Think ahead, Santa.
One would think someone that is in the habit of climbing into chimneys on cold winter nights, would not distribute matches. Maybe he should stick to peppermint sticks emblazoned with his bearded mug?
The Matchbooks
No parrots in the kitchen!
The Buccaneer Inn in Sarasota featured a pirate mascot on the advertising, complete with a wooden leg, eyepatch, grog, parrot. What were you expecting? I would have liked to go in there and ask, “How much for corn on the…
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The pool is nice, but those stairs.
This matchbook must be from the 20’s or 30’s, the heyday of the New Jersey Athletic Club; after that it was a hotel, the club went kaput because of changing demographics. I wonder if some of their 3000 plus members…
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Don’t Starve, Eat at Ed’s!!
I have to wonder about the economic realities of the town where Ed’s restaurant existed. On one hand, the customer has the choice of eating at Ed’s… or starving. On the other hand, a serious labor shortage. You could work…
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Virus bonds?
A few generations ago, people would buy “War Bonds” from Uncle Sam, to finance WWII. Now we are faced with needing to pony up cash to keep small businesses afloat and help the unemployed until the Covid thing is gone…
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ROBOT WORLD
This matchbook from “Tommy Bartlett’s Robot World” in the Wisconsin Dells caught my eye- I googled that. Sadly, as expected they are are closed for the 2020 season. It looks like fun for kids, the typical physics-based hands-on exhibits, static…
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Grab some 7-up and Pall Malls for Grandma
I’ve got a bunch of matchbook covers touting healthy 7-Up. Some of them also feature another pop called “Like” but I have no idea what that tastes “like”. I hope it’s not akin to “Tab”. That stuff was awful, it…
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Don’t get sauced! Eat pizza
Clark’s pizza’s matchbooks had a public service message, “Don’t get sauced”. They probably had a few customers that were causing trouble because of the drinking- because what goes together better than pizza and beer? The illustration shows a very concerned…
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Canada on the ball
New restaurant in Ottawa, not sure what they serve. But they have “Plenty on the ball”. The golfer lady, well I am no golf swing expert, but she looks like she is about to bash Arnold Palmer’s skull in. While…
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LARGEST SIGN! That’s good luck!
I just acquired this 30-strike matchbook from The Las Vegas Club, a very early casino in Vegas, judging by the Hupmobiles or whatever in the street. I don’t know why the pedestrians are already “social distancing”. They are proud of…
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