LARGE ORIGINAL WOOD SHAKEY'S PIZZA CHEFS READ LIPS SIGN

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YOU ARE BIDDING ON THE FOLLOWING ESTATE FIND: Rare old SHAKEY"s Ye Old Notice from the retuarant - not a repro - this is an original! The sign measures approx. 30" x 20". Sign reads "Ye Olde Notice - All Shakeys Chefs Are Lip Readers" - see pics below. This is just one of several vintage Shakey's Pizza items I currently have listed. See my other auctions! As each year goes by t are fewer and fewer Shakey's so the related items are becoming more amd more rare. this item dates back to the 60's most likely. Shakey's was founded in Sacramento, California, on April 30, 1954, by Sherwood "Shakey" Johnson and Ed Plummer. Johnson's nickname resulted from nerve damage following a bout of malaria suffered during World War II. The first weekend the parlor opened, only beer was served and Shakey took the profits from beer sales and bought ingredients for pizza the following Monday. The original store at 57th and J in Sacramento remained in business until the late 1990s. Shakey personally played dixieland jazz piano to entertain patrons. Shakey's initially became known outside Sacramento, not for its pizza, but for the jazz program it sponsored on a regional radio network. Shakey Johnson is honored in the Banjo Hall of Fame in Guthrie, Oklahoma, for his longtime use of banjo music at his pizza parlors. Other live music, including piano, was also a staple in the old Shakey's parlors. The "Ye Old Notice" signs originally said "Giannini don't make pizza" but Shakey's changed the sign after being served with a cease and desist order by Bank of America. Shakey's had its own "pledge of allegiance" in the early 1970s.The second Shakey's Pizza Parlor opened in Portland, Oregon, in 1956. Shakey's began franchising its restaurant to others in 1957. According to Johnson, Shakey's Pizza engaged in little market research and made most of its decisions on w to locate stores by going w Kinney Shoes opened stores. By the time Johnson sold his interest in 1967, t were 272 Shakey's Pizza Parlors in the United States. The first international store opened in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1968. By 1975, the company had expanded to the Pacific Rim, including Japan and the Philippines. The chain is now much bigger in the Philippines than in the United States. Shakey Johnson sold his half of the company for $3 million to Colorado Milling and Elevator in 1967, which acquired Plummer's half for $9 million the next year. Shakey's was again sold to Hunt International Resources in 1974. Two franchisees bought the chain in 1984 and they sold out to Inno-Pacific Holdings of Singapore in 1989. Most of the U. S. stores closed during the time Inno-Pacific owned the chain. Some of the remaining franchisees took Inno-Pacific to court in 2003. Before this could come to trial, Shakey's was sold to Jacmar Companies of Alhambra, California, in 2004. Jacmar had been the franchisee of 19 Shakey's restaurants. Shakey's has gone from 325 stores throughout the United States when Hunt International bought the company in 1974 to 62 stores as of 2006, 55 of them in California. T are only three stores east of the Mississippi River: Warner Robins, Georgia; and Janesville and West Allis, Wisconsin; and only four stores in the West outside California: Nogales, Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, and two in suburban Seattle. The Springfield, Illinois, Shakey's, formerly known as "The Largest Shakey's in The Country," recently ended its franchise agreement upon the announcement that Shakey's will be converting all buffets to sit-down restaurants. My feedback from 4000+ satisfied customers and 1000+ repeat customers over the years speaks for itself. SHIPPING & PACKAGING TERMS: All shipments are professionally packaged, shipped USPS Parcel Post and include delivery confirmation at no extra charge. USPS Parcel Post should arrive within 2-9 business days from the day we print the label but can take longer in some cases. Any package bid in excess of $50 will be shipped USPS Priority and will be 100% insured at MY COST... read more

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