Robert F. Byrnes collection of automat memorabilia 1912-1990s 1940-1960s

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Robert F. Byrnes collection of automat memorabilia 1912-1990s 1940-1960s

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/448

The collection contains a portion of the records of two companies: Horn & Hardart Baking Co. of Philadelphia, the parent company, and its subsidiary, Horn & Hardart Co. of New York. The bulk of the collection pertains to the Horn & Hardart Company of New York. The collection contains administrative records, legal documents, financial records, printed material, ephemera, and photographs of the Automats in New York City and the surrounding area.

15.06 linear feet; 37 boxes, 3 volumes

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6313746

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Horn & Hardart Baking Co.

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Byrnes, Robert Francis.

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Joseph Horn and Frank Hardart founded the Horn & Hardart Co., in Philadelphia in 1902. Horn and Hardart started their careers in 1888 with a luncheonette in Philadelphia. This soon changed, when Hardart became inspired by the "waiterless" service at some of Europe's fine restaurants and hotels. While in Europe, Hardart purchased the automat equipment in Berlin, but the ship transporting it sank during a storm in the English Channel. Not discouraged, Horn & Hardart reordered ...

Horn & Hardart Co

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