FACT SNACK - In 1902, Philadelphia residents were able to purchase take-out (or take-away, as they called it) food from coin-operated machines. These machines were set up at a cafe known as Horn & Hardart’s Automat. Ten years later, a similar cafe opened in New York. Sandwiches and other take-away foods were actually made fresh by a kitchen crew, portioned in special trays and stored in the machine from the back. The front consisted in a multitude of individual glass doors revealing well-organized contents with a section for sandwiches, one for desserts and so on. This means of securing a meal became very popular in the 1920s and 30s during the Great Depression. The food was affordable and ready to eat, and it got people out of the house.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:17:57 +0000
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