[Matchbook] U.S. Airco Kooler-Aire, 40-Strike, Blue

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

View of Matchbook, Front

Name/Title

[Matchbook] U.S. Airco Kooler-Aire, 40-Strike, Blue

Entry/Object ID

2025.0.132

Tags

Matchbook, Matches, Blue, Air, Airflow

Description

A 20-strike matchbook, branded to U.S. Airco Kooler-Aire. The exterior is two shades of blue with white and yellow text. The top of the front features an illustration of a crowd of people holding hands. The people are either wearing black and white, yellow, or red clothes. Below in white text reads, "Thousands of Users Depend on", followed by yellow text, "U.S. Airco Kooler-Aire", and again, followed by white text, "FOR EFFICIENT, LOW-COST AIR CONDITIONING", and "CLOSE COVER BEFORE STARTING". The back is text-heavy with two wavy, light-blue lines on the left. Yellow text at the top reads, "You'll "Strike it Right"", followed by white text reading, "if you select a U.S. Airco Kooler-Aire AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM", and lastly in blue text, "FOR: THEATRES< RESTAURANTS, CAFES, STORES, SHOPS, BEAUTY PARLORS, OFFICES, ETC." The top of the matchbook, where the cardboard folds, is black text reading, "Correct AIR CONDITIONING Pays!". All matches are present. The matches are wooden with red tips. The interior is cream with a blue rectangle with scalloped borders. At the top of the interior is a blue banner with white text reading, "REPRESENTED BY". Within the blue rectangle is white text reading, "We Sell and Install", followed by yellow text, "U.S. Airco AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS", and again in white text, "Made and Guaranteed by U.S. AIR CONDITIONING CORP. minneapolis 14, minn".

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Chloe Anna

Category

Matchbook
Paper Ephemera

Acquisition

Accession

2025.0

Acquisition Method

Found

Dimensions

Height

10 mm

Width

76 mm

Depth

47 mm

Created By

chloeanoe@gmail.com

Create Date

August 1, 2025

Updated By

chloeanoe@gmail.com

Update Date

August 1, 2025