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Object number2015.22.1990
Manufacturer
Universal Match Corporation
Date1955
OriginPhiladelphia, PA
MediumCardboard; Ink; Striker paper
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionRectangular foldable matchbook cover. On the (when folded) front flap there is a blue and white photo of a man in the center with a blue background above and below the photo with white text and a red background on the left and right of the photo with four (4) blue stars on either side. The bottom has a white background with blue text and a union label. On top fold line there is a blue background with white text. On the (when folded) back flap there is a blue, white, and red background with red text in a keystone and white text below and a maker's mark in blue above the striker paper. On the inside top flap there is blue text on a cardboard background.InscriptionsOn the front flap the white and blue text reads: "FOR GOVERNOR / LLOYD H. WOOD / CLOSE COVER / BEFORE STRIKING" [Union label in blue ink that is not legible] "24122".White text on the fold line reads: "VOTE STRAIGHT / REPUBLICAN [red X in box] TUES. / NOV. / 2ND".
On the back flap the red and white text reads: "PRESERVE / PENNSYLVANIA'S / PROGRESS / VOTE STRAIGHT / REPUBLICAN / TUESDAY NOV. 2ND".
On the inside top flap the blue text reads: "VOTE STRAIGHT / REPUBLICAN [blue X in box] / LLOYD H. WOOD / GOVERNOR / FRANK F. TRUSCOTT / LT. GOVERNOR / GAYNELLE W. DIXON / SECY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS / ROBERT E. WOODSIDE / GEO. W. GRIFFITH / RALPH T. BELL / [next to last three names] SUPERIOR / COURT / JUSTICES / REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE / OF PENNSYLVANIA".
MarksThe makers mark above the striker paper in blue text reads: "UNIVERSAL MATCH CORP., PHILADELPHIA"
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
Related person
Lloyd H. Wood
Related person
Frank F. Truscott
Related person
Gaynelle W. Dixon
Related person
Robert E. Woodside
Related person
George W. Griffith
Related person
Ralph T. Bell
Related institution
Republican State Committee
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