall ornament display plate. NOTES: The region of Tirol (or Tyrol) exists in both Italy (Tirolo) and Austria (Tirol). The spelling indicates this is from the Austrian side but the wooden plate and rustic feel of it reminds me of Italian trinkets. I have another similar ornament and wondered if the flowers depicted are region specific or just random? Those there are similar to the ones here so they could be regionally specific. Small but stylish with pyrography and vivid colours.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 8.5cm diameter

BALLINA, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA – Cup

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Ballina, New South Wales , Australia

ITEM: Cup NOTES: A plastic cup, ubiquitous amongst 1970s Australian souvenirs. Here a serene picture of the waterfront at Ballina, on New South Wales far north coast, offers you “greetings” The other photo is either testament to the fact that there isn’t much to photograph in Ballina, or, perhaps, Ballina by night.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: plastic MADE IN: Australia

MANUFACTURER: Patina

DIMENSIONS: 7.5cm diameter at top x 11cm tall FOR: Use CONDITION: Very Good.

MALAYSIA – Coasters

Posted on June 6, 2021 by Frankie

REPRESENTED: Malaysia

ITEM: Coasters

NOTES: A quite intricate set of six coasters in bamboo depicting the Malaysian coat of arms and the thirteen state coat of arms.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: bamboo , glass

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 8.5cm diameter

PATAUA, NEW ZEALAND – Wall Ornament

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Pataua , New Zealand

ITEM: Wall Ornament

NOTES: A simple wall ornament (in pokerwork / pyrography) from Pataua, in the north of New Zealand, a popular area for sea gulls and surfing. Wherever you find seagulls you find surfers it seems. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pataua_North

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: wood

MADE IN: New Zealand probably

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 9cm x 12.5cm

AMERSHAM, ENGLAND – Trivet

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Amersham (specifically the Parish Church of St Mary’s), England

ITEM: Trivet

NOTES: Amersham (population 14000) is in the south east of England. St Mary’s Church is a Church of England church (formerly Catholic) built in the 13th century and located in Old Amersham. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amersham

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: plastic

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 15.5cm diamter

NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA – Money Box

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Niagara Falls , Canada

ITEM: Money Box

NOTES: In another post I asked "So who "owns" the falls?" The US or Canada. The answer is neither though of the three falls, the two smaller are in the US and the larger, most famous, is in Canada. This trinket wisely does not specify and captures both sides of the tourist market, though the larger fall are front and center. There is an ode to whiskey on the back which has nothing to do with the falls indicating this minature jug money box can be used for other tourist detinations. It's probably notwise to drink whiskey and go for a stroll around trhe falls.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: ceramic material

MADE IN: Taiwan

MANUFACTURER: Capsco

DIMENSIONS: 14cm high x 8.5cm diamter base

PORTSCHACH, AUSTRIA – Wall Ornament

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Portschach , Austria

ITEM: Wall Ornament NOTES: Pörtschach am Wörthersee is a municipality in Carinthia, located in southern Austria. It is on the northern shore of Lake Wörth, about 14 kilometres (west of the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt) and is Alpine in nature. All those things are captured on this wall plaque.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: wood , plastic

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 20.5cm x 16cm

DUBROVNIK, CROATIA – Wall Ornament

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Frankie

PLACE REPRESENTED: Dubrovnik , Croatia

ITEM: Wall Ornament / Plate

NOTES: A beautifully glazed steel wall plate celebrating Dubrovnik and suitably old looking like Dubrovnik itself. Beautiful, like Dubrovnik itself.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: steel (enamel decoration on metal)

MADE IN: Croatia

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 31cm diameter

SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Tray

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Frankie

QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Tray

PLACE REPRESENTED: Queensland (specifically Sunshine Coast) , Australia

ITEM: Tray

NOTES: A bamboo tray from the 1970s depicting all the must see sites of the Sunshine Coast tourist trail … especially significant when they start with "The" … The House of Bottles, The Big Cow, The Big Pineapple, The Big Shell, The Endeavour Replica (demolishedin 2007), Tanawha World (now closed), a lighthouse, and The Glasshouse Mountains (the only natural beauty on this list).

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s MADE FROM: bamboo

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 33cm diameter

QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Coasters

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Frankie

QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Coasters

PLACE REPRESENTED: Queensland , Australia

ITEM: Coasters

NOTES: A perfectly kitch set of coasters in a flip open coaster holder. Cheap plastic, cheap graphics, made in Hong Kong, with the standard proclamation for Queensland, "The Sunshine State". Still, they are very handy.

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: plastic

MADE IN: Hong Kong

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 8.5cm diameter (coaster)

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Tag Archives: 1970s

TIROL, AUSTRIA – Small Wall Ornament

BALLINA, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA – Cup

MALAYSIA – Coasters

PATAUA, NEW ZEALAND – Wall Ornament

AMERSHAM, ENGLAND – Trivet

NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA – Money Box

PORTSCHACH, AUSTRIA – Wall Ornament

DUBROVNIK, CROATIA – Wall Ornament

SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Tray

QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Coasters