Very hard to find!
Date: Wednesday, December 22, 1943.
Restaurant: McCreery Big Top - James McCreery & Co. Department Store
Location: 5th Avenue at 34th Street, New York.
Size when open: Full Size - 11 x 16 inches.
Felix the Clown for Birthday Parties.
Punch N' Judy Photo Studio on the 9th Floor.
Beauty Salon on the 3rd Floor.
Contains the 1943 WWII war-time rationing OPA Regulations Statement! OPA is the Office Of Price Administration that issued ration stamps and set maximum pricing allowed for restaurants so that over-inflated high prices would not occur during the war. Meat was in very short supply and restaurants had to limit their meat somehow so they came up with meatless days and other clever marketing ideas.
Felix the Clown for Birthday Parties.
Punch N' Judy Photo Studio on the 9th Floor.
Beauty Salon on the 3rd Floor.
Contains the 1943 WWII war-time rationing OPA Regulations Statement! OPA is the Office Of Price Administration that issued ration stamps and set maximum pricing allowed for restaurants so that over-inflated high prices would not occur during the war. Meat was in very short supply and restaurants had to limit their meat somehow so they came up with meatless days and other clever marketing ideas.
This menu shows the patriotic attitude of America at that time... "On to Victory America! We can, we will, we must fulfill our pledge to invest a Billion Dollars a month in War Bonds and Stamps..."
"On Tuesdays, our menu is MEATLESS. We know you don't mind doing without meat to insure our FIGHTING FORCES getting all they need..."
"On Tuesdays, our menu is MEATLESS. We know you don't mind doing without meat to insure our FIGHTING FORCES getting all they need..."
Check out the prices!
Luncheon... $.55 cents or $.70 cents
Condition: Most of our menus were actually used in the restaurant-bar, so there may be writing, wear & tear, spots, stains, creases, etc. So please examine the images closely!
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