Schrafft's, New York 1939 Lygon Arms There is some suggestion that

There is some suggestion that his name was a pseudonym for artist Alfred Renaudin (1866 to 1944) who was well-known for landscape paintings (E

This 1940s “chicken dictionary” is a marvellous example of the creativity and wit of vintage menu art

It had an on-duty diet expert to help customers with their food choices

was often on the front of menu covers on these occasions and he appears on this one from the S/S Franconia dated 1926

Schrafft's, New York 1939 Lygon Arms There is some suggestion thatSchraffts began life as a candy manufacturer in Boston and in 1898 one its salesmen, a visionary man called Frank G Shattuck, opened the first store in New York. His sister Jane introduced the concept of light lunches and Schraffts developed into a chain of restaurants that was particularly popular with women. In an interview with the New York Times in 2004, Mr Shattucks great grandson Frank said of the restaurants refined clientele: Everyone wore