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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2012.25.10 |
Object Name |
Matchbook |
Title |
Pickwick's Matchbook |
Date |
c.1980 |
Year Range from |
1973 |
Year Range to |
1985 |
Description |
Pickwick's matchbook, cream coloured cardboard with black printed details. Twenty matches inside, pink tipped. Book cover has cartoon portly gentleman and his shadow with top hat, glasses and tailed jacket on the left side and the word "Pickwick's" to his right. "Close Cover Before Striking" printed at bottom. On the inside fold the address "Willow West Mall, Guelph - Ontario" is printed in cream on a black background. Back cover has a bold black title block which says "Pickwick's" in cream and below that the words "Steak House and Tavern, Phone 824-1830" is printed in black, the striking strip is across book just below, staple and manufacturers mark below that. |
Artist |
Strike Rite Matches Ltd. |
Search Terms |
Pickwick Restaurant |
Subjects |
ADVERTISEMENT COMMERCIAL - RESTAURANTS |
Dimensions |
W-3.8 L-4.8 cm |
Collection |
Artifacts |