It was the present of a woollen tea cosy that got me thinking.  Vibrantly orange, its label boasted of the long history of the Norwegian wool industry, active since the stone age, and economic significance of the material to the country.  The label also said the tea cosy was “Made in Nepal”. Encapsulated in one woolly commodity was the international nature of a national souvenir.   The tea cosy didn’t need to be made in Norway to leverage the brand equity of the historic wool industry, it just needed to be bought there.  People have been collecting souvenirs, remembrances of…

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