automat
Example Sentences
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In 1902, Horn & Hardart opened the first automat in Philadelphia.
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2024
AP: In “Asteroid City,” you combined an interest in really disparate ideas — the ’50s theater of Sam Shepard with the automat.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2023
In 1981, the Horn & Hardart Baking Company in Philadelphia filed for bankruptcy, while the New York Horn & Hardart Company began converting some of its automat locations into Burger Kings.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2022
Though the first “automatic” restaurant appeared in Germany in the 1890s, Hurwitz traced the American phenom to Philadelphia restaurateurs Joseph Horn and Frank Hardart, who opened their first automat in that city in 1902.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2022
A metal automat whizzed by her, toting baskets and placing them on nearby shelves, and then dropped off items to a woman behind a counter.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
