Stratoplane Luncheonettes menu, 1943

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The Stratoplane Luncheonettes was located at 1617 3rd Ave. The name refers to the Boeing Stratoliner, a four-engine airliner introduced in the late 1930s. Pictured on the menu's cover, this plane could undertake long distance international flights. The back cover features ads for Mello-Cup Coffee, Royal Dutch dairy products, Butter Krisp bakery products, Olympic Pies, and seafood furnished fresh daily by Palace Fish and Oyster Co.

The Office of Price Administration (OPA) was established during World War II to control prices on food and other necessities. This menu contains a statement indicating the prices are at or below the OPA limit.

ID Number: 2014.3.1.29

Date: 1943

Physical Description: 1 menu ; 14 x 10.75 in., folded to 7 x 10.75 in.

Credit: MOHAI, 2014.3.1.29

Subjects: Restaurants, Eating and Drinking, World War II, 1941-1945 (WWII), Aerospace