The Tea Room, Hochschild, Kohn & Co, Baltimore, 1926 Washington The Childs brothers

The Childs brothers

including the totem poles

stemming from their work with chewing gum giant Wrigley

stamps and paper

a German immigrant who pioneered a new type of construction that used reinforced concrete in buildings instead of wood

The Tea Room, Hochschild, Kohn & Co, Baltimore, 1926 Washington The Childs brothersThis 1926 tearoom menu comes from a famous, but now closed, department store called Hochschild, Kohn & Co in Baltimore, Maryland. It was a striking example of the sleek and minimalist art deco movement which had just come into fashion, replacing the more decorative art nouveau style. The main illustration shows a lady in stylish 1920s clothing and hat sitting across the table from her equally stylish gentleman friend. There are wonderful fonts on this