[Matchbox] Guiberson Specialty Oil Field Equipment, Silver Red Green Gold

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

View of Open Box with Matchbook Inside

View of Open Box with Matchbook Inside

Name/Title

[Matchbox] Guiberson Specialty Oil Field Equipment, Silver Red Green Gold

Entry/Object ID

2024.8.1

Tags

Paper, Paper Ephemera, Matchbook, Matchbox, Matches, Silver, Gold, Red, Green, Guiberson Specialty Oil Field Equipment

Description

A large drawer-type box made to contain multiple matchbooks, branded to Guiberson Specialty Oil Field Equipment. Part of this accession is a single matching matchbook inside. Box The box cover has four sides with two open ends into which the internal box can be slid in and out. The base colour of the cover is a muted metallic-grey/silver, with Guiberson branding in red, green, and gold print on all four sides. The top and bottom graphic is a gold rectangle with a gold curled ribbon. In green text inside the ribbon "UIBERSON", with the "G" very large in red, with the text "BETTER BE SAFE THEN SORRY" in white inside the "G". Below is the text "REG U.S. PAT. OFF." in white. On the side panels is written in red text (mix of stylised and san serif font) "The GUIBERSON CORPORATION; 1000DOREST AVENUE, P.O. BOX 1106; DALLAS, TEXAS - U.S.A. The interior is a simple unfinished brown cardboard, with a base, four sides, and an open top. The long sides have semicircle cut-outs for grasping the matchbooks inside. Matchbook Matchbook bearing branding for Guiberson Corporation, supplier of specialty oil field equipment (Dallas, Texas). Contained 21 matches. Front Cover: Grey base. At top, a gold rectangle with gold curled ribbon. In green text inside the ribbon "UIBERSON", with the "G" very large in red, with the text "BETTER BE SAFE THEN SORRY" in white inside the "G". Below is the text "The GUIBERSON CORPORATION; DALLAS, TEXAS - U.S.A." Back Cover: Grey base. Gold strip through the centre with "Guiberson" in green text ("G" in red). Red text above: "GET RESULTS USE". Red text below: "Specialty OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT". Saddle: Grey base. Red text: "Since 1919". Interior: In red text, a list of Texas branches and other locations. Manufacturer: Lion Match Co. Inc., New York. Matches: Wide, flat matches with a custom print of oil drilling equipment in red, grey, and black print; red match heads. Matches left: 2

Collection

'Coverlette Bag' Matchbook Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Matchbox
Paper Ephemera

Acquisition

Accession

2024.8

Acquisition Method

Found

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

July 16, 2024

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

December 5, 2024