Cubatur advertising drink stirrer / swizzle stick — red
Entry/Object ID
2025.25.15
Description
Single red translucent plastic drink stirrer. The top is a rounded-rectangular paddle embossed with the lowercase wordmark cubatur above the agency's stylized radiating-sun emblem, within a recessed border. A molded decorative bracket/shoulder sits below the paddle; the shaft ends in a small ball foot.
Collection
María Teresa Cornide Hernández collection
Acquisition
Accession
2025.25
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Cubatur
Place
Country
Cuba
Region
Caribbean, Central America
Notes
Maker: Cubatur (Agencia de Viajes Cubatur), Cuba's state travel agency — promotional barware; stirrer manufacturer not marked.
Date: No earlier than 1969 (when the agency adopted the name "Cubatur"). Most plausibly 1970s–1980s (state-tourism era, within range), consistent with the period sun-logo branding; Cubatur still operates, so a post-1990 date can't be fully excluded. Likely in range. (Terminus post quem 1969; exact year tentative.)
Materials: Molded plastic (polystyrene/acrylic), translucent red.
Technique: Injection-molded stirrer with integrally embossed wordmark and logo; ball-foot terminal.
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Cubatur
Related Places
Place
City
Havana
Country
Cuba
Region
Caribbean, Central America
Research Notes
Notes
Cubatur is Cuba's pioneering state travel agency, tracing to a receptive agency founded 1 April 1963 (the first established after the Revolution); it officially adopted the name "Cubatur" in 1969. (Distinct from INTUR, the Instituto Nacional de Turismo created 30 November 1976.) The radiating-sun emblem is Cubatur's logo.
