The Roost, Atlantic City 1946/7 Liverpool Josephson not only trademarked the

Josephson not only trademarked the name

tight bodices and full-length skirts felt safe enough to go shopping and meet for lunch without male companions

complete with a full orchestra

BOAC was merged with British European Airways (BEA) in 1974 to form British Airways

a fierce and uncompromising village elder who despised missionaries and other white incomers

The Roost, Atlantic City 1946/7 Liverpool Josephson not only trademarked the"Check yer table manners at the door" Humour was an important part of marketing restaurants in the 1940s and this is a marvellous example from The Roost, a restaurant in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It depicts a chicken standing in front of a judge and jury of its peers and hearing the announcement Guilty Sentenced To Fry. A court bailiff stands to the side, ready with a frying pan behind its back. Of course, this might be deemed rather cruel humour by