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Condition Description
New Old Stock (NOS). Lot of 10 vintage advertising matchboxes featuring restaurants, hotels, entertainment venues, and other businesses. Boxes appear unused and retain their original contents. Expect minor age/storage wear to the outer boxes from long-term storage. Please review all photos—the exact 10 matchboxes pictured are included.
Algorithm-Rich Description
Here is another fantastic little time capsule from the golden age of restaurant, hotel, nightclub and entertainment advertising!
This is a New Old Stock lot of 10 vintage advertising matchboxes, each representing a different business, restaurant, hotel, nightclub, or entertainment venue. These were created during the era when establishments handed out custom matches as miniature souvenirs and advertisements.
The assortment includes several especially attractive and recognizable examples, including the metallic gold World Famous Hollywood Palladium box and the green-and-gold The Artichoke box.
Included in the Lot
Based on the advertising shown, the assortment includes:
* The Library – A Restaurant of Excellence
* General Store & The Forge in the Forest – Carmel, California
* China House Restaurant
* Club Rendezvous
* The Groaning Board – Beef
* Parker House – A Dunfey Classic Hotel, Boston
* Fine Food & Cocktails – 788 North Jackson St., Milwaukee
* Snuffer’s Restaurant & Bar
* The Artichoke
* The World Famous Hollywood Palladium
Total: 10 vintage advertising matchboxes.
The reverse sides add even more advertising interest, including addresses, telephone numbers, restaurant information and promotional copy. The Hollywood Palladium box even advertises the venue as having been “Host To 5 U.S. Presidents.”
Collector Appeal
These aren’t simply old matches—they’re miniature pieces of American commercial and hospitality history.
Excellent for collectors of:
Vintage advertising • Matchboxes • Restaurant memorabilia • Hotel memorabilia • Nightclub advertising • Hollywood memorabilia • California ephemera • Travel souvenirs • Americana • Breweriana/bar collectibles • Graphic design • Paper ephemera
The different typography, logos and color combinations make the entire group particularly attractive for display.
SEO Keywords
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Humorous Description
Before restaurants asked you to follow them on Instagram, leave a five-star review, download their app, join their rewards program and scan three different QR codes…
They just gave you a box of matches.
Simple. Useful. And apparently effective, because decades later we’re still looking at their advertising.
This lot includes everything from fine dining to hotels and nightclubs, topped off by the World Famous Hollywood Palladium—because even your match collection deserves somewhere glamorous to spend Saturday night.
Tugmon Valley Sales
TUGMON VALLEY SALES – Treasure Seeker
We hunt for the unusual, forgotten and downright interesting so collectors don’t have to.
Vintage • Antique • Advertising • Ephemera • Oddities • Collectibles & More
Combined shipping available on eligible purchases.
Gift wrapping available.
Reasonable offers are always welcome.
You will receive the exact lot shown in the photographs. Photos are considered an important part of the description.
