Photograph Album, "Brill Steel Dining Cars," 1927-1929

Summary

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.

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.

Artifact

Photograph album

Subject Date

1927-1929

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

85.79.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Alfred Wroblewski.

Material

Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Cloth Bound

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in

Width: 11.5 in

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