Matchbook

Name/Title

Matchbook

Entry/Object ID

1999.59.7

Description

Green cardboard bifold matchbook. The front flap is printed with the inscription, "PARKER DRUG STORES INC. All Stores of Distinction NEW HAMPSHIRE LITTLETON NORTH WOODSTOCK -- ST. JOHNSBURY VERMONT". The back is printed with the inscription, "Service Quality Dependability", beneath a circular illustration of the rock formation called "Old Man of the Mountain."

Context

Produced as an advertisement for Parker Drug Stores, Inc., which had a location 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

Parker Drug Stores, Inc.

Related Places

Place

Town

St. Johnsbury

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America