Matchbook

open matchbook

Name/Title

Matchbook

Entry/Object ID

2008.6.4

Description

White and green cardboard matchbook printed on the front with an illustration of a motel and the label, "IRON KETTLE MOTEL / RT. 7 SHAFTSBURY, VERMONT / CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING". The back is printed with the words, "WAY BACK FROM HIGHWAY NOISES / 2 MILES FROM BENNINGTON COLLEGE / NEAR SKIING . FISHING . GOLF HORSE RACING & SUMMER THEATRES / AIR CONDITIONED ROOMS / SWIMMING POOL / RESTAURANT / Your Hosts. . . The Denios" in alternating white and green stripes.

Context

Produced to advertise the Iron Kettle Motel in Shaftsbury, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2008.6

Source or Donor

Ellero, Anita

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

American Match Company

Date made

1990 - 2000

Place

City

Keene

State/Province

New Hampshire

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

1-3/8 in

Material

Cardboard

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Iron Kettle Motel

Related Places

Place

Town

Shaftsbury

County

Bennington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America