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"The World's Largest Matchbook"

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

GUSN

GUSN-289620

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Description

A fifteen inch long orange matchbook that reads "The World's Largest Matchbook" on one side and features illustrations of scenes from Cape Cod on the other side.

Details

Descriptive Terms

souvenirs
matchbooks

Physical Description

1 matchbook

Collection Code

MS028

Collection Name

Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

Reference Code

MS028.01.013.001

Places

Cape Cod (Barnstable county, Massachusetts) [peninsula]

Record Details

Material Type

matchbooks

Description Level

Item

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