Matchbook

Matchbook

Name/Title

Matchbook

Entry/Object ID

1992.21

Description

Cardboard matchbook printed on the back with the inscription "V for VICTORY" in red and white on a blue ground. The front flap is printed with the inscription, "Buy WAR SAVINGS BONDS and STAMPS" in blue and white on a red ground and inserts beneath a striking strip. There are 4 remaining matches with blue heads.

Context

Sold by a grocery store in Middlebury, Vermont, in 1945

Acquisition

Accession

1992.21

Source or Donor

Wells, Barbara A.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Ohio Match Company

Date made

1945

Place

City

Wadsworth

State/Province

Ohio

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

1-1/2 in

Depth

3/8 in

Material

Paperboard