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  1. Dessert Glass, c. 1920-1925 - Glass, Dessert

    Dessert Glass, c. 1920-1925. Clear glass has a round bottom, ribbed sides and is flared at the top. At point where sides begin to flare are two rows of three etched lines; the top row is looped and the bottom row is zigzagged. Etched toward the top of the side is an emblem depicting an ark (boat) at sea with the word "NOAH'S" above it. Used at Noah's Ark Restaurant which opened in San Mateo in 1923.

    Record Type: Object

    Dessert Glass, 1923
  2. Dinner Fork, 1925 - Fork, Dinner

    Dinner Fork, 1925. Four-pronged silver dinner fork has an elongated pointed oval handle with a recessed line border. "NOAH'S" is stamped on top of handle. Used at Noah's Ark Restaurant which opened in San Mateo in 1925.

    Record Type: Object

    Dinner Fork, 1923
  3. Dinner Fork, 1925 - Fork, Dinner

    Dinner Fork, 1925. Four-pronged silver dinner fork has an elongated pointed oval handle with a recessed line border. "NOAH'S" is stamped on top of handle. Used at Noah's Ark Restaurant which opened in San Mateo in 1925.

    Record Type: Object

    Dinner Fork, 1923
  4. Dinner Knife, c. 1920s - Knife, Dinner

    Dinner Knife, c. 1920s. Silver blunt-edged knife has a long blade that curves at end and a bulbous handle that is flat on top and bottom and has a recessed double line border that gets comes to a point at the end just inside rounded end of handle. "NOAH'S" is stamped on top of handle. Used at Noah's Ark Restaurant which opened in San Mateo in 1925.

    Record Type: Object

    Dinner Knife, 1923
  5. Giraffe Painting from Noah's Ark Restaurant, 1924 - Painting

    Giraffe Painting from Noah's Ark Restaurant, 1924. Oil on canvas oversize painting mounted inside a brown painted wooden frame. Depicts a giraffe eating leaves off a tree. He's on a grassy plain with bushes and additional trees in the background and a large gold, lavender and blue sky with clouds above and filling the entire top right corner.

    Record Type: Object

    Giraffe Painting from Noah's Ark Restaurant, 1924
  6. Hippo Painting from Noah's Ark Restaurant, 1924 - Painting

    Hippo Painting from Noah's Ark Restaurant, 1924. Oil on canvas, mounted inside a brown painted wooden frame oversize painting. Hippo takes up the entire center, he is standing a grassy shore and is drinking from water, which fills the entire lower right and bottom section. There is a large tree to the right, clouds and light blue sky fill the top left. A small white and gray bird is sitting on his back and a brown bird is getting ready to land ne...

    Record Type: Object

    Hippo Painting from Noah's Ark Restaurant, 1924
  7. Iced Tea Spoon, 1925 - Spoon, Iced Tea

    Iced Tea Spoon, 1925. Silver iced tea spoon has an elongated tapered oval bowl, a long narrow handle with a recessed line border that gets wider at the end which comes to a pointed tip. "NOAH'S" is stamped on top of handle. Used at Noah's Ark Restaurant which opened in San Mateo in 1925.

    Record Type: Object

    Iced Tea Spoon, 1923
  8. Indian Elephant Painting from Noah's Ark Restaurant, 1924 - Painting

    Indian Elephant Painting from Noah's Ark Restaurant, 1924. Oil on canvas, mounted inside a brown painted wooden frame oversize painting. Depicts a elephant with two large tusks in the center right of painting. He's walking on green foliage and a cloudy pale blue sky is in the background.

    Record Type: Object

    African Elephant Painting from Noah's Ark Restaurant, 1924
  9. Lion Painting from Noah's Ark Restaurant, 1924 - Painting

    Lion Painting from Noah's Ark Restaurant, 1924. Oil on canvas, mounted inside a brown painted wooden frame; oversize painting. Depicts male lion standing with his tail in the foreground looking to the left, he is next to a female lion who is facing left; they take up the entire bottom right of the painting. They are standing on a rocky hill overlooking a yellow grassy plain. The entire background is comprised of a light blue sky doted with tiny w...

    Record Type: Object

    Lion Painting from Noah's Ark Restaurant, 1924
  10. Noah's Ark Silver Serving Bowl, 1925 - Bowl, Serving

    Noah's Ark Silver Serving Bowl, 1925. Round 10 oz. bowl has a half inch stair-step rim and a half inch curved base. Stamped on the front is an emblem depicting an ark (boat) at sea with the word "NOAH'S" above it. Used at Noah's Ark Restaurant which opened in San Mateo in 1923.

    Record Type: Object

    Small Serving Bowl, 1923
  11. Noah's Ark Silver Serving Bowl, 1925 - Bowl, Serving

    Noah's Ark Silver Serving Bowl, 1925. Round 4 oz. sterling silver bowl has a half inch stair-step rim and a half inch curved base. Stamped on the front is an emblem depicting an ark (boat) at sea with the word "NOAH'S" above it.

    Record Type: Object

    Small Serving Bowl, 1923
  12. Silver Glass Stand, 1923 - Stand, Carafe

    Silver Glass Stand, 1920. Stand has a 1.25" flared base, at the top of which extend three evenly spaced 4" high x .875" wide prongs with rounded tops. Stamped on the top of the base is an emblem depicting an ark (boat) at sea with the word "NOAH'S" above it. Used at Noah's Ark Restaurant which opened in San Mateo in 1925.

    Record Type: Object

    Three-pronged Stand, 1923
  13. Silver Single-serving Teapot, 1924 - Teapot

    Silver Single-serving Teapot, 1924. Oval 8 oz. teapot has hinged oval lid with a knob handle, a side handle, curved spout, beveled rim below lid and a half inch curved base. Stamped on the front is an emblem depicting an ark (boat) at sea with the word "NOAH'S" above it. Used at Noah's Ark Restaurant which opened in San Mateo in 1925.

    Record Type: Object

    Single Seving Teapot, 1923
  14. Sugar Dispenser, 1925 - Shaker, Sugar

    Sugar Dispenser, 1925. Dispenser has a cylindrical glass body (A) with diagonal ribbing on the outside. Lid (B) is silver with a small curved spout. Lid screws onto glass base. Stamped on the top of lid behind the spout is an emblem depicting an ark (boat) at sea with the word "NOAH'S" above it. Used at Noah's Ark Restaurant which opened in San Mateo in 1923.

    Record Type: Object

    Sugar Dispenser, 1923

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