Matchbook belonging to Louis Parkhurst
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Louis E. Parkhurst
American, 1851 - 1911
ManufacturerManufactured by
Whitehead and Hoag Company
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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Colonel Louis Richmond Cheney
