Two chefs in tall toques preside over a lavish buffet spread in this warm-toned chrome postcard from the Paxton Inn, an atmospheric dining destination in central Massachusetts whose origins trace to 1759 — giving the restaurant a colonial pedigree that owner Vincent made sure to advertise in bold Gothic type. The buffet table in the foreground is laden with pastries, cakes, and savories, draped in a festive red-and-white skirted cloth; behind the carving station, rustic knotty-pine paneling, folk art paintings, hanging decorative items, and pendant lights create a colonial tavern ambiance that was enormously fashionable in mid-century New England dining. Located at the junction of Routes 122-31 and 56 in Paxton Center — a small Worcester County hill town — the inn offered banquets for 5 to 500 guests. This card is a delightful artifact of the "olde New England" restaurant craze of the 1960s.