Menu, "Florence Diner," Florence, Massachusetts, circa 1928

THF214740 / Menu, "Florence Diner," Florence, Massachusetts, circa 1928
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Artifact Overview

Diners had long appealed to workers by offering quick, simple food at reasonable prices. By the late 1920s, as this menu shows, diner operators were attempting to broaden their appeal to women and their families by promising such enhanced amenities as comfort, hospitality, beauty in furnishings, and carefully prepared foods.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Menu

Subject Date

1927-1929

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

85.79.5

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Alfred Wroblewski.

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 8.5 in
Width: 5.5 in

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