Name/Title
Albums of Matchbook CoversEntry/Object ID
2024.49.1Description
Acc. No. 24.49.1 A&B
Subject Category: Object/Artifact
Date or Period: 1930s to 1990s
Object: Two Binders Containing Alameda Matchbook Covers
Description: Two binders containing matchbook covers from Alameda businesses. Each cover is attached to its own page, with a short typed description and placed inside a protective plastic sleeve. “From the Collection of SEBASTIAN M. BALDASSARRE” is typed along the bottom of each page. Binder A has 83 pages and a Neptune Beach matchbook with matches (see photo). Binder B has 65 pages, with four additional covers tucked into the flap on the inside of the binder’s front cover.
Size: L-11” x W-11.75” x D-3”
History of Object: Useful reference for businesses from Alameda’s past.
Acquired from: Anonymous parishioner of St. Albert the Great Church in Alameda
Donation Date: 6/15/2024; Catalog Date: 6/28/2024
