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- Construction of Brill Dining Cars inside the Wason Manufacturing Company Factory, 1927-1929 -
- 1927-1929
- Collections - Artifact
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
- Collections - Artifact
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.
- Hi-Way Diner in Holyoke, Massachusetts - This diner was managed by the Hi-Way Diners Club of New England, established in 1928 to create a chain of good diners along national highways throughout New England.
- 1927-1929
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Hi-Way Diner in Holyoke, Massachusetts
This diner was managed by the Hi-Way Diners Club of New England, established in 1928 to create a chain of good diners along national highways throughout New England.
- View inside a Roadside Diner, 1927-1929 - Entrepreneurs could start a business easily by purchasing a fully outfitted diner. Wason Manufacturing Company, a noted streetcar and railway passenger vehicle manufacturer, produced the Royal Diner in Los Angeles, California, pictured here. Owners wanting to attract women and families purchased diners with space for tables or booths with more comfortable seating and hired waitresses to serve customers.
- 1927-1929
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View inside a Roadside Diner, 1927-1929
Entrepreneurs could start a business easily by purchasing a fully outfitted diner. Wason Manufacturing Company, a noted streetcar and railway passenger vehicle manufacturer, produced the Royal Diner in Los Angeles, California, pictured here. Owners wanting to attract women and families purchased diners with space for tables or booths with more comfortable seating and hired waitresses to serve customers.
- 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
- Collections - Artifact
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.