Wednesday, December 14, 2011

2012 Angpow Red Packet from Rinnai Singapore


2012 Year of the Dragon.

A new pack of ten (10) hard-to-find angpow envelops issued for Year of Dragon 2012 by Rinnai in Singapore.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

A Heavy Pewter Mug


This is an old but nice pewter beer mug that I'd bought at a bargain price from an eBay Singapore seller on September 28, 2011.

Made by Renaissance Pewter of Penang, Malaysia, this heavy mug is shaped like a beer barrel and it weighs a hefty 700 grams.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Selangor Pewter Flower Vase


An old flower-holder or vase made by Selangor Pewter.

The inscriptions and hallmarks at its base.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

A Small Pewter Mug


A small beer mug that has a logo of Bank of America.

I think I'd bought this item many years ago from a vendor at the Clarke Quay weekend flea market.

Royal Selangor™ Pewter Mug


A new Royal Selangor™ pewter beer mug bought on June 25, 2011 from a seller of eBay Singapore.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Selangor Pewter Praying Boy and Girl


Two pieces of old but nice figurines made in 1983 by Selangor Pewter that I'd bought at a reasonable price from an eBay Singapore seller on September 2, 2011.

Selangor Pewter Ashtray


This is an old but nice pewter ashtray that I'd bought at a reasonable price from an eBay Singapore seller on September 2, 2011.

The base of this ashtray has the mint-mark of Selangor Pewter.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Coins of The Third Reich


Uncirculated copper and zinc coins of The Third Reich.

I had sold many of these coins, and I have just these six pieces left in my personal collection.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Like A Huge Silver Bar


This metal block looks like a huge silver bar or ingot.

This is actually a mild steel container (fabricated in the 1970s) that is turned upside down.

In those early years, it was used to store screws, washers, nuts, and bolts.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Metal Box and Metal Plates


Trading an old metal box for two pieces of metal plates: Was the trade a good deal?

I'd sold my metal box to an eBay buyer on July 4 for the same amount of cash that I'd used to buy the two pieces of Weider metal plates from a local health product company on July 5.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Angpow Red Packet from Rinnai Singapore


2011 Year of the Rabbit.

This is a great angpow packet of envelops that I've received from Rinnai for this year.

It's a lucky pack of ten (10) red envelops.

Fortune Pack from OCBC Bank


For this Lunar Year of Rabbit, OCBC Bank issues a so-called Fortune Pack, consisting of 20 pieces of uncirculated $10 polymer banknotes, 100 pieces of uncirculated $2 polymer banknotes, two packets of OCBC Bank angpow envelops, and one packet of Mighty Savers angpow envelops.

All of the goodies mentioned above are packed into a colorful paper bag marked OCBC Bank for any customer who queues at the cashier-counter and hands over $400 cash in exchange for this Fortune Pack.

Now $400 of a customer's own money exchanges for $200 worth of $10 banknotes and $200 worth of $2 banknotes, then where's the fortune that this customer could gain? Well, the fortune is the three free packets of angpow envelops.

By the way, the paper bag is a nice souvenir item to collect.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Selangor Pewter Boy Figurines


A few days ago, I came across an obscure souvenir shop tucked in an oddball corner at Orchard Road and bought these two pewter figurines made by Selangor Pewter, now known as Royal Selangor™.

Left: Boy with Top.

Right: Boy with Kite.

Royal Selangor™ Quest Pewter Figurines


A few days ago, I came across an obscure souvenir shop tucked in an oddball corner at Orchard Road and bought these five pewter figurines made in 1987 under the Quest series by Royal Selangor™.

Back, from left to right: Dragonslayer and Crystal Castle.

Front, from left to right: Fairie Mother & Child, Warrior, and Incantation.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Chramere 76 Pewter Dragon


This is a nice and neat piece of pewter dragon made by Chramere 76, Bern, Switzerland.

I bought this item from a Singapore eBay seller on January 12.

Selangor Pewter Dragon Figurine


This is a double-headed pewter dragon made by Selangor Pewter of Malaysia, now known as Royal Selangor™.

I bought this item from a Singapore eBay seller on January 12.

Under the Royal Selangor Quest series, this item is known as Double Trouble.