The Oyster Loaf, San Francisco, 1940s Sizes:A3 (297x420mm) Archival Print (Unframed) was introduced at the Lyon

was introduced at the Lyon Exhibition of 1894 in France

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between 8th & 9th Avenues

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

because of its jungle-themed décor

The Oyster Loaf, San Francisco, 1940s Sizes:A3 (297x420mm) Archival Print (Unframed) was introduced at the LyonThe 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