Manufacturer: TEPCO
User: Bunny's Waffle Shops
Date of creamer: 1931 – 1968

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Both ads indicate that the new Bunny's Waffle Shop, "conveniently located at 400 Geary Street [and the] Corner [of] Mason" were owned and operated by William J. Barbash and W. Joseph Bulasky of Reno City, which would explain why the opening ads appeared in Nevada newspapers. Both Barbash and Bulasky were successful Reno businessmen.

By 1945-46, the Bunny's Waffle Shops listing in the Polk's Crocker Langley San Francisco Directory listed Sol, Joseph and Louis Bulasky at 870 Market for the company office, along with the following shop locations: 400 Geary, 964 Market, 1106 Market and 147 Powell.

The two matchcovers shown above with the same suave rabbit featured on the TEPCO creamer have different Bunny's Waffle Shops listed: one with three locations and the other with five locations. Yet, the menu shown above lists six shop locations with a cocktail lounge at the Geary Street location. Collectively, the matchcovers and menu reveal that the chain of shops expanded and contracted over time.

Based on local news accounts, Bunny's Waffle Shops were popular venues in San Francisco from the late 1940s to the early 1950s, but by 1961, the number of Bunny's Waffle Shops had dwindled to two. By 1970, the San Francisco City Information Directory listed the General Offices at 406 Geary with two shop locations as well: 964 Market and 1102 Market.

Teapot and menu photos contributed by kathleen
Creamer photo contributed by CarolCardona
Additional photos contributed by leontiev