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Horn & Hardart, USA 1944Joseph Horn and Frank Hardart, who introduced the idea of food vending machines to America, started in the restaurant business in 1888 when they opened a 15 stool luncheonette in Philadelphia. Inspired by Automat restaurants in Berlin, the businessmen opened their first automat in 1902 in Philadelphia. Women called nickel throwers exchanged larger coins and bills for customers who were instructed to drop five cent pieces into slots, turn chrome plated

This was unusual in the 19th century when eating was all about excess and extravagance to cover up poor standards of food preparation

She reigned for another 40 years

Whenever we look at this 1945 menu cover

A large road sign

The American Bar was in the Times Square Hotel on 43rd Street west of Broadway

in London's St James's district

The SS Furst Bismarck ocean liner was built in 1890 and took thousands of German immigrants from Hamburg to their new lives in the United States

In 2018 Drinks International named the Manhattan the seventh best-selling cocktail in the world - not bad for a libation that’s been around for nearly 150 years

Whizin went on to open a shopping mall in Agoura Hills which still bears his name

Art Blakey

and Paul Poiret were among his subjects

Josephson opened a second branch on 58th Street

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