- UTSC 006-2-6-56
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Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
University of Toronto Scarborough chopsticks in silver case
Chopsticks and cutlery in orange case with label "Jackie's 80th Birthday"
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
University of Toronto Scarborough chopsticks in silver case
Chopsticks and cutlery in orange case with label "Jackie's 80th Birthday"
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
From the following:
Blue Girl The Premium Beer
Pink menu holder with two gold fish and Chinese character 福 (blessing) Fu (Pinyin)
Yellow menu holder in the shape of a temple with characters 潮州城 (Chiu Chow City, Cantonese) Chao Zhou Cheng (Pinyin)
Tsingtao Beer, in the shape of a fan
5 Chinese restaurant glass ashtrays
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
From the following restaurants:
Richard Mei's King Dragon
Chao's Chinese restaurant
Gum Ying (Hempstead, New York)
Irene's Chinese Cuisine (Southampton, New York)
Mei Lin (Bronx, New York)
5 various cloths from restaurants
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Orange cloth napkin from Chin Chin, outside of Taipei
Green napkins (2) with initials "g.m."
Chinese take out tea towel
Pink tablecloth
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
One blue willow pattern
2 yellow with flowers
1 bronze with dragon
2 flowered
1 from Susanna Foo restaurant with additional chopstick rest and spoon rest
Antique sterling silver chopsticks in ornate green case
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Acquired from an antique shop on Duo Lun Lu in Shanghai. Includes a note from Spiller: silver chopsticks were used for detecting poison.
Bitter melon children's abacus toy
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
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
One oval plate and one small plate.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Personal note and recollections about chef John Pin (born Gum Pei Yeh), signature unidentifiable.
Brass server clipboard and notepad
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Includes note on provenance from Harley Spiller.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Plate with a red and white flower design.
Cardboard fan from Chin Lee Chin's, New York City
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Cardboard fan from Chungking Royal, Heampstead, Long Island
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
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.
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
Frame with a thermometer and illustrations of two children in tradional dress. China Gardens was on Rivers Blvd.
Chinese food puzzle, 500 pieces
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
"Chinese Ice Cubes" ice cube tray
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Chin's and Chin Lee pocket mirror
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Mirror is clouded. Restaurant was located on Broadway, New York City.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
By Ideal Toy Corporation.
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
Cylinder filled with take out chopsticks
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
"Tincture of bone comp." cylinder container from Beijing, China, used to store several pairs of restaurant chopsticks.
Eight porcelain tableware items
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Purchased from Shanghai Museum gift shop, includes note about provenance from Harley Spiller. Dishes and spoons have price stickers with Chinese writing on them. Includes:
2 raised condiment bowls
2 small blue and white condiment bowls
1 blue and white soup spoon
3 soup spoons with painted flowers
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Wooden fan from China restaurant, 2251 S. Wentworth Ave, Chicago, Illinois
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
One side is illustrative, one side has advertisements in English and Chinese.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Fragile wooden fan with printed menu from Back Street - Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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
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
Drawing of "brave duck journalists visit[ing] Chinatown."
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
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).
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.
Gran Dragon ashtray (Mallorca)
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Hand-painted canton ware bowl from Hong Kong
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Yellow and white painted bowl with flowers, fruit, and butterflies.
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.
Hsin Yu outdoor takeout menu caddy
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
A wooden menu box from New York City with Hsin Yu business card on the front. Accompanying note from Harley Spiller included.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
White milk-glass, restaurant was located Tarzana, California.
Kota Radja (Netherlands) Chinese restaurant figurine
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Figurine of a girl with hair buns holding a pink fish.
Kubla Khan Shrimp Curry Rice box
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Black lacquer boxes with a floral painted pattern. Contains a note from Spiller with the following information: tiffin boxes were collected by a woman who attended the tiffin in honour of Chinese viceroy Li Hung Chung, possibly on the West coast. Tiffins contain dried coconut, watermelon seeds, and preserved bird's nest.
Leeann Chin Chinese Cuisine mug
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
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.
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
Used in the "Million Menus" exhibit, including: Cathay House, King Dragon, and 2 Confucius Sez boxes with fortunes.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Hundreds of matchboxes and matchbooks from Chinese or other restaurants.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Bottle has Chinese characters on label.