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Image Not Available for Matchbook belonging to Louis Parkhurst
Matchbook belonging to Louis Parkhurst
Image Not Available for Matchbook belonging to Louis Parkhurst

Matchbook belonging to Louis Parkhurst

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Louis E. Parkhurst American, 1851 - 1911
Mediummetal
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width x depth): 3/8 × 2 5/8 × 1 1/2in. (1 × 6.7 × 3.8cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Barbara L. Barnes and Elizabeth L. Webster
DescriptionA matchbook belonging to Louis E. Parkhurst. The body of the matchbook is a cream color. The front has an image of an envelope addressed to L. E. Parkhurst of Hartford, Conn. from Smoke Union Made Cigars.
Object number2011.152.2
InscribedFront, typed in black ink: "SMOKE/ UNION MADE CIGARS./ L.E. Parkhurst/ Hartford/ Conn."

Edge, typed in black ink: "COMPLIMENTS OF/ CIGARMAKERS UNION No. 42/ HARTFORD, CONN."

Opposite edge, typed in black ink: "BLUE LABEL CIGARS/ ARE NOT MADE BY THE TRUST."

Back, typed in black ink: "BEFORE BUYING CIGARS/ SEE THAT THIS LABEL/ IS ON THE BOX./ IT GURANTEES/ A CLEAN, SWEET SMOKE./ THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. NEWARK, NEW JERSEY"
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