PLACE REPRESENTED: Vanuatu
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: Generic, plastic coated, foam backed cardboard coasters depicting all the major sites of a given place. In this case: The Republic of Vanuatu. The tiny Pacific nation is depicted in a series od stereotyped though, perhaps, evocative representations of real or idealised island life.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: cardboard , foam .
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 9cm x 9 cm (28cm x 11cm pack)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Hungary
ITEM: Cap
NOTES: “H” is for Hungary surrounded by Hungarian colours. The coat of arms on the side is to be expected. I’m not sure what the silver knight on the back is all about though.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: cotton
MADE IN: China (Tavol Kelet – The Far East)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 57cm adjustable size.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Dubai , United Arab Emirates
ITEM: Ornament
NOTES: Do they still ride camels in Dubai? Shouldn’t this be a Ferrari or a Lamborghini? Still, he / she is cute.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: polyester
MADE IN: China (designed and creted in Dubai though)
MANUFACTURER: JGTC
DIMENSIONS: 20cm tall , 22cm long
PLACE REPRESENTED: Los Angeles, specifically Hollywood, California , USA
ITEM: Key Chain
NOTES: Vivid and incredibly kitsch (just like Hollywood today?) key ring in the letter of someone you love …
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 2000s
MADE FROM: steel
MADE IN: China
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 3.5cm x 3.5cm long (7.5cm long with the ring)
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 …
