Name/Title
MatchboxDescription
Matchbox, white with black printing, red flapper dancer, brown strike. Front of box: "Boggstown Inn/and Cabaret." Edge of box: "Boggstown, IN 46110/(317) 835-2020 and "Newton Mfg.-Newton, Ia./Product of Japan." Back of box has an image of a flapper dancing. Inside the box are wood matches with red heads.Use
by Boggstown Inn and Cabaret
Holds matches, wooden sticks with phosphorus on the end that ignites when quickly rubbed against a different form of phosphorus on one side of the matchbox. Always close a matchbox before striking a match.Collection
Compton, JanetAcquisition
Accession
2006.001Source or Donor
Compton, JanetAcquisition Method
DonationMade/Created
Place
Neighborhood
BoggstownTownship
Sugar Creek TownshipCounty
Shelby CountyState/Province
IndianaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCreate Date
February 16, 2006Update Date
August 28, 2026
