California with Cable Car
Michigan with Automobile
This highly collectible and vintage series consists of a white base trimmed in gold in the shape of a state and its related item sitting on top. Each state has a slight impression on the top that exactly matches the shape of the item that sits on it.
As you can see from the photos, each state is marked in gold "Souvenir of...". The sets are Japan imports from the 1950s.
Illinois with Wrigley Building
Texas with Steer
Massachusetts with Lobster
Couple ofiInteresting things you can see below in the photos: 1) Ohio and its river boat come in very slight colors variations. If you look closely at the Ohio set on the left, it actually says "Souvenir of Tennessee". But that is clearly the shape of Ohio. And 2) New York has two different variants - one with the Statue of Liberty and one with the Empire State Building.
Ohio with River Boat
Ohio with River Boat
New York with Statue of Liberty
New York with Empire State Building