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Beer Coaster — "Speciál" 14° Pale Lager, Pražské pivovary n.p., Závod Braník (Prague)
Object/Artifact
Round pressed wood-pulp coaster, kraft board with green double-ring border. Reads "14°" (red), "světlé pivo" (green), the script word "Speciál" (red over a yellow grain band), and "PRAŽSKÉ PIVOVARY / NÁRODNÍ PODNIK / ZÁVOD BRANÍK" (green).
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Acquired in Czechoslovakia by Leopoldo Arús Caraballo
Světlé pivo, or "light beer," is the most popular genre of Czech beer. The Braník brewery operated as a plant (závod) of Pražské pivovary, národní podnik; "14° světlé Speciál" denotes a strong (14°) pale special lager.
The Cabrera Arús family collection
Leopoldo Arús Caraballo collection
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Pražské pivovary n.p.
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Eastern Europe
Europe
Manufacturer: Pražské pivovary n.p., Závod Braník, Prague. Printer/designer not identified. Date: circa 1950s–1960s (tentative; no printed date).
Inscription
Front of coaster
světlé pivo Speciál - Pražskě Pivovary - Národní podnik - Zavod Branik
Czech
Printed
Printed (Czech): "14° světlé pivo" [14° pale beer]; "Speciál"; "PRAŽSKÉ PIVOVARY / NÁRODNÍ PODNIK / ZÁVOD BRANÍK" [Prague Breweries, national enterprise, Braník plant]. No handwriting.
10.5 cm
Cardboard
Pressed wood-pulp board; red, green, and yellow inks.
Good
Leopoldo Arús Caraballo
Leopoldo Arús Gálvez
owner
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Eastern Europe
Europe
production, acquisition
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
use
Braník is a well-known Prague brewery; here a plant of Pražské pivovary n.p.