Steak & Ale/jolly Ox Restaurant-2 Hard-to-find Cloth Table Napkin-used-from 1971

US $65

  • Cedartown, Georgia, United States
  • May 26th
THESE 2 JOLLY OX/STEAK AND ALE NAPKINS ARE FROM 1971. RARE AND HARD TO FIND. I COULD NOT LOCATE ANY ON E-BAY. THERE ARE PLENTY OF STEAK AND ALE/JOLLY OX COFFEE MUGS AND MATCHES, BUT NO NAPKINS. HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO PICK UP 2! JOLLY OX/STEAK AND ALE WAITER'S DRESSED AS PIRATES, WEARING AN ASCOT, WIDE PURPLE BELTS FROM WHICH DEPENDED A LARGE PURPLE POUCH (TO CARRY THE PEN & ORDER FORM). THE SHIRT WAS WHITE, WITH BLOUSED SLEEVES & WIDE COLLAR. WE WERE REQUIRED TO BUY BLACK JEAN PANTS AND HAVE THEM TAILORED AS KNEE LENGTH SHORTS TO SIMULATE PANTALOONS. LONG SOCKS AND SQUARE PURPLE/METAL SHOE BUCKLES COMPLETED THE OUTFIT. THESE ARE VINTAGE, REALLY COOL ITEMS. THE NAPKIN IS CROSS-PATTERNED WITH ALTERNATING "JOLLY OX" "STEAK & ALE" ILLUSTRATIONS. THE REASON JOLLY OX/STEAK AND ALE HAD 2 NAMES WAS BECAUSE SOME STATES WHERE THE RESTAURANTS WERE LOCATED HAD LEGAL RESTRICTIONS BARRING THE NAME OF A RESTAURANT FROM HAVING THE NAME OF AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE IN IT'S TITLE. THE CHAIN STARTED IN TEXAS AS STEAK AND ALE. IN MARYLAND/DC/VIRGINIA THEY WERE CALLED JOLLY OX.YOU CAN SEE THE ITEMS BY LOOKING AT ALL MY PICTURES. SEE MY PHOTOS. I TAKE EXTENSIVE PICTURES. YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF THE NAPKIN'S COLORS ARE FADED SOME AND 1 OF THEM HAS A CORNER THAT IS SLIGHTLY FRAYED. AGAIN, SEE MY PHOTOS. I PACKAGE SECURELY. TRACKING IS INCLUDED. THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST IN MY COLLECTION OF ODDS & ENDS AND GOOD LUCK. GREENBEANY67.

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