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Drink stirrer with halved-citrus (lime) finial ("MADE IN CUBA — PAT. 5008")

Object/Artifact

Single translucent-green plastic drink stirrer. The top is a figural finial molded as a halved citrus fruit (lime or lemon), showing the cut face with radiating segments and a central navel, with a bit of rind at one edge. The flat shaft terminates in a small two-tined fork. The reverse of the shaft is embossed "MADE IN CUBA" and "PAT. 5008"; the front face is plain but for molding/ejector marks.

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Drink stirrer with halved-citrus (lime) finial ("MADE IN CUBA — PAT. 5008") - Image 2

2025.25.10

María Teresa Cornide Hernández collection

2025.25

Cuba

Caribbean

Central America

Reverse of shaft, embossed: MADE IN CUBA and PAT. 5008 (patent no. 5008). Front plain but for molding/ejector marks; no establishment brand.

Plastic

Materials: Molded plastic (polystyrene/acrylic), translucent green. Technique: Injection-molded; integral figural citrus finial, forked terminal, and embossed reverse marking.

Good

Havana

Cuba

Caribbean

Central America

use

Dating lead: "PAT. 5008" is a Cuban patent / industrial-design registration; the Oficina Cubana de la Propiedad Industrial (OCPI) registry could supply a registration date and settle the period.