The typical image of the department store tea room was of high ceilings, cane furniture, palm trees, silverware, white tablecloths, and waitresses in crisp black and white uniforms. For the less affluent, an outing to such tea rooms might be a birthday treat.
Wellington City Archives
Photographer: F.G. Barker
Reference: 00138:0:11051
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'The DIC tea rooms, Wellington', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/the-dic-tearooms, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jul-2013
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Graeme Stevens
Posted: 15 Sep 2009
I have 2 plates, obviously made for DIC cafe,by Tuscan China made in England. They show D.I.C. Wellington - Reg TM applied for underneath
Can you tell me anytthing else ?
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