| Description | Pullman 1952 Beverages Menu - Three (3) Musketeers Cover, used on the California Zephyr (CZ). Inaugurated in 1949, the California Zephyr ran over the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) from Chicago to Denver, CO, the Denver and Rio Grande Western (D&RGW) Railroad between Denver and Salt Lake City, UT, and the Western Pacific (WP) Railroad from Salt Lake City to Oakland, California. The Three Musketeers cover art was widely used on Pullman Beverage Menus from the early to late 1950s. A rare menu the date code indicates that only 280 (BV-35-O-280-L52) copies were printed in December of 1952. This example has a menu rider glued to the upper right hand corner advertising a Tasty Snack or Planters Cocktail Salted Peanuts - Ind. Vacuum packed 4 oz. can for 35 cents. |
