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Beer Coaster — "Restaurace a jídelny" (RaJ) State Catering Enterprise
Object/Artifact
Round pressed wood-pulp coaster, printed on the shown face within a thin ring border. The central image is a tall glass of beer with a foamy head, in blue/teal and yellow. A navy arc across the top reads "RESTAURACE A JÍDELNY"; a matching arc across the bottom reads "PŘEJEME VÁM DOBROU CHUŤ."
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Brough from Czechoslovakia by Leopoldo Arús Caraballo. Used by his father at home.
Czechoslovak state-catering ephemera. "Restaurace a jídelny" (RaJ) was the national-enterprise system that operated most of the country's restaurants, pubs, buffets, and canteens, organized at district level by the local national committees, until 1989. This is a general beer/refreshment advertising coaster carrying the enterprise's "bon appétit" slogan.
The Cabrera Arús family collection
Leopoldo Arús Gálvez collection
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Restaurace a Jídelny
Czechoslovakia
Eastern Europe
Europe
Issuer: Restaurace a jídelny (RaJ), Czechoslovakia. Printer/designer not identified. Date: circa 1950s–1970s (tentative); consistent with the RaJ system and mid-century graphic style; no printed date.
RESTAURACE A JÍDELNY/TĚŠÍME SE NA SHLEDANOU
Czech
Restaurants and dining rooms/We look forward to seeing you
Printed (Czech; English in brackets): "RESTAURACE A JÍDELNY" [Restaurants and Canteens]; "PŘEJEME VÁM DOBROU CHUŤ" [We wish you bon appétit].
10.5 cm
Cardboard
Pressed/molded wood-pulp board (beer-mat board); printing ink (navy/teal, yellow).
Poor
Leopoldo Arús Gálvez
Leopoldo Arús Caraballo
owner
Czechoslovakia
Eastern Europe
Europe
production, acquisition
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
use