PLACE REPRESENTED: Tasmania , Australia
ITEM: Cap
NOTES: Tasmania, Australia, ’nuff said.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: cotton
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: The Tasmanian Tops Co
DIMENSIONS: adult adjustable size.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Magnetic Island, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Cap
NOTES: Magnetic Island off the Queensland coast (in the Great Barrier Reef) was the place to go back in the 70s (well, for Queenslanders at least). It’s still there and still very pretty. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_Island
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s MADE FROM: cotton
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 58cm Adjustable size.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Tuscany , Italy
ITEM: Cap
NOTES: Toscana, Italia, more commonly known to us as Tuscany, Italy. The major towns in the region are written around the cap edge, Lucca, Firenze (Florence), Siena, Pisa.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 200s
MADE FROM: cotton
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: Polifemoeye
DIMENSIONS: adult adjustable size.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Los Angeles, California , USA
ITEM: Display Plate
NOTES: Los Angles depicted ona chokin plate.
Chokin is a technique of surface decoration based on work developed centuries ago in Japan. Many chokin pieces today are extravagant kitsch. This plate is spectacular, 24kt gold edged, blue stone shell background … down town Los Angeles never looked better.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: ceramic material , gold
MADE IN: Japan
MANUFACTURER: The Art of Chokin
DIMENSIONS: 15cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Tenterfield, New South Wales , Australia
ITEM: Cap
NOTES: A simple cap stating Tenterfield, in northern New South Wales. Home of Banjo Patterson and Peter Allen.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: 60% cotton , 40% polyester
MADE IN: Korea
MANUFACTURER: Murray Views
DIMENSIONS: One Size Fits All
PLACE REPRESENTED: New York City , USA
ITEM: Piggy Bank
NOTES: Literally – a piggy bank in vibrant yellow depicting the best of NYC.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2013
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: City Merchandise
DIMENSIONS: 14cm long , 11cm wide , 10cm high
And a companion piece to the similar, but different, blue New York City piggy bank already posted …
ITEM: Mouse Pad
NOTES: A humorous leprechaun on a bannister … I’m not sure where the market is for this. But, there is nothing like a contemporary item with some 19th century stereotypes.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: Kiddiefun
DIMENSIONS: 22.5cm x 18.5cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: New York City , USA
ITEM: Piggy Bank
NOTES: Literally – a piggy bank in vibrant blue depicting the best of New York City.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2013
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: City Merchandise
DIMENSIONS: 14cm long , 11cm wide , 10cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Canada
ITEM: Small bag or purse
NOTES: Colourful Canadian purse (or small makeup bag). The colours aren’t stictly tradtional but the maple leaf is there and it is made in Canada.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2004
MADE FROM: material
MADE IN: Canada
MANUFACTURER: Magenta
DIMENSIONS: 16cm x 12cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Vietnam
ITEM: Hat NOTES: A green military style hat from Vietnam.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: cotton
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: head size