JUNEAU, ALASKA, USA – Cap

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Frankie

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.

TAYLOR’S ARM, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA – Fridge Magnet

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Frankie

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

CROATIA – Bottle

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Frankie

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

VANUATU – Coasters

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Frankie

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)

HUNGARY – Cap

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Frankie

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.

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Plush Ornament

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Frankie

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

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA – Keychain

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Frankie

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)

TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA – Cap

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Frankie

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.

MAGNETIC ISLAND, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Cap

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Frankie

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.

TUSCANY, ITALY – Cap

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Frankie

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.

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Tag Archives: 2000s

JUNEAU, ALASKA, USA – Cap

TAYLOR’S ARM, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA – Fridge Magnet

CROATIA – Bottle

VANUATU – Coasters

HUNGARY – Cap

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Plush Ornament

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA – Keychain

TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA – Cap

MAGNETIC ISLAND, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Cap

TUSCANY, ITALY – Cap