Photograph Album, "Brill Steel Dining Cars," 1927-1929
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Artifact Overview
Diners promised quick, simple, affordable food in comfortable surroundings. By the 1920s, entrepreneurs could easily start their own business by purchasing a fully outfitted diner, mass produced in factories and shipped to order. This photograph album featured diners produced by the J.G. Brill Company, parent company of the Wason Manufacturing Company after 1908. It was used by company sales representatives.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photograph album
Subject Date
1927-1929
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
85.79.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Alfred Wroblewski.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Cloth Bound
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 11.5 in
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