Matchbook: Nick’s Café, Hartford
Mediumpaperboard, safety matches
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (closed): 1 7/8 × 1/4 × 1 1/2in. (4.8 × 0.6 × 3.8cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Lynn Ferrari
DescriptionMatchbook advertising Nick’s Café (gay bar), Hartford. Black paperboard matchcover with white text enclosing 20 black cardboard, white tipped matches and having a coarse striking surface on the exterior of the back cover. The front cover reads, “Nicks,” and the back cover reads, “Nick’s / CAFE / 1943 Broad Street / Hartford, CT”.
Object number2018.8.42
InscribedFront cover: "Nick's / CLOSE COVER STRIKE ON BACK"Top: "522-1573"
Back cover: “Nick’s / CAFE / 1943 Broad Street / Hartford, CT”
Bottom: "BOWL MASTER, HARTFORD, CT"
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