Matchbook

matchbook

Name/Title

Matchbook

Entry/Object ID

1991.19.14

Description

Matchbook, purple with white lettering and graphics. On front cover, the Elks Club emblem and printed below, "MONTPELIER/ VERMONT LODGE/ #924" On back cover, a cartoon of an elk wrapped around a tree and below, "THAT'S FUNNY - I THOUGHT/ I KNEW EVERY ELK IN TOWN" Printed on fold at top, "B.P.O.E." Printed along bottom edge, "Lion Match Co., Made in U.S.A." Matches have been removed.

Context

Produced for members of the Elk's Lodge in Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1991.19

Source or Donor

Leonard, Erlene (1933-2017)

Acquisition Method

Purchase

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

Height

1-7/8 in

Width

1-1/2 in

Material

Cardboard

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America