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This photograph shows a close-up view of a cup of black coffee with some square-shaped crackers and a Chinese snack. The porcelain coffee cup and saucer with a green floral design depicted in this picture is similar to the cups used in local kopitiams. The crackers and snack are placed on an enamel plate. Enamel plates are widely used in Singapore in the 1960s or 1970s. Title devised by Library staff.
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