PLACE REPRESENTED: Norfolk Island , Australia
ITEM: Key Holder
NOTES: Rustic, locally made (by P. Christian according to the back. No doubt a descendant of Fletcher?) pyrography piece depicting the ubiquitous Norfolk Island pine tree.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: wood , steel
MADE IN: Norfolk Island
MANUFACTURER: P. Christian
DIMENSIONS: 11cm wide x 11cm high
PLACE REPRESENTED: Rijeka , Croatia
ITEM: Pennant
NOTES: A pennant from Rijeka, Croatia (then Yugoslavia) depicting two scenes from the city: The old town and the harbour. This is quite stylish in its own way.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1972
MADE FROM: cloth
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 21cm long x 13cm wide
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PLACE REPRESENTED: Port Lincoln, South Australia , Australia
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: A set of six coasters depicting the delights of Port Lincoln famous for its fishing and bay. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Lincoln
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: plastic , cork
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 10cm x 9cm each
PLACE REPRESENTED: Mt Isa, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Pennant
NOTES: Pennants in red and blue depicting two scenes of typical Mt Isa : Lake Moondarra and the town with its mining infrastructure. Mt Isa is hot and dusty with a lot of mining which explains Lake Moondarra which is an artificial lake which supplies the town, and mines, water.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1971
MADE FROM: cloth
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 26cm long x 14cm wide
PLACE REPRESENTED: Hayman Island, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Wall ornament
NOTES: A wonderfully wall ornament made of resin and shell celebrating the subtropical joys of Hayman Island off the Queensland coast.
“Hayman Island is the most northerly of the Whitsunday Islands, part of the Cumberland Islands, which are located off the coast of Central Queensland, Australia … Hayman is a private island open to the public, most famous for its luxury resort which was built in the 1950s by millionaire Reg Ansett, who also founded the airline, Ansett Australia. The island is a significant drawing point for tourism in Queensland”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayman_Island
It was the place to go for locals in the 1960s and 1970s …
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: resin , shell
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 15cm diameter.
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PLACE REPRESENTED: Hamburg, Germany
ITEM: Small Display Plate.
NOTES: Hamburg, nicely detailed.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material.
MADE IN: Germany.
MANUFACTURER: Uhlenhorst
DIMENSIONS: 9.5cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: New Orleans, Louisiana , USA
ITEM: Nail Clipper
NOTES: Nail clipper with a nail file (on the handle), can opener and knife. Be prepared!
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: steel
MADE IN: Korea
MANUFACTURER: Super
DIMENSIONS: 7cm long
PLACE REPRESENTED: Philippines
ITEM: Wall ornament
NOTES: I don’t know if the three master is a traditional Philippine boat (and the Philippino’s will need more than this to block Chinese expansionism) but the colours of their flag are all here: red, white, blue and gold.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: Philipinnes probably
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 21.5cm x 21.5cm (or 27.5cm x 27.5cm when sitting in it’s proper position)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Noosa Heads, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Calendar
NOTES: Beaches, rest and relaxation. Who needs a calendar? Time is suspended in Noosa? Perhaps. But development isn’t. Noosa doesn’t look like that anymore.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: plastic
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 11cm x 11cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Switzerland
ITEM: Wooden salt & pepper shakers.
NOTES: Salt & Pepper shakers made of wood with a small decal indicating Switzerland, though in reality it could be any place that can afford decals.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 4.5cm diameter , 8.5cm high