Matchbook

Name/Title

Matchbook

Entry/Object ID

1999.59.56

Description

White cardboard bifold matchbook. The front flap is printed with the inscription, "RIVERSIDE CABINS AND DINING ROOM ST. JOHNSBURY VERMONT ROUTE U. S. 5". The back is printed with an illustration of a car driving past a large billboard that reads, "CABINS FOR TOURISTS All Modern Conveniences".

Context

Produced as an advertisement for Riverside Cabins and Dining Room in Saint 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

Riverside Cabins and Dining Room

Related Places

Place

Town

St. Johnsbury

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America