The Oyster Loaf, San Francisco, 1940s Sizes:A3 (297x420mm) Archival Print (Unframed) You could say it was

You could say it was the first instance of one company trolling another

the Doric was used for only cruising

between 8th & 9th Avenues

This wonderful anthropomorphic image of a flirty Manhattan lady with her little top hat and bow tie celebrates this combination of whiskey

However once the Doric returned to England her damage was determined to be a constructive total loss and she was subsequently scrapped in November 1935 at Cashmores shipbreaker's yard in Newport

The Oyster Loaf, San Francisco, 1940s Sizes:A3 (297x420mm) Archival Print (Unframed) You could say it wasThe imagination and talent of menu illustrators often blows us away and The Oyster Loaf is a perfect example of this. Created by the celebrated artist and author Andrew Loomis*, it shows a voluptuous, brunette mermaid riding a lobster side saddle in this 1940s menu. The oyster loaf a thick chunk of crusty bread hollowed out and stuffed with breaded and fried oysters is an important part of San Francisco's dining history. The story goes that in the