PLACE REPRESENTED: Saigon , Vietnam
ITEM: Figurine
NOTES: A cute figurine of a Vietnamese girl. I have no idea if the clothing is traditional but she is certainly stylish.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2001
MADE FROM: material , wood
MADE IN: Vietnam no doubt
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 18cm tall , 4.5cm diameter base
PLACE REPRESENTED: Malaysia
ITEM: Key Ring Holder
NOTES: A dainty little key ring made out of material and wood with a bell attached underneath. Clearly the bell is not there to help you find your keys (think about it) … it must be to give you a little aural magic you walk along. It is all very delicate. I don’t think it would last long in my pocket.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: wood , material , steel
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 14cm long (including chain)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Mykonos , Greece
ITEM: Candle Holder
NOTES: A really nice tea tree candle holder with coloured and painted glass. Quite evocative for a recent travel trinket. Mykonos is a Greek island in the Aegean and has, the typically, white houses and the famous Mykonos windmills as depicted on the glass. Mykonos’ nickname is “The island of the winds” which explains the windmills, and possibly why the candle needs to be encased in a lantern!
Much more subtle than the Australian comedy “The Kings of Mykonos” (2010).
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: steel , glass
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 20.5cm high x 7.5cm wide at base
PLACE REPRESENTED: Wisconsin , USA
ITEM: Fridge Magnet
NOTES: A fridge magnet in the shape of the state of Wisconsin with tourist high lights depicted.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: resin
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 7cm across x 7.5cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia.
ITEM: Ornament
NOTES: A caricature of the happy go lucky surfer, board in hand. This is naff but quite charming and would do your head in if you fully embraced surfing culture’s recreational habits. Or, is that a stereotype?
Who knows how many of these have been sold.
Byron Bay is a beachside town located in the far north-eastern corner of the state of New South Wales and is a favourite destination for international backpackers.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: steel , wood
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 11.5cm high x 7cm x 7cm base.
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PLACE REPRESENTED: Goondiwindi, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Pens
NOTES: Pens (in blue and purple) signifying a visit to a newsagent in Goondiwindi. Goondiwindi is remote … about 350 kilometres (220 mi) south west of the Queensland state capital, Brisbane. The name is from an Aboriginal word meaning “the resting place of the birds”.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 13cm long
PLACE REPRESENTED: Perth, Western Australia , Australia
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: Generic plastic coated, foam backed cardboard coasters depicting all the major sites of a given place. In this case: Perth.
Quite sterile even if there are a lot of images, though one would be forgiven for thinking that no one lives there. Where are all the people?
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: cardboard, foam.
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 10cm x 10cm (34cm x 11cm pack)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Juneau, Alaska, USA specifically The Red Dog Saloon.
ITEM: Cap
NOTES: Juneau is the capital of Alaska, and the Red Dog Saloon is the oldest man-made tourist attraction in Juneau, founded during Juneau’s mining era (around the 1880s I suppose). Actually the saloon has been in a few places in town but they had the historical (?) sense to move the whole saloon in the process. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Dog_Saloon
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: cotton
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: Red Dog Saloon
DIMENSIONS: adult adjustable size.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Taylor’s Arm, New South Wales , Australia
ITEM: Fridge Magnet
NOTES: The Pub with No Beer immortalised in the Slim Dusty song of 1957. Taylors Arm is 498km north of Sydney, near Coffs Harbour. The poem the song was based on was about a pub in Ingham in North Queensland though.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: Australia
MANUFACTURER: Handmade
DIMENSIONS: 10cm across
PLACE REPRESENTED: Croatia
ITEM: Bottle
NOTES: A modern version of the traditional Croatian spirit bottle. There is actually a bottle encased in the carved wood. A good idea, especially if you drop it after, err, a few shots. No doubt it is meant to hold slivovitz (plum brandy) given the fruit carved into one of the faces (which look to be plums). This is wonderfully detailed with the Croatian emblem and colours. A bonus would be if it came with slivovitz. Wait, I think it did … but it is all gone now. Evaporation?
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: wood , glass
MADE IN: Croatia probably
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 17cm wide , 23.5cm tall
