Andrew Suddaby Tue, 02/19/2019 - 19:41 prevnextoldernewer Is the name of this floating restaurnat legible? Date picture taken 1953 Tags floating restaurant Author(s) Peter Keeley Gallery Keeley, Peter (1952-55) Log in or register to post comments Comments Likely the previous version of the Tai Pak Hi Andrew, The main sign on the desk appeared to read 鮮海白太.,being written in the traditional way from right to left. T Log in or register to post comments Hi Thomas, I think that Hi Thomas, I think that Google Translate suggests that this translates as 'Jumbo'. Is that correct? Andrew Log in or register to post comments Re: not quiet Jumbo Hi Andrew, The timing wasn't right for Jumbo, which should be either the late 1960s or the early 1970's. I am pretty sure it was the Tai Pak. T Log in or register to post comments Thomas - well done. I have Thomas - well done. I have just checked in my own gallery - the 1957/8 one - and there is a colour slide showing the Tai Pak and it matches the restaurant on Peter's photogaph so 'Tai Pak' it is! Regards Andrew Log in or register to post comments
Likely the previous version of the Tai Pak Hi Andrew, The main sign on the desk appeared to read 鮮海白太.,being written in the traditional way from right to left. T Log in or register to post comments
Hi Thomas, I think that Hi Thomas, I think that Google Translate suggests that this translates as 'Jumbo'. Is that correct? Andrew Log in or register to post comments
Re: not quiet Jumbo Hi Andrew, The timing wasn't right for Jumbo, which should be either the late 1960s or the early 1970's. I am pretty sure it was the Tai Pak. T Log in or register to post comments
Thomas - well done. I have Thomas - well done. I have just checked in my own gallery - the 1957/8 one - and there is a colour slide showing the Tai Pak and it matches the restaurant on Peter's photogaph so 'Tai Pak' it is! Regards Andrew Log in or register to post comments
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Likely the previous version of the Tai Pak
Hi Andrew,
The main sign on the desk appeared to read 鮮海白太.,being written in the traditional way from right to left.
T
Hi Thomas, I think that
Hi Thomas, I think that Google Translate suggests that this translates as 'Jumbo'. Is that correct? Andrew
Re: not quiet Jumbo
Hi Andrew,
The timing wasn't right for Jumbo, which should be either the late 1960s or the early 1970's. I am pretty sure it was the Tai Pak.
T
Thomas - well done. I have
Thomas - well done. I have just checked in my own gallery - the 1957/8 one - and there is a colour slide showing the Tai Pak and it matches the restaurant on Peter's photogaph so 'Tai Pak' it is! Regards Andrew