83 American advertising matchbooks, 1960s–1990s. View Watchlist >
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Lot # C211
System ID # 26866935
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83 American advertising matchbooks, 1960s–1990s.
Restaurants & Bars
- Joe's Stone Crab — Miami Beach, FL (die-cut, multiple)
- Houlihan's (multiple covers)
- Hindquarter — Bellevue & Seattle, WA
- The Honker — Pasadena & La Jolla, CA
- Shadows of San Mateo, CA
- Stevens Steak House — Jackpot, NV
- Machus Sly Fox — Detroit area, MI (sister restaurant to the Machus Red Fox, last known location of Jimmy Hoffa)
- Red Lobster
- Olive Garden
- Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers
- Hooters (multiple)
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
- Cattle Baron Steak & Seafood — Est. 1976
- Ranch House Restaurant
- 66 Diner — 1405 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM (multiple)
- To Pancho's Mexican & Cuban Restaurant
- Twin Dragons Chinese — Orlando, FL
- Soda Butte Lodge
- Casa della Sposa — c. Buenos Aires 14, Milano
- El Paseo Inn
- Cheers Food & Spirits — 941 E. Cypress Creek Rd, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (multiple)
- Billy Budd's
- Ripples — "Home of the World Famous Men's Room"
- Tobacconist — Main Street USA
- Los Bandidos / De Carlos & Mickey's Restaurante & Cantina (multiple)
- The Silver Fox Cocktails
- Widow Brown's Inn (multiple locations)
- Carousel — Las Vegas, NV (round die-cut)
- Cactus Pete's — Jackpot, NV (on Highway 93)
- Christian's Hut
- Fan and Bill's — West Peachtree at Fifth, opposite the Biltmore Hotel, Atlanta, GA
- Daphne's
- Thunderbird
- Santa Fe Grille
Entertainment, Clubs & Novelty
- Walt Disney World — "The Vacation Kingdom of the World" (multiple)
- The Playboy Club (multiple covers)
- Magic Castle — Private Club, Hollywood, CA
- Early Light (oversized slim format)
- Domino (novelty oversized shape)
- Butterfly (die-cut)
- Frog (die-cut, yellow)
- HQ — Circus hotel/casino, Las Vegas (advertises "World's Greatest Circus Acts," phone 702-734-0410)
- Massage / Roman Baths / Sauna (illustrated)
- Risqué photo covers (2)
Corporate, Promotional & Miscellaneous
- AT&T (multiple)
- Swisher Sweets — "A Very Mild Sweet Cigar"
- Angel & Vilma Delgadillo / Route 66 — Seligman, AZ (Angel Delgadillo is credited as the founder of the Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona and is featured in the Smithsonian)
- Café 99
- Never a Bum Steer (bull skull illustrated)
- Wishing Well — gold embossed (references "This is the Wishing Well made famous by the song by Roggers & Hart")
- Soldier figure — gold embossed
- Jack Dempsey boxing commemorative (depicts Dempsey knocking out Jess Willard, Toledo, OH, July 4, 1919)
- LBJ (embossed initials, blue)
- Win $21,000 Cash — Mystery Puzzle promo
CONDITION
Good. Covers are readable with intact structure throughout the group.
Edge wear, toning, and corner softening present across multiple pieces. Some individual books show surface scuffing or fading to cover art. Matches unused.
DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS
- Quantity: 83 matchbooks
- Standard size: approx. 1.5" H × 2" W
- Formats: standard booklet, die-cut, round, oversize flat, slim/long