Serving Food at an Unidentified Brill Steel Diner, 1927-1932

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Artifact Overview

Since 1868, the J. G. Brill Company had manufactured horsecars, railroad cars, and streetcars. With the increased popularity of diners in the 1920s, Brill introduced a line of all-steel diners in 1927. This photograph shows the interior of a Brill Steel Diner, possibly from Albany, New York, dating from between 1927 and 1932.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1927-1932

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.72.446

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Richard J.S. Gutman Diner Collection.

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Matting (Supporting)

Color

Sepia (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 11.125 in
Width: 13.5 in

Inscriptions

written on front: The Fellowcrafts / Studio / Albany, N.Y.
Serving Food at an Unidentified Brill Steel Diner, 1927-1932