Matchbook

Name/Title

Matchbook

Entry/Object ID

1999.59.14

Description

White cardboard bifold matchbook. The front flap is printed with the inscription, "ALWAYS A FRIENDLY WELCOME / REPUBLICAN HOTEL & GRILL Albert E. Veilleux, Prop. TEL. 8-9729 ST. JOHNSBURY, VT". The back is printed with a full-color image of a boxer (dog). The interior is printed with the inscription, "Meet Your Union Friends At AL'S GRILL".

Context

Produced as an advertisement for Republican Hotel & Grill 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

Republican Hotel & Grill

Person or Organization

Al's Grill

Person or Organization

Veilleux, Albert E. (1906-1969)

Related Places

Place

Town

St. Johnsbury

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America