Matchbooks

matchbooks

Name/Title

Matchbooks

Entry/Object ID

2011.43.1a-b

Description

2 matching matchbooks. Each is green printed in white with an illustration of a sign on a streetlamp that reads "the WHIP" on one side, and the words, "Stowe, Vermont / The Green Mountain Inn" on the other.

Context

Produced to advertise the Green Mountain Inn in Stowe, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2011.43

Source or Donor

Goldich, Louis, Blumin, Jean

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Henry Goldich

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Diamond Match Division

Date made

1965 - 1975

Place

City

Springfield

State/Province

Massachusetts

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 (each)

Height

1-7/8 in

Width

1-1/2 in

Material

Cardboard

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Goldich, Henry (1906-1981)

Person or Organization

Green Mountain Inn

Related Places

Place

Town

Stowe

County

Lamoille County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America