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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.
- 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
- Advertising Letter and Sample Menus for The Wright Diner, 1929 - Diners had long appealed to workers by offering quick, simple food at reasonable prices. By the late 1920s, as this letter and sample menus show, 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.
- 1929
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Advertising Letter and Sample Menus for The Wright Diner, 1929
Diners had long appealed to workers by offering quick, simple food at reasonable prices. By the late 1920s, as this letter and sample menus show, 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.
- Customers and Staff inside a Roadside Diner, 1927-1929 - Diner owners looked to attract as many patrons as possible. Companies that built and shipped fully outfitted diners, like Wason Manufacturing Company, provided owners with several options. The diner pictured here has a glass counter to display prepared foods and tables for those who want a bit more seating comfort.
- 1927-1929
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Customers and Staff inside a Roadside Diner, 1927-1929
Diner owners looked to attract as many patrons as possible. Companies that built and shipped fully outfitted diners, like Wason Manufacturing Company, provided owners with several options. The diner pictured here has a glass counter to display prepared foods and tables for those who want a bit more seating comfort.
- "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.