tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475164893058336118.post3421494460204508131..comments2024-02-13T17:04:02.351-05:00Comments on The American Menu: Here They Come!Henry Voigthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00318053634783305091noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475164893058336118.post-71721959285593306222012-05-15T11:15:55.950-04:002012-05-15T11:15:55.950-04:00Thank you for your comment Jay; it appears that yo...Thank you for your comment Jay; it appears that you broke the code! Francis L. Hine, President of the First National Bank of New York, was an early director of the National Biscuit Company, a trust formed in Chicago in 1898, comprising over a hundred bakeries across the country. As you say, the name Nabisco was adopted in 1901. In the early years, the company’s logo was displayed at the end of the box, as shown in this illustration.Henry Voigthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00318053634783305091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475164893058336118.post-58069433504075155712012-05-15T01:05:50.933-04:002012-05-15T01:05:50.933-04:00I think the "strange flying object" that...I think the "strange flying object" that Mr. Hine is keeping one eye on is a box of crackers made by the National Biscuit Co--or Nabisco, which was formed in 1901 by the merger of a number of companies. Maybe the Cracker Trust was the source of Hine's wealth!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08713947218738486762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475164893058336118.post-1679106025522843902012-05-10T11:56:39.407-04:002012-05-10T11:56:39.407-04:00Fabulous as always. I never knew about those cove...Fabulous as always. I never knew about those covers for Sherry's dinners –– they are truly extraordinary. It was an extravagant time and those cartoons skewer them beautifully. Lipstick on a pig comes to mind. <br /><br />Supposedly, the Billings dinner had silver horseshoes for menus which is why they aren't in menu collections. Too much money, not enough class... some things never change.Deana Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14908407077861396161noreply@blogger.com