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- Construction of Brill Dining Cars inside the Wason Manufacturing Company Factory, 1927-1929 -
- 1927-1929
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Construction of Brill Dining Cars inside the Wason Manufacturing Company Factory, 1927-1929
- Photograph Album, "Brill Steel Dining Cars," 1927-1929 - 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.
- 1927-1929
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Photograph Album, "Brill Steel Dining Cars," 1927-1929
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.
- Serving Food at an Unidentified Brill Steel Diner, 1927-1932 - 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.
- 1927-1932
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Serving Food at an Unidentified Brill Steel Diner, 1927-1932
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.
- Practical Suggestions for Operation of Brill Steel Diners, circa 1928 -
- circa 1928
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Practical Suggestions for Operation of Brill Steel Diners, circa 1928
- "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
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"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.