17. Around 1858, whenWalter Scott was 17years old,
hesupplemented hisincome by sellingsandwiches and coffeefrom a
basket andlater from a lunchcart to newspapernight workers
andpatrons of mens clubrooms
18. In 1872, Walter Scottunknowingly inspired anindustry when
heoffered preparedsandwiches,pies and coffee from hisconverted
expressdelivery wagon inProvidence.
19. The popularity of Scotts lunchwagon prompted others to
imitatehis concept and the idea spread upthe Blackstone River
Valley to Worcester, Massachusetts
20. Charles Palmer, Ephraim Hamel and Thomas Buckley
registeredpatents for their respective design of lunch wagons.These
new designs allowed for customers to enter the wagon as well as
order from the outside, ordrive up from a carriage or wagon
21. Thomas Buckley built his first lunch wagon to serve his
famousoyster and in 1888 introduced the Owl lunch wagon to the City
of Worcester, Massachusetts
22. The White House Cafe was the most popular modelmanufactured
by the T.H. Buckley Company and hundreds were shipped to towns and
cities around the country.
23. In 1888, the Womens Christian Temperance Union of New
YorkCity ordered their first Wayside Inn to sell inexpensive food
andcoax tavern regulars to go on the wagon.
24. Patrick Pop Tierney,started his own companyafter operating
a lunchwagon in New RochelleNew York.He is credited with coiningthe
word diner andbringing for bathroomsinside and
installingelectricity in his diners.
25. Jeremiah Mahoneystarted building diners in1913 in Bayonne,
NewJersey and re-located to anew factory in Elizabeth,New
Jersey