Pink Elephant Coasters (Set of 4) Italy Mayflower donuts were so popular

Mayflower donuts were so popular there were constant lines outside the shops with people waiting eagerly for plump

This charming kitchen orchestra is from an Italian menu cover dated 1955

Introduced in 1876

J Lyons was founded in London in 1894 and became a major restaurant and food conglomerate

A full orchestra played in the background as white-jacketed waiters scurried back and forth between tables

Pink Elephant Coasters (Set of 4) Italy Mayflower donuts were so popularArtwork adapted from the original 1930s restaurant art. Set of four cork backed coasters (10x10cm), made in the UK, with a wipe clean hard wearing gloss finish surface. The euphemism seeing pink elephants was first used in the 19th century to describe the hallucinations experienced by drinkers of absinthe, the anise flavoured and highly alcoholic beverage associated with bohemian culture, especially among artists and writers in Paris. Vincent Van