"Ta-boo Restaurant 221 Worth Avenue Palm Beach Matchbook" (Unstruck) Oliver Messel

"Ta-boo Restaurant 221 Worth Avenue Palm Beach Matchbook" (Unstruck) Oliver MesselSz: 1 7 8" x 2 1 8" Ta boo was opened in 1941 by Ted Stone shortly before the U. S. entered World War II. Stone owned the restaurant for 14 years before selling it to Jim Peterson in 1955. Peterson held on to Ta boo until 1975, after which it underwent several ownership changes until Franklyn deMarco and Nancy Sharigan reopened the doors in October of 1990. From the beginning, Ta boo quickly became a haven for its wealthy and well known patrons.

Frame Sz: 32 1/2"H x 22 1/2"W

after she visited various nudist camps in Germany and Switzerland it prompted Jan to write her book "On Going Naked"

Commander Whitehead

w/ French matte & custom wood frame

center vented rear

Beaton's text and photographs combine to create a mix of propaganda

History and description of heraldry

with a refueling stop in Reno

377 illustrations

Sleeve length (collar-cuff): 36"L

000 – its value was only $4

Back center seam (top of collar-hem): 28 1/2"L