PLACE REPRESENTED: Adelaide, South Australia , Australia
ITEM: Wall Plate
NOTES: Adelaide with all its sites in wonderful 70s colours. In case you didn’t know the flower depicted is Sturt’s Desert Pea, which is floral emblem of South Australia and the bird is the Piping Shrike the State bird and on the State’s coat of arms.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Japan
MANUFACTURER: Rex
DIMENSIONS: 19cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Cyprus
ITEM: Copper Art Wall Ornament
NOTES: I love these copper art wall pictures. The copper art depicts the Kamares Aqueduct near Larnaca, Cyprus. Built in 1747 and in use until 19396. The doves in the foreground must refer to the peace that all Cypriots hope for and don’t always have. Bottom left proudly states “Handmade” in Cyprus … and rightly they should. I love the handmade travel trinkets. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamares_Aqueduct
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: copper
MADE IN: Cyprus
MANUFACTURER: Adonis Copper Art
DIMENSIONS: 30cm x 23cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Heidelberg , Germany
ITEM: Wall Plate
NOTES: Heidelberg (on the river Neckar) in south-west Germany with the famous Old Bridge (Karl Theodor Bridge) Gate.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: West Germany
MANUFACTURER: Kaiser
DIMENSIONS: 19.5cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: London , England
ITEM: Small Dish
NOTES: A dish celebrating the “great Twelve Companies” of London or rather, the Great Twelve Livery Companies” of London. The Livery companies were employment based and with the nature of guilds. They played an important part of the culture and development of London (and England). Like guilds they were for the benefits of their members and, like guilds, the Livery Companies of London accumulated property and possessed magnificent halls. Charters were granted to them in return for large sums of money advanced to the State. These are the first 12 main ones. There are 110 now. Clearly there isn’t one for “souvenir makers” otherwise this wouldn’t have been made in Italy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livery_company
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: plastic (melamine)
MADE IN: Italy
MANUFACTURER: Pavo
DIMENSIONS: 13.5cm x 13.5cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Bariloche , Argentina
ITEM: Wall Tile
NOTES: According to wikipedia … “San Carlos de Bariloche, usually known as Bariloche, is a city in the province of Río Negro, Argentina, situated in the foothills of the Andes on the southern shores of Nahuel Huapi Lake”. Depicted is a church (I assume) though i’m not sure which one. It isn’t either of the two most famous ones Cathedral of San Carlos de Bariloche or Capilla de San Eduardo. Anyone from Bariloche? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bariloche
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: tile
MADE IN: Argentina
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 15cm x 15cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Vienna (specifically Donaustadt) , Austria
ITEM: Wall Plate
NOTES: Donaustadt (literally, Danube City) is the 22nd district of Vienna, Austria. The city is old but but the district is new (established 1946).Most of the sites are from other districts though the Donauturm tower (opened 1964) is depicted.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 18cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Melbourne, Victoria , Australia
ITEM: Salt and Pepper Shakers
NOTES: Rustic colonial style pottery depicting three sites from Melbourne: Flinders Street Station, the trams, and Captain Cooks cottage (which Captain Cook never lived in, well, not in Australia – it was brought to Melbourne in 1934 from England.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 5.5cm diameter x 6cm (each)
PLACE REPRESENTED: Ireland
ITEM: Tea Towel
NOTES: Irish Family names on a map of Ireland with the usual symbols of Ireland : the thatched roof cottage, Glendalough Round Tower, a Celtic cross, a drinking cup and a gold collar. I’m not sure how accurate it is an ancestry location locator but many, many Irish surnames are shown.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: 52% linen, 48% cotton.
MADE IN: Ireland
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 45cm x 65cm
PLACE REPRESENTED: Israel
ITEM: Wall Plate
NOTES: A stylish, old school looking brass plate depicting Moses and “Israel” in English and Hebrew along the bottom. Moses was the leader of the Israelites dating back to the 13th century BC. The most important prophet in Judaism and one of the most important prophets in Christianity, Islam, the Druze faith, the Baháʼí Faith, and other Abrahamic religions.The plate, like Israel, is intricate, substantial and permanent.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: steel (brass?)
MADE IN: Israel (I suspect)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 25cm diameter
PLACE REPRESENTED: Slavonia , Croatia
ITEM: Box
NOTES: A very familiar Croatian souvenir from the “Yugoslavia era”, though still manufactured now. Wood, pyrography (wood decorated with burn marks), some basic colours and a postcard glued into place. As I have said before, I love these souvenirs. They are sturdy, vivid and distinctive. This one depicts five towns (Đakovo, Valpovo, Osijek, Vinkovici, Vukovar) in Slavonia, Croatia’s north easter region. Functional and decorative.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: Croatia (probably)
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 20cm x 16.5cm x 5cm high
