Worcester Lunch Car Company Tag from Lamy's Diner, 1946
THF125899 / Worcester Lunch Car Company Tag from Lamy's Diner, 1946 / front
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Artifact Overview
The Worcester (Massachusetts) Lunch Car Company began as a lunch wagon producer in 1906. By the mid-1920s they were manufacturing larger, fully outfitted diners and became one of New England's premier diner builders. This tag came as part of the Lamy's Diner donation when the diner was moved to Henry Ford Museum in the 1980s.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Tag (Label)
Subject Date
1946
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
84.43.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.188 in
Width: 6.438 in
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World War II veteran Clovis Lamy ordered this 40-seat diner from the Worcester Lunch Car Company, a premier New England diner builder. In April 1946, Lamy operated the diner in his home town of Marlborough, Massachusetts. Local factory workers ate lunch there and those returning from a movie or show dropped in for dinner. Lamy sold the business in 1949.
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