coaster, restaurante Jídelny

Name/Title

coaster, restaurante Jídelny

Entry/Object ID

ACS-000226

Description

Coaster used in the establishments administered by Restaurace a Jídelny.

Use

gastronomy

Context

"Restaurace a Jídelny," abbreviated RaJ, was a nationalized food service company in Czechoslovakia, operating a majority of catering facilities from the 1950s until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989. RaJ controlled restaurants across Czechoslovakia. Leopoldo Arús Caraballo brought this coaster home to Cuba in one of his trips to Czechoslovakia.

Collection

The Cabrera Arús family collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Restaurace a Jídelny

Date made

circa 1970 - 1989

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Czechoslovakia

Region

Eastern Europe

Continent

Europe

Notes

1970s-1980s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

front of coaster

Transcription

RESTAURACE A JÍDELNY/PREJEME VÁM DOBROU CHUŤ

Language

Czech

Translation

RESTAURANTS AND DINING ROOMS / WE WISH YOU GOOD TASTE

Dimensions

Diameter

10.5 cm

Parts

1

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Restaurace a Jídelny

Person or Organization

Leopoldo Arús Caraballo

Person or Organization

Leopoldo Arús Gálvez

Related Places

Place

Country

Czechoslovakia

Region

Eastern Europe

Continent

Europe

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Central America

Research Notes

Person

Hana Flamm

Date

5/6/2022

Notes

http://nase-rec.ujc.cas.cz/archiv.php?lang=en&art=4767 An article from the journal "Naše řeč (Our Language)" in 1960 debates whether the abbreviation RaJ denotes a singular or plural speaker when being used in official phrases, such as "RaJ wish[es] you well."

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

March 31, 2022

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

September 26, 2025