Matchbook
Object number2021.27.3
Manufacturer
Superior Match Company
Date1932-1990
OriginChicago, IL
MediumPaper; Ink; Metal
Credit LineGift of Alan Wein
DescriptionBeige matchbook cover. Exterior has printed black text and black linear decorations. Metal staple binds bottom of matchbook through black strike strip that has use marks. One side has clothing store advertisement and union label. Other side has cartoon. Interior is brown paper and all matches have been removed with only stubs remaining.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 2.125 x 1.563 x 0.25 in. (5.4 x 4 x 0.6 cm)InscriptionsSide with strike strip has printed black text "WEIN / BROS. / Clarion, Pa. / [union label] 61 / Close Cover For Safety"; union label has text "ALLIED PRINTING / TRADES COUNCIL / ..."
Other side has cartoon featuring fire hydrant with text "FIRE" on it and speech bubble above "HAVE ONE / ON ME / PUP!" and dog with speech bubble above "NO THANKS - I / JUST HAD ONE / ON THE HOUSE".
MarksBottom edge has printed black text "Superior Match Co., Chicago".
Historical NotesMatchbook cover advertising Wein's Clothing Store. Wein's Clothing Store was a department store in Clarion, Pennsylvania. run by three generations of the Wein family. It was started in 1911 by brothers Philip and Thomas Wein, who had recently immigrated to the United States from Poland. The business was later run by Philip’s three sons, Meyer, Milton, and Charles, and by Thomas’s three sons, Morris, Victor, and Joseph. Morris Wein’s son Alan Wein joined the business in 1982 and later took over the business, overseeing it into the 21st century before closing in 2020.
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Wein's Clothing Store
(1911 - 2020)
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Allied Printing
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