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1940s Pappy's Showland Dallas Texas Nightclub Menu Pappy Dolsen Willie Pratt

$124.34

Description

An original souvenir menu from Pappy's Showland, the big Dallas nightclub run by C. A. "Pappy" Dolsen, circa late 1940s, printed on heavy board.

Front: "Pappy's Showland, Dallas, Texas — Souvenir Menu," with a night photograph of the club's entrance under its neon "Pappy's" sign.

Inside: steak and chicken dinners on one side, from the $1.50 Club Steak and Fried or Barbecued Chicken to the $3.00 K.C. Sirloin and "Large–Juicy T-Bone," all served with real Italian bread. On the other, "Italian Dishes and Salads, all food prepared by 'Pop' Da'Mommio": the Jumbo Italian Salad with imported olives and anchovies, Chicken Cacciatora, and "Pop's Special Spaghetti Caruso."

Back: studio portraits of "Your Host 'Pappy' Dolsen" and "Your Entertainer 'Uncle' Willie Pratt."

Size approx. 8.5 x 11.5 in closed, 17.0 x 11.5 in open.

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Historical Context

Pappy's Showland. After World War II, C. A. "Pappy" Dolsen and his partner Abe Weinstein opened Showland, the largest and most popular of Pappy's Dallas clubs: a big, high-ceilinged room with the stage halfway down the long wall, a dance floor and hundreds of tables, drawing two to three thousand people on a Saturday night. The stage saw the Dorsey brothers, the Ink Spots, Spike Jones, Emmett Kelly, Henny Youngman and Bob Hope. The club closed in the mid-1950s.

Buying Power

In 1948, the average factory worker earned about $1.43 an hour, so the $3.00 T-Bone dinner cost about two hours' pay, or about $63 at today's factory wage.

Condition

Light, even toning with a short diagonal scuff mark above "PAPPY'S" on the front and a few small spots. Center fold intact; corners and edges sound with light wear. Please study the images; they are part of the description.

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1950s Beverly's Pancakes Chicken in the Rough Die-Cut Menu Oklahoma City Mailer

$91.97

Description

An original die-cut Beverly's Pancakes menu from Oklahoma City, home of Chicken in the Rough, circa 1958–1962, printed on heavy card stock.

Front: shaped like a stack of pancakes with a melting butter pat, "Beverly's Pancakes," listing Pancake Alley at 1616 North May and Pancake Corner on the N.W. Expressway at Pennsylvania. Look closely and the butter pat carries the Chicken in the Rough golfing rooster.

Inside: opens to a full circle, "Breakfast at Beverly's," with pancakes in bright yellow circles, from Six Little Thin Pancakes at 35 cents to Wild Rice, Pecan and "Pigs in a Blanket," plus a 325-calorie "Calorie Counter" breakfast. The center panel proudly presents "our own origination," Chicken in the Rough, "copyright 1937 by Beverly Osborne": half a fried chicken served unjointed without silverware, with shoestring potatoes, a jug of honey and hot rolls, for $1.35.

Back: made to mail, with a From/To panel and a "Place 4¢ Stamp Here" box, "For Private Parties 100 to 1500 . . . Beverly's Hide-A-Way and Country Club," and the family of Beverly's restaurants around the rim: Drive-In, Gridiron, Pancake Alley, Pancake Corner and Grill.

Size approx. 11.0 x 5.6 in folded, 11.1 in across when open.

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Historical Context

Chicken in the Rough. Beverly and Rubye Osborne started Chicken in the Rough in Oklahoma City in 1936, opening a small drive-in on Route 66 at 2429 North Lincoln. The name came from a spilled picnic basket of chicken. At its peak the chain had seven Oklahoma City locations and nearly 300 franchises.

Pancake Corner. The Beverly's at the Northwest Expressway and Pennsylvania opened in 1956 and stood until 2008.

The 4-cent stamp. The US letter rate was 4 cents from August 1958 to January 1963, which helps date this menu.

Buying Power

In 1958, the average factory worker earned about $1.98 an hour, so the $1.35 Chicken in the Rough dinner cost about 41 minutes of pay, or about $20.54 at today's factory wage.

Condition

Bright, clean colors with light edge wear around the die-cut curve. No tears. Fold intact. The "4¢" in the stamp box and the "Eat At Beverly's" label on the back appear on small silver patches. Please study the images; they are part of the description.

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1940s Rexall Soda Fountain Menu Cover $50,000 Chocolate Glamour Girl with Soda

$77.97

Description

An original Rexall drug store soda fountain menu cover, circa 1940s.

Front: a glamour girl in a wide-brim hat sips a chocolate soda under a bold script "Menu," on a bright red cover.

Inside: "The Rexall Fountain — cooling drinks · delicious sundaes," with the banner "You'll enjoy the tempting flavor of '$50,000' Chocolate served only at Rexall Fountains." The inside is otherwise blank; no menu insert is present.

Back: "The Flavor That's Always in Favor," explaining that the "$50,000" trademark came from the sum spent developing the chocolate, with the Rexall Fountain logo.

Size approx. 7.9 x 9.9 in closed, 15.7 x 9.9 in open.

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Historical Context

Rexall began in 1903, when Louis K. Liggett organized 40 independent druggists into a cooperative selling under the Rexall name. At its height the brand was licensed to as many as 12,000 drug stores. "$50,000" Chocolate was Rexall's own fountain chocolate, "served only at Rexall Fountains" and also sold in cans to take home.

Condition

Two punched holes along the outer edge of each cover, probably for a cord or fasteners that once held the menu insert. Creasing and short splits at the front top-right corner and along the front right edge; light scuffs on the red covers; edge wear and small chips, mainly along the bottom edge at the fold. Inside toned with light spots. Fold intact. Please study the images; they are part of the description.

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1970s The Coachman Restaurant Menu Stillwater Oklahoma Hamburgers Coors on Tap

$56.56

Description

An original menu from The Coachman, 319 South Washington, Stillwater, Oklahoma, circa 1970s.

Front: "the Coachman" on a hanging sign over a coachman in red coat and tricorn hat driving his carriage, in red, black and white.

Inside: hamburgers "Order by Number Please," each named for a rank, from The Serf at 88 cents up through The Yeoman, The Theta, The Duke, The Footman and The Caesar to The Coachman and The Noble at 98 cents. Also the Coachman Special, fish and chips, the Chop Sirloin, Club Steak and Fried Shrimp dinners, and a drinks list with Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, Teem and "Coors on tap" by the frosted glass or frosted pitcher. A "How to Order" box tells you to "Push the red button."

Back: plain red.

Stillwater is home to Oklahoma State University, and The Coachman was a college-town burger joint; "The Theta" on the burger list is a Stillwater campus nod.

Size approx. 7.2 x 10.6 in closed, 14.3 x 10.6 in open.

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Buying Power

In the mid-1970s, the average worker earned about $5.10 an hour, so The Serf at 88 cents cost about 10 minutes of pay, or about $5.21 at today's wage. A frosted pitcher of Coors at $1.75 was about 21 minutes, about $10.37 today.

Condition

A patch at the front top-right corner where a sticker or label was torn away, leaving white paper residue. Small white scuffs and specks on both red covers, more on the back; edge wear. Inside lightly toned with small brown spots and wear along the center fold. Please study the images; they are part of the description.

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1978 Air India Menu President's Bodyguard Delhi Trooper Giannatassio Maharajah

$36.78 1978

Description

An original Air India Economy Class in-flight menu, print code "E-11/78": a folded card cover with a four-page menu insert attached at the spine.

Front: a tipped-on color print of a mounted trooper of the President's Bodyguard in red tunic and turban, his lance flying a red and white pennant, with the regimental badge at upper left and "AIR-INDIA" in Hindi and English at lower right.

Back: the caption "Trooper in Winter Mounted Ceremonial Uniform (Pre 1920). President's Bodyguard — Delhi. From a set of Paintings by Col. P. Giannatassio," with "Printed in India." Other Air India menus in this series show other uniforms of the regiment, such as the Trumpeter and the Commandant.

Inside: the Maharajah mascot over the drinks page (cocktails, apéritifs, French wines, Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, cognac and liqueurs), with a notice in Hindi, French and English: "Under international rules we are required to charge Economy Class passengers for the wines and alcoholic beverages." The dinner menu is printed in Hindi and again in French and English: Cari d'agneau "Vindaloo" (Lamb Curry Vindaloo) with rice pilaf, yogurt and spiced vegetables, or Suprême de volaille Donatello (Breast of Chicken Stuffed with Cheese) with sautéed potatoes and ratatouille; salad of the season; a mille-feuille fruit pastry; cheese; coffee or tea. The last page reads "AIR-INDIA, the airline that loves you."

Size approx. 6.4 x 9.6 in closed, 12.8 x 9.6 in open.

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Historical Context

The President's Bodyguard. Raised by Governor-General Warren Hastings in September 1773, it is the senior-most regiment of the Indian Army and is still a mounted unit, with horses for ceremonies at the presidential palace.

The Maharajah. Air India's mascot first appeared in 1946, created by commercial director Bobby Kooka with the artist Umesh Rao of J. Walter Thompson.

Condition

Front print bright and clean. The insert is held at the spine by small white paper tabs, with white paper or tape remnants on the inside front cover near the spine. Soft wear and creasing along the spine fold, light edge and corner wear, light even toning of the cream card and a few small spots. Please study the images; they are part of the description.

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