Matchbook

Name/Title

Matchbook

Entry/Object ID

1992.10.35

Description

A green box of pink-tipped, wooden matches advertising, with a small pine branch image and gold printing, the Topnotch at Stowe Resort and Spa. On the bottom, also in gold type, is the address and phone -- Mountain Road, P.O. Box 1458, Stowe, Vermont, 05672, 802-253-8585. The manufacturing information is partly covered by the strike strip but reads, American Ace, Universal Match, St. Louis and an unreadable phone number.

Context

Produced as an advertisement for Topnotch in Stowe, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1992.10

Source or Donor

Hand, Samuel

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Universal Match Corp.

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

1/4 in

Width

2 in

Length

1-1/2 in

Material

Cardboard, Wood

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Stowe Mountain Resort

Related Places

Place

Town

Stowe

County

Lamoille County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America