VINTAGE MILLER BROS. RESTAURANT SIGN (Circa 1956). MILLER BROS, THE PLACE TO EAT, oil on board, depicting the Raw Bar at Miller Bros. Depicts imagery used for cover of 1956 Miller Bros. menu, sold with this lot. - Framed, 29 in. x 43 1/2 in. Estimate $500-700
"The Place to Eat", Baltimore''s Miller Bros. opened at 119 West Fayette Street in 1912. Its specialties included Genuine Fresh Diamond Back Terrapin a la Maryland, whale steak, and green sea turtle soup, a favorite of H. L. Mencken. A postcard from the nationally famous restaurant described the atmosphere as: "No Music, No Dancing ,No Frills - The Value Is on the Platter."Gil Sandler wrote about Miller Bros. in The Sun: "Most people ordered without looking at the menu; it never changed. Miller Brothers was a `"man''s restaurant.'' The waiters were men, the bartenders were men serving men, and the raw bar was patronized only by men."
