Matchbook from the Officer's Mess, NAS, Alameda, c. 1940s

Object/Artifact

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Matchbook from the Officer's Mess, NAS, Alameda, c. 1940s

Entry/Object ID

2008.38.2

Description

ACC. NO. 08.38.2 SUBJECT CATEGORY: NAVAL AIR STATION, ALAMEDA DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1940'S OBJECT: MATCHES, BOOK DESCRIPTION: AN UNUSED MATCH BOOK IN A COVERLET OF HEAVY STOCK PAPER. COVER DISPLAYS THE NAVAL EMBLEM AND THE CAPTION, "COMMISSIONED OFFICERS' MESS." REVERSE SIDE STATES, "U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION, ALAMEDA, CALIF.,” IN YELLOW-COLORED TYPE ON A GREEN-COLORED BACKGROUND. SIZE: L 2" X W 1-1/2" HISTORY OF OBJECT: A BOOK OF MATCHES FROM THE COMMISSIONED OFFICER’S MESS AT THE FORMER U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION, ALAMEDA. DONOR: MR. CHUCK MILLAR CATALOGED: APRIL 12, 2008