Established in 1984, the Chaya Brasserie has been critically acclaimed as a premium Euro-Asian fusion upscale restaurant. Initially opening in Beverley Hills, Chaya restaurants have followed in Venice (1990), San Francisco (2000), and downtown L.A. (2009). (http://spoonwest.com/shigefumi-tachibe-2/)
This chopstick has the Chaya typography in one side, and the addresses and phone numbers of Chaya Brasserie in the Beverley Hills and Chaya in Venice.
Established in 1984, the Chaya Brasserie has been critically acclaimed as a premium Euro-Asian fusion upscale restaurant. Initially opening in Beverley Hills, Chaya restaurants have followed in Venice (1990), San Francisco (2000), and downtown L.A. (2009). (http://spoonwest.com/shigefumi-tachibe-2/)
Chaya’s logo and its characteristic typography is stamped diagonally across the napkin. The napkin itself is folded two times into a square.
Jan Garber and his Orchestra. side 1: On Brave Old Army Song [track 1] Anchors Aweigh [track 2]; side 2: Yale "Boola Song" [track 1] The Princeton Cannon Song [track 2] (Capitol 10142), from the album, College Medleys (Capitol CD-95). 78 rpm.
Jan Garber and his Orchestra. side 1: Maryland, Maryland [track 1] Hark the Sounds of Tar Heel Voices [track 2]; side 2: Rambling Wreck from Georgia Tech [track 1 Fight Alabama [track 2] (Capitol 10141), from the album, College Medleys (Capitol CD-95). 78 rpm.
This shipping crate side contained White King brand washing machine soap that was manufactured by the Los Angeles Soap Company of Los Angeles, California during the first half of the 20th century. The crate contained 24 packages of soap, and features an illustration of a king holding a sword similar in style to the King playing card.
Jan Garber and his Orchestra. side 1: Maine Stein Song [track 1] Hail to Old O.S.C. [track 2]; side 2: Washington and Lee Swing [track 1] Glory to Old Georgia [track 2] (Capitol 10143), from the album, College Medleys (Capitol CD-95). 78 rpm.
Jan Garber and his Orchestra. side 1: Lights Out [track 1] Strike Up the Band [track 2]; side 2: Fordham "Ram" [track 1] Hail to Pitt [track 2] (Capitol 10144), from the album, College Medleys (Capitol CD-95). 78 rpm.
Art Tatum. side 1: Hallelujah!; side 2: Memories of You (American Recording Artists 4501), from the album, Piano Impressions (American Recording Artists A-1). 78 rpm.
The cover art for this album was made by American illustrator Gene Widhoff (1907-1972). Widhoff began his career as a staff artist for RKO Pictures where he created images for movie posters and theater lobby cards. He created album covers for the American Recording Artists (ARA) label. Later in his career, Widhoff worked as staff artist for NBC. Widoff received an Emmy for “Outstanding Achievement in Creative Technical Craft” in 1971.
In 1930, Rosemarie Lewis established the Certane Company to produce "feminine hygiene" products in Los Angeles, California. "Feminine hygiene" was a code term used by marketers for women's contraceptive products at a time when dealing in these products was illegal in most of the U.S. Lewis's first products were antiseptic vaginal jellies and douche powders, but she soon added cervical caps, diaphragms, and vaginal suppositories (cones) to the Certane line. Lewis sold her products through drugstores and other retail outlets and mail-order. She was investigated by the Federal Trade Ccommission (FTC) in 1938 and charged with false and misleading advertising. She was charged again in 1942 by the U.S. Postal Service for conducting unlawful business (selling contraceptives) through the mail. By 1948, Rosemarie Lewis began doing business as the Vogarell Products Company, the maker name on this product. In the 1950's Vogarell added Lanacane skin ointment for acne and Hemex rectal ointment to the product line. Certane douche powder, vaginal jelly, and vaginal suppositories appear to have remained on the market through the 1960s, and Lewis continued to do business as Vogarell into the early 1980s.
Reference: Tone, Andrea. Devices and Desires: A History of Contraceptives in America. New York: Hill and Wang, 2001.
This shipping crate side contained Mission brand flaked tuna that was packed by the Van Camp Seafood Company of Los Angeles, California during the early 20th century. The Van Camp Seafood Company changed its name to Chicken of the Sea after the exceedingly popular 1960s jingle: “Ask any mermaid you happen to see…what’s the best tuna? Chicken of the Sea!”
side 1: Johnny Mercer, Peggy Lee, Benny Goodman, Margaret Whiting, and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and his Orchestra. The Freedom Trail; side 2: Margaret Whiting and The Pied Pipers. God Bless America (Capitol 15003). 78 rpm.