PLACE REPRESENTED: Rhodes , Greece
ITEM: Wall Plate
NOTES: Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese islands (a group of 15 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea, off the coast of Turkey) of Greece. Depicted in the Palace of the Grand Master in the city of Rhodes. This is vivid.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: pottery
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: Probably Greece
DIMENSIONS: 26cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Wicklow (specifically the Vale of Glendalough) , Ireland
ITEM: Picture
NOTES: Glendalough is a glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is known for an Early Medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin. Depicted is the 33m “Round Tower”. It was built almost 1000 years ago by the monks of St. Kevin’s monastery. I like saying St Kevin …. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glendalough
The 3D box art-ish nature of the picture is great also.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: wood , organic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 17.5cm x 16cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Jerusalem , Israel
ITEM: Coasters
NOTES: A vivid coaster set from the late 60s or early 70s showing various sites of Jerusalem in the (then) young State of Israel. It is quite vivid. You can feel the hope for peace.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: plastic , cardboard
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 8.5cm x 8.5cm per coaster. 29.5cm x 19.5cm overall.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Brisbane, Queensland , Australia
ITEM: Wall Ornament
NOTES: A simple photo in a frame of a Brisbane long gone. Shown is the Victoria bridge (the fourth bridge which entered service in 1897, lasting until 1969, when it was demolished (In typical Brisbane fashion which is second only to Las Vegas in tearing or modernising anything old .. old being anything over 10 years). All that remains is he abutment at one end. Which has a quite fascinating (local) story. the William Jolly Bridge is in the background and (somehow) is still standing and in use. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Bridge_Abutment
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: steel , glass .
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 16.5cm x 13cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Greece
ITEM: Brush
NOTES: An ornate clothes brush and holder designed to hang of a wall. Now this is something a little different. Clearly it’s Greek or perhaps specifcally a souvenir of Athens as there is the relief of the parthenon on the brush. The figure at the top is in traditonal clothing and has a gold 5-arched crown on his hat. I’m not sure what occupation he is. i would havbe thought a soldier but their traditonal hats are usually red. The Monarchy of Greece was the government in which a hereditary monarch was the sovereign of the Kingdom of Greece from 1832 to 1924 and 1935 to 1973. This souvenir seems t be from the 1950s or 1960s.
EAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: wood , brush , other material.
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 28.5cm high x 10cm wide x 6cm deep.
PLACE REPRESENTED: Sydney, New South Wales , Australia
ITEM: Pennant
NOTES: A pendant flag with only one major Sydney sight … clearly before the Opera House (1973), the gentrification of the Rocks (the 1970s) and Sydney Tower (1981)
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 18.5cm x 27cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Tasmania , Australia
ITEM: Nic Nac Dish
NOTES: Tasmania, the “holiday State”, famous for apples and yachts and ferries travelling north at weird angles it seems.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 9.5cm x 9.5cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Ireland
ITEM: Wall Ornament
NOTES: The Irish shillelagh is a walking stick or club used for walking and, errr clubbing? This one isn’t long enough to be a walking stick, unless you were a little person (the little people of Irish mythology?) and too ornate to be a club (I assume). So, it is purely decorative though would hurt if used for non-decorative purposes.
In the modern world, the shillelagh is recognised, especially in the Irish-American context, as a symbol of Irishness and populates the mascots and logos of many Irish associations and sports teams. This is one weapon that made the onto the plane and through customs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shillelagh_(club)
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: Ireland probably
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 44cm long x 11cm wide (at its widest)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Lovran , Croatia
ITEM: Pennant
NOTES: A barely recognizable pennant depicting the town of Lovran in Croatia. How do I know it is Lovran? We were sent this in the 1960s from relatives in Lovran.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: cloth
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 16cm long x 11cm wide
30PLACE REPRESENTED: Tasmania , Australia
ITEM: Drink Tray (is it drink tray or drinks tray?)
NOTES: A beautiful stainless steel drinks tray depicting all the sites of Tasmania, as they were circa 1965 (can’t be before the Tasman Bridge, bottom left, was completed in 1964). This drinks tray is exactly the same as another I have posted except King’s Bridge at Launceston has been replaced by Prince’s Square Fountain at Launceston. No idea why.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: stainless steel
MADE IN: Japan
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 28cm
