Matchbook

matchbook

Name/Title

Matchbook

Entry/Object ID

2011.68.24

Description

Matchbook, white with black and blue lettering. Printed on front: "SELECT/ BARRE/ GRANITE" On the back: "75TH ANNIVERSARY/ In its 75th year of service to the public and the monument industry, the Barre Granite Association rededicates itself to upholding the superior standards of memorialization that have made Barre, Vermont, the memorial art center of the world." Printed across top fold: "THE TEST OF TIME PROVES/ BARRE MONUMENTS ARE BEST" Printed along bottom edge: "Match Corp. of America--Chicago" Printed on inside cover is a list of "MEMBERS OF THE BARRE GRANITE ASSOCIATION"

Context

Produced as an advertisement by The Barre Granite Association

Acquisition

Accession

2011.68

Source or Donor

Best, Clarice Bianchi Cella, Cella, Patricia

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Match Corporation of America

Place

City

Chicago

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Matchbook

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Firemaking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Temperature Control Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2 in

Width

3 in

Depth

1/8 in

Material

Cardboard

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America