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- Practical Suggestions for Operation of Brill Steel Diners, circa 1928 -
- circa 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Practical Suggestions for Operation of Brill Steel Diners, circa 1928
- J.G. Brill Company Streetcar, 1892 - Powering early streetcars was challenging. Horses needed care and feeding, and left messes in the street. Cable systems were complex and costly. Electric streetcars, introduced in 1888, solved these problems and expanded the industry. Soon streetcars connected city centers, neighborhoods, and increasingly distant suburbs. This trolley, built by the J.G. Brill Company of Philadelphia, carried riders in Cleveland from 1892-1903.
- 1892
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J.G. Brill Company Streetcar, 1892
Powering early streetcars was challenging. Horses needed care and feeding, and left messes in the street. Cable systems were complex and costly. Electric streetcars, introduced in 1888, solved these problems and expanded the industry. Soon streetcars connected city centers, neighborhoods, and increasingly distant suburbs. This trolley, built by the J.G. Brill Company of Philadelphia, carried riders in Cleveland from 1892-1903.
- "Brill Steel Diners Now Van Equipped," 1928 - 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. The reference to "Now Van Equipped" on the cover of this catalog relates to the use of high-quality restaurant equipment supplied by the Pick-Barth-Van Organization.
- 1928
- Collections - Artifact
"Brill Steel Diners Now Van Equipped," 1928
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. The reference to "Now Van Equipped" on the cover of this catalog relates to the use of high-quality restaurant equipment supplied by the Pick-Barth-Van Organization.