Zarf to avoid mistakes. The United States Navy also has an item, usually made in the on-base metal shops, that is bolted to bulkheads and consoles to hold coffee cups. The Navy zarf is not ornamented. Zarf A zarf (plural: zarfs, zuruuf, zarves) is a holder, usually of ornamental metal, for a coffee cup without a handle (demitasse or fincan). Although coffee was probably discovered in Ethiopia, it was in Turkey at around the thirteenth century that it became popular as a beverage. As with the serving of tea in China and Japan, the serving of coffee in Turkey was a
National Ornamental Metal Museum National Ornamental Metal Museum The National Ornamental Metal Museum, now called the Metal Museum, is a museum in Memphis, Tennessee founded by artist-blacksmith James Wallace that is devoted to exhibitions of metalwork and public programs featuring metalsmiths. The Metal Museum is located on a 3.2 acre site overlooking the Mississippi River just south of downtown Memphis. The property, which includes three historic buildings, had been part of a public health service hospital. After the hospital closed in the mid-1960s, it was deeded to the City of Memphis through the Heritage and Conservation Act. As a non-profit organization with an educational