Matchbook

Name/Title

Matchbook

Entry/Object ID

1999.59.12

Description

Cardboard bifold matchbook. The front flap is printed with the inscription, "FRANK'S SUNOCO STATION TEL. Pl 8-9784 105 PORTLAND ST. ST. JOHNSBURY, VT." The back is printed with the inscription, "COMPLETE GASOLINE GREASE OIL TIRE WASH BATTER SERVICE", and an illustration of a man working on the underside of a car that is on a lift.

Context

Produced as an advertisement for Frank's Sunoco Station in St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1999.59

Source or Donor

Fuller, Louisa Ambrosini (1917-2003)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Matchbook

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Firemaking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Temperature Control Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Material

Cardboard

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Frank's Sunoco Station

Related Places

Place

Town

St. Johnsbury

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America