Vinyl menu enclosure from Tibet
- UTSC 006-1-2-34-1-1
- Item
- [198-]-[200-]
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Papers removed from menu can be found in 2-9.
Vinyl menu enclosure from Tibet
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Papers removed from menu can be found in 2-9.
Vinyl menu enclosure from Israel
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Papers from The Red Chinese Restaurant can be found in 1-16.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
The subseries includes menus and some correspondence from countries that are a part of the European continent including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Wales.
The subseries comprises areas part of Central, Eastern, Western, Southern and Northern Europe.
Menus feature Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Thai, Finnish, Vietnamese, Mongolian, Indian and Indo-Chinese, Russian and seafood cuisine.
Menus types found in this subseries includes take away menus, static menus, bound menus, trifold formatted menus, and photocopies. Business cards for a small portion of the restaurants are attached to the menus.
Vinyl menu enclosure from England
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Papers that were removed from the vinyl enclosure can be found in 2-16.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
The subseries includes menus from the countries part of Oceania and includes Australia, New Caledonia (France) and New Zealand.
Menus feature Cambodian, Italian, Nepalese, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Indonesian, Indian and Chinese cuisine.
Oceania was chosen to denote the geographic continent usually termed Australia to cover a larger geographic region.
Vinyl menu enclosure from Australia
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Papers from the Wah Cafe can be found in 16-2.
Vinyl menu enclosure from Lotos Club
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Papers from the Lotos Club can be found in 32-3.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
The subseries includes menus from China, (Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai), Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China), Egypt, Guam (United States), India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan (Republic of China), Tibet (Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China), Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. Menus feature Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Indonesia, Italian, European, Russian, American, vegetarian and seafood cuisine.
The subseries comprises countries from the following areas: Eastern Asia, South-East Asia and Western Asia and Middle East.
Hong Kong and Tibet have been treated as separate geographical areas for retrieval purposes.
Although part of Russia is found on the Asian continent, all menus from Russia are found in the Europe subseries.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
The subseries includes menus from countries part of the North American continent including Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, (from the provinces of British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and the Yukon), Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands), El Salvador, Greenland (part of Denmark), Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, and the United States of America, (from the states of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming).
Menu types include take out menus, booklet style menus, tri-fold and four fold menus, small card menus and single sheet menus.
Menus feature Chinese, Italian, Mexican, Cambodian, Tibetan, Vietnamese, Islamic, Spanish, Jamaican, Armenian, Israeli, Malaysian, American, Mongolian, Singapore, Thai, Taiwanese, Burmese, Korean, Laotian, Japanese, Middle Eastern, Afghan, Lebanese, Ecuadorian, Turkish, Peruvian, Argentinian, Egyptian, Venezuelan, Hong Kong style, seafood and vegetarian cuisine.
Vinyl menu enclosure from Illinois
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Papers from the menu can be found in 5-18.
Royal Interocean Lines Special Chinese Luncheon
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
An ocean liner menu from the MS Tjiluwah yacht, Captain J. E. Bast.
The collection is comprised of menus from around the world featuring a variety of cuisines including Afghan, American, Argentinian, Armenian, Asian, Bangladeshi, Brazilian, Burmese, Cambodian, Caribbean, Chinese (Peking, Szechuan, Shanghai, Yunnan, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hunan and Jiangnan), Colombian, Cuban, Dutch, Ecuadorian, Egyptian, European, Filipino, Finnish, French, Hong Kong style, Indian, Indochinese, Indonesian, Islamic, Israeli, Italian, Jamaican, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Latin American, Lebanese, Malaysian, Mediterranean, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Mongolian, Moroccan, Mughlai, Nepalese, Pakistani, Pan-Asian, Peruvian, Russian, Scandinavian, Singaporean, Southwestern, Spanish, Taiwanese, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Venezuelan, Vietnamese, seafood and vegetarian.
Menus are from restaurants located in Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, China (Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai), Egypt, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Turkey, Vietnam, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Wales, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados Bermuda, Canada (British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Yukon Territory), Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, El Salvador, Greenland, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, the United States (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming), Australia, New Caledonia (France) New Zealand, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Venezuela.
Menus types included placemat menus, single sheet menus, trifold and four fold menus, five fold, seven fold and menus in booklet style. Some menus are laminated while others are in vinyl enclosures. Menus range from take away and delivery, to eat in and include wine lists, menus for cafes, breakfast menus and menus for cafeteria lunches.
The material is divided into Series 1 Menus. The series is divided into 6 subseries: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America.
Spiller, Harley J.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Contains art objects and handmade objects of various materials.
Framed painting by James Minichini
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Painting is of a street scene outside a Chinese meat shop "Quan Jan Inc."
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Hundreds of matchboxes and matchbooks from Chinese or other restaurants.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Used in the "Million Menus" exhibit, including: Yee Mee Loo, Empire, Len Hing, Chop Suey, Family Garden, Chi Mer, Mr. K, Lucy Jung's, Wo Fat, King Dragon, Hunam.
Golden Venture Eagle paper sculpture
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Sculpture made by the survivors of the Golden Venture ship while in prison in York. In a plexiglass and wood case. Includes a newspaper clipping from 2014 with notes from Harley Spiller.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Subseries contains hundreds of match boxes and matchbooks from restaurants.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Used in the "Million Menus" exhibit, including: Pine Tree, Pearl's, Doriental, Court Hotel, Jeannie's, Chin Lee.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Carving of a house (?) and tree branches with brass picture hanger. Customs seal and two stickers on the back with numbers and Chinese characters (possibly a price tag).
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Waiter holding a tray and kettle, made out of flour dough, in a box. Accompanied by a note from Harley Spiller regarding the artist.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Used in the "Million Menus" exhibit, including: Cathay House, King Dragon, and 2 Confucius Sez boxes with fortunes.
Peking Duck Restaurant [framed menu]
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Hand-painted Chinese calligraphy menu in a black frame. On the back is a translation of the menu, "17 course dinner in Kwang Chow," listing the 17 menu items.
Blotter from Toy's Oriental Restaurant
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Blotter features a small calendar, a poem "The Lily and the Rose," and opening information of the restaurant.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Drawing of "brave duck journalists visit[ing] Chinatown."
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Plastic wall clock with red Chinese lettering on the front. Tam Key was located at 202 Mott Street in New York City.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Pair of new socks with Chinese menu printed on
Ollie's Noodle Shop and Grille hat
Vanessa's Dumplings, NYC, polo shirt
World Record Attempt Most Menus 2005 tshirt
Chinese menu printed pink tie
Chinese take out box printed tshirt
A Million Menus exhibit tshirt, 1991
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Wooden fan from China restaurant, 2251 S. Wentworth Ave, Chicago, Illinois
Chin's and Chin Lee pocket mirror
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Mirror is clouded. Restaurant was located on Broadway, New York City.
Ho-ho Chinese Restaurant wooden nickel
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Nickel could be used as a 25-cent coupon discount. Located in Augusta.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
One side is illustrative, one side has advertisements in English and Chinese.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Personal note and recollections about chef John Pin (born Gum Pei Yeh), signature unidentifiable.
Plastic fortune cookie souvenir
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Souvenir from Bell Atlantic with Chinese proverb written inside, "Women hold up half the sky," from Enterprising Women of Excellence event.
Peacock Chinese Restaurant (Netherlands) bobble figurine
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Bobble figurine of a laughing Buddha holding a gold coin.
Painted egg in glass and fabric case
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Plastic egg features painting of a woman musician playing a guzheng.
Chan's Chinese Restaurant coin
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Paper coin from 2600 S. King Street, Hawaii.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Subseries contains various tableware and food items.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Subseries contains various souvenir objects from restaurants and special events.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Frame with a thermometer and illustrations of two children in tradional dress. China Gardens was on Rivers Blvd.
Ceramic Chinese food take out box
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Blue Chinese characters on the front. Box has a metal handle and lid.
Kota Radja (Netherlands) Chinese restaurant figurine
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Figurine of a girl with hair buns holding a pink fish.
Cardboard fan from Chungking Royal, Heampstead, Long Island
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Fragile wooden fan with printed menu from Back Street - Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Souvenir egg in glass and fabric case
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
White plastic egg, unpainted. Glass case features menu from Colonial Ball convention at Kowloon Shangri La, Hong Kong.
Cardboard fan from Chin Lee Chin's, New York City
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
From Waltham, Massachusetts.
Far East Co. pocket tape measure
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
American Chinese restaurant from New Haven, 69 Church Street.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Brass server clipboard and notepad
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Includes note on provenance from Harley Spiller.