Beautifully engraved certificate from the Little Tavern, Inc. issued no later than 1961. This historic document has an ornate border around it with a vignette of company title. This item is hand signed by the Company's President and Secretary and is over 43 years old.

Harry F. Duncan promoting Little Tavern Harry F. Duncan founded the Little Tavern chain in 1927 in Louisville, Kentucky. In 1928 Harry and his wife Doris moved to Washington, DC where they established their first Little Tavern Shop at 814 E Street, NW. The Duncans turned to engineer Charles E. Brooks and architect George E. Stone of Baltimore's Stonebrook Corp. who came up with a design for a hamburger stand based upon traditional Tudor cottage architecture. In 1939, Washington, DC alone had 21 Little Tavern Shops with almost 50 Little Tavern Shops located throughout the D.C./Baltimore area. The Little Tavern motto was "Buy 'em by the Bag".