Compliments of the Louvre, San Francisco, Cal. (Leather Billfold)

San Francisco: By the proprietor, 1900. Very good. Leather billfold, n. d. (early 20th century); 4 1/2 x 3 1/4; two piecs of polished, brown calf - stitched along three of the sides; tooled image to verso, silver lettering to recto; small spot to upper edge; minor wear to leather; in very good or better condition.The Louvre Restaurant in San Francisco was founded in 1884 by German-American enterpreneur Charles A. Zinkand, aka Chaz, who would be remembered for bringing "elegance, innovation, and a vibrant social experience to San Francisco’s dining scene in the late 19th and early 20th centuries." Advertised as San Francisco's leading restaurant and cafe, it also boasted a live concert every evening of the week. It would be destroyed by the 1906 Great Earthquake, though it would re-open in a new location (1350 Fillmore & Eddy Streets) and would be renamed Portola-Louvre in 1910.The verso of the billfold featured a tooled image of two frogs, leaning on a gated fence and contentedly smoking, with the subtitle: "The Gate To ------" The recto displayed the name of Chaz and that of his establishment.