Jon's Hobby Collections

9Some of us had grown up eating from these type of blue and white porcelain plates but had no idea why it is design like these. There are some even saw these kind of plates being used in hawker centers or food courts where famous dishes like char kuey teow are being served on top of them.   Let me tell you the story behind these plates, so you don't need to dig thru the whole library of webpages to find it. These plates are known as rice gran plates or ling long plates which is a common name called back in China which stands for exquisite. These plates originated from Jingdezhen, which is known as the porcelain capital for China. The plates originated back to the early 19th century, but these white grain rice version came to southeast Asia in the mid 70s to the late 90s. There were really many versions of these plates being produced, the most common one is the one you see in the picture here.  At the top edge of the plates, you can see some symbols which looks like bats and there i

Konica Autoreflex T2 is not really a popular camera in the past unlike Canon or Nikon. One feature of this camera which I like the most is the solid metal finishing. It makes the camera looks more vintage and older feel.  The front view of the camera This camera also comes with 1.4 57mm Hexanon lens which takes good and clear pictures. Hexanon lens are known for it's quality and sharpness.  Camera like this are less expensive compared to Nikon F2, Nikon FE and Canon A1. The price range for a Konica Autoreflex T2 is about 200 SGD around that pricing.  The Konica lens cap is very flimsy and it can drop off anytime. This is one of the cons of the camera plus it is super heavy too.   The camera is so crafted well until it looks like a leica

 Up for sale at 15 Singapore dollars for the whole set Model is Panasonic SB WA520 Comes in a 5 channel speaker with 1 center base speaker in good working condition. The 5 small speakers are passive speakers whereas the big subwoofer is the base and it has a built in amplifier in the inside.

  Classification : Jamaica Rum Condition :The printing of the bottle label is peeling off Colour of the bottle : Transparent bottle Bottle type : Screw cap (open from the top) Height : 9.2 cm Year produced : 1970s to 1980s Country of manufacture : Jamaica Alcohol percentage : 43% Volume : 47.3 ml Product details : This product is imported to Malaysia by Maclaine, Watson & Co (Malaya) LTD.  Captain Morgan brand was introduced in 1944 by British alcohol association, Diegeo. The name was originated from Sir Henry Morgan who was a privateer in the 17th-century in Caribbean.

  Classification : Scotland Whisky  Condition : The printing on the label is peeling off Colour : transparent bottle Bottle type : Screw cap (open from the top) Height : 9 cm Year produced : 1970s to 1990s (for this packaging design) Alcohol percentage : 43% Volume : 50 ml Product details : Chivas Regal is one of the most famous whisky of all times. It was first introduced in 1801 by the Chivas Brothers in Speyside, Scotland.

Classification : French Cognac Condition of the bottle : Brownish spotting can been seen on the label of the bottle. Partial part of the labeling under "special" is torn off Colour : Transparent bottle Bottle type : Pop up cap (open from the top) Height : 9.3 cm Year produced :1960s to 1970s (for this packaging) Country of manufacture : France Alcohol percentage : 40% Volume : 50 ml Product details : The fine words at the bottom says "mis en bouteilles par cognac otard S.A. AU" means "bottled by cognac otard S.A. Australia". The words located at the further bottom part says "Tous nos produits sont garantis cognac naturel provenant des meilleurs vins recoltes et distilles dans la region delimites de cognac loi du 1 Mai 1901." Based on google translation it means that, "All our products are guaranteed natural cognac from the best wines harvested and distilled in the region delimited cognac law of May 1, 1901." Otard has been around since