The Tea Room, Hochschild, Kohn & Co, Baltimore, 1926 Washington stamps and paper

stamps and paper

The hotel later closed in 1995 and reopened again in 1997 after a $65 million extensive renovation

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

stemming from their work with chewing gum giant Wrigley

including the totem poles

The Tea Room, Hochschild, Kohn & Co, Baltimore, 1926 Washington stamps and paperThis 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