Menu, "Blue Parrot Diner," Manchester, New Hampshire, circa 1928
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Diners had long appealed to workers by offering quick, simple food at reasonable prices. By the late 1920s, as this menu shows, 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.
Diners had long appealed to workers by offering quick, simple food at reasonable prices. By the late 1920s, as this menu shows, 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.
Artifact
Menu
Subject Date
1927-1929
Creators
Unknown
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
85.79.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Alfred Wroblewski.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
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