- UTSC 006-2-6-63
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Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Yan Can Cooks Original Pet Wok
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Palm-sized steel wok, includes original box.
Wor Shu Opp [record] / No Laughing
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
2 copies, signed.
Where is the Chicken in the Chow Mein [record] / Spielman-Weiss
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Hector Records Division of Dance Records, one side is instrumental, one side is vocal. Record is scratched.
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 Lotos Club
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Papers from the Lotos Club can be found in 32-3.
Vinyl menu enclosure from Israel
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Papers from The Red Chinese Restaurant can be found in 1-16.
Vinyl menu enclosure from Illinois
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Papers from the menu can be found in 5-18.
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.
Vinyl menu enclosure from Australia
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Papers from the Wah Cafe can be found in 16-2.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Gala Manor Banquet Hall
Red Willow pattern, made by Walker China
Lotus Room, Denver, Colorado
Empire Szechuan Paradise (2 cups with handles)
Shotglass from Ollie's Savonara Party, 1998
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Made in Syracuse, plate has a red and gold design with Chinese characters in the middle.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
From King Yum Restaurant, 28th Anniversary, Flushing New York
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
"Good Fortune" dim sum play set with plastic food
Wooden "Stir Fry" slicing playset
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Subseries contains various food-themed toys and records.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
From Waltham, Massachusetts.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Subseries contains various tableware and food items.
Sweet and Sour, The Chinese Restaurant Game
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Game is made in England.
Sun Hung Heung (San Francisco) 50th anniversary plate
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Subseries contains various souvenir objects from restaurants and special events.
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.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Has the character 寶 (bao, Pinyin) for treasure or precious
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
From the following:
King Yum Restaurant (2) 29th anniversary, March 1982, Flushing, New York
Budweiser 2003 Year of the Ram beer glass
Budweiser 2000 Year of the Dragon beer glass
Hong-Kong restaurant from Germany [?]
Chiam restaurant, Chicago
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.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Brown glazed and unglazed piece of pottery.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Subseries contains postcard souvenirs from restaurants and other paper souvenirs, including photographs and cards.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Bottle has herons, trees, and Chinese letters in gold painted on but are fading. Includes a note about the bottle from Harley Spiller.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Keychain makes noises such as doorbell ringing, baby crying.
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.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Pine Tree Pavilion, two tea cups with lids
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
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.
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.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
Bottle has Chinese characters on label.
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.
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.
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection
The series comprises 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, 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, five fold and seven fold menus 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 as well.
Menus from hotels, cruises and airlines are also included in this series.
The series is divided into 6 subseries: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. The division is based on the 7-continent model, substituting Australia as a continent and replacing it with Oceania for greater geographical coverage.
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: Cathay House, King Dragon, and 2 Confucius Sez boxes with fortunes.
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
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
Leeann Chin Chinese Cuisine mug
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.
Kubla Khan Shrimp Curry Rice box
Part of Harley J. Spiller collection