Coffee Cup and Saucer - Queensland Railway Refreshment Room
Production date
Post 1942
Country
England
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Object detail
Description
A light yellow colour espresso cup and saucer. The cup and saucer feature brown colour lines and a stylised 'Q' with two 'R's' inside the Q as part of the design. The colour of the ceramics is known as honey glaze.
Classification
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT Food & Drink Consumption Crockery cup & saucer
Production date
Post 1942
Production place
Measurements
Cup: L85x W63 x H60mm
Saucer: H23 x Dia.120mm
Saucer: H23 x Dia.120mm
Media/Materials description
Ceramic
History and use
This coffee cup and saucer set was used at a Queensland Railways Refreshment Room.
Refreshments were often provided at railway stations for passengers as food was not available on most train services. Short stops would be made to service locomotives and load luggage and freight. Passengers could alight from the train and purchase a meal at the Railway Refreshment Room before continuing on their journey. The station at Toowoomba was one of several across the state that boasted these facilities. Roma Street, Townsville, Rockhampton and Mackay all had Railway Refreshment Rooms where substantial meals were served to travellers.
Refreshment rooms were in operation from the 1860s until the 1980s. At their height in the late 1930s, there were nearly 100 refreshment rooms in operation across the state.
Refreshments were often provided at railway stations for passengers as food was not available on most train services. Short stops would be made to service locomotives and load luggage and freight. Passengers could alight from the train and purchase a meal at the Railway Refreshment Room before continuing on their journey. The station at Toowoomba was one of several across the state that boasted these facilities. Roma Street, Townsville, Rockhampton and Mackay all had Railway Refreshment Rooms where substantial meals were served to travellers.
Refreshment rooms were in operation from the 1860s until the 1980s. At their height in the late 1930s, there were nearly 100 refreshment rooms in operation across the state.
Registration number
R19124
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