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Matchbook

Object number2015.81.5

Manufacturer Universal Match Corporation

OriginPittsburgh, PA

MediumPaper/Ink/Metal

Credit LineGift of Steven J. and Jeanne Schimmel

DescriptionKlein's matchbook. Paperboard cover is white with blue text and decoration. Exterior paper is textured. Front has Klein's logo and blue text describing the restaurant. Back has blue text describing restaurant location; below text is a strip of rough material for striking the matches against. Bottom edge has maker's mark. Inside is white with blue text describing restaurant and maker. Interior has four (4) matches intact with rest of matches missing. A metal staple holds the matches in place at bottom center.Dimensions2.063 x 1.5 x 0.25 in. (5.2 x 3.8 x 0.6 cm)
InscriptionsFront has blue Klein's logo consisting of text "Klein's / FINE SEAFOOD" over an illustration of a gull (seagull) and stylized wave and sunset; below this is blue text "BE SAFE-CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING" and " "ESTABLISHED 1900" ".

Back has blue text "Klein's / 232-3311 / 330 Fourth Avenue / Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222".

Inside has blue text "A Select Menu / featuring... / Choice Sea Food / & Steaks / Wines and Liquors".
MarksBottom edge has maker's mark "UNIVERSAL MATCH, PITTSBURGH".

Interior has maker's mark behind the matches "[logo] UNIVERSAL MATCH / MANUFACTURED BY / UNIVERSAL MATCH ST. LOUIS / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF."
Historical NotesKlein's Kosher Cafe was founded by Hungarian immigrants Joseph and Hannah Haupt Klein in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1900. The restaurant served traditional, kosher Hungarian dishes at a location on Fifth Avenue. After their retirement in the 1930s, Joseph and Hannah passed ownership of the restaurant to three of their six children, Samuel, Sidney, and Virginia. In 1935, the restaurant gave up its kosher status and introduced a seafood menu. The pairing of popular seafood dishes with traditional Hungarian meals became the restaurant's hallmark. Klein's Restaurant attracted the attention of both locals and celebrities, and became a popular nightspot in the 1940s. The restaurant remained a family operation until its closure in February 1992.

Related institution Klein's Kosher Cafe (1900 - 1934)

Related institution Klein's Restaurant (1935 - 1992)

Related person Hannah Haupt Klein

Related person Joseph Klein

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