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Vintage Commercial Hotel (Elko, Nevada) Matchbooks - Rare Front & Back \"Safety Transition\" Pair -Unstruck
These are well preserved, highly collectible piece of Nevada gaming and manufacturing history. This unique lot features two full, pristine matchbooks from the historic Commercial Hotel on U.S. Route 40 in Elko, Nevada.
What makes this specific pair so special to phillumenists and historians is that it perfectly captures the 1970s federal safety transition in American matchbook design. The Front-Strike Book: Represents the classic pre-1973 layout where the striking strip sat on the front lip.
The Back-Strike Book:
Represents the federally mandated \"Reverse-Strike\" design instituted by safety regulations in 1973 to prevent accidental flare-ups when lighting a match. Finding an identical advertising pair from the exact same business—one from before the law and one from after—is an exceptional rarity, especially in this condition!
Both books are 100% complete, full, and unstruck.
Condition: Very Good
