souvenir - Anything In Particular https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product-tag/souvenir/ From antique to vintage, from decorative to downright bizarre. Sun, 23 Jan 2022 21:26:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 Queen Elizabeth’s Silver Jubilee Post Office Box Money Box (1977) https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product/queen-elizabeths-silver-jubilee-post-office-box-money-box-1977/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=queen-elizabeths-silver-jubilee-post-office-box-money-box-1977 Tue, 31 Jul 2018 14:27:41 +0000 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=3068 A 1977 Queen's Silver Jubilee money box made of tin, branded with "Post Office Savings Post", and shaped like a letter box. These seem to have been sold via toy retailers at the time and is possibly made by "D.B.S."

This one is in pretty good condition - some minor wear to the top and slight deformation in shape but nothing major. As is common with these, it seems, the "top" appears to be a slightly different colour and finish from the body.  The box measures 12cm (4¾ in.) high with a diameter of 6.5cm (2½ in.)

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]]> British Columbia Centenary Two-Handled Lidded Ceramic Jar https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/product/british-columbia-centenary-two-handled-lidded-ceramic-jar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=british-columbia-centenary-two-handled-lidded-ceramic-jar Fri, 27 Jul 2018 19:54:58 +0000 https://anythinginparticular.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=3025 Made in Japan by the company of Shafford (suspicious name!) this two-handled lidded ceramic jar was a souvenir celebrating the centenary of British Columbia (1858-1958). On top of the native symbolism and form the jar features Centenary Sam, the "mascot" of the celebrations.  The base of the jar proudly exclaims that it has been hand-decorated, whilst the somewhat erratic nature of these hand decorations adds to the quirky nature of the item. Compare the hand decorated "totem" design and the rendition of Centenary Sam with other centenary memorabilia and you'll see a fair degree of artistic licence at play!

The jar is in very good condition and measures 13cm from handle to handle (5 in.), with a height of 10cm (4 in.) and a base diameter of 10cm (4 in.)

 

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