Matchbook

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Matchbook

Entry/Object ID

2008.3

Description

This is a green, red, and white paper matchbook. On the front of the matchbook, it reads: "American Food / Bernardini's CAFE / Italian Food A Specialty / Cor. Pearl & So. Champlain St. Burlington, VT". On the other side, there is a line drawing of the cafe and its sign. Above the building is a solid red circle, which masks the lower 1/3 of the building, and the circle reads: "YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME". Inside the cover of the matchbook is Bernardini's motto, which states: "No one can please everyone--- but we try."

Context

Produced to advertise Bernardini's Cafe in Burlington, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

2008.3

Source or Donor

Ellero, Anita

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Superior Match Company

Date made

circa 1950

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Italian American

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

Paperboard

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bernardini's Cafe

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America