MATCHBOX, CARDBOARD, WITH BLUE WHITE & RED LABEL, OH!BOY!MATCHES!

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

MATCHBOX, CARDBOARD, WITH BLUE WHITE & RED LABEL, "OH!BOY!MATCHES!"

Entry/Object ID

91.15.1.1

Description

MATCHBOX, CARDBOARD, WITH BLUE WHITE & RED LABEL, "OH!BOY!MATCHES!" One box, cardboard, rectangular, outer box with insertable tray, top and bottom of outer box blue with letters in white and red, on top design show three boy scouts and a tent, a scratch strip, and in insertable tray additional piece of cardboard (used to keep matches in tray). (a) outer box, (b) inner box, (c) additional cardboard note. Outer box "OH!BOY!MATCHES!", lateral part reads "THE GENERAL MATCH CO./CINCINNATI, OHIO U.S.A./VOL. 17.77 CU. IN.", other lateral part reads "OH!BOY!", bottom of outer box reads "OH!BOY!/MATCHES ARE MADE FROM . . .COMPLETE SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.", insertable tray reads "THESE STRIKE-ANYWHERE-MATCHES/are made NON-POISONOUS TO PROTECT/OUR EMPLOYEES and AMERICA HOMES/THE BEST AND SAFEST FOR HOME".

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Search Terms

Temperature Control Device, Matchboxes

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Matchboxes