Matchbooks

Date1900 - 1930

Dimensions5.71 × 3.81 cm (2 1/4 × 1 1/2 in.)

Credit LineGift of the Cummings Davis Society (2010)

Object number2010.017

DescriptionChromolithography on cardstock. Match book. Blue letterpress with green highlights. Image of a crest on cover. "James H. McManus/ Maker of/ New/ England's/ most/ Famous/ Ice Cream/ Close cover before striking/ Made with Rich Heavy Cream". On back, blue and green image of a building (ice cream store, farm stand), "One of our country roadside stores". Inside is printed, "James H. McManus/ Country Stores/ Weston - Wayland/ Sudbury - Natick/ Concord - Littleton/ West Rutland - Andover/ Marlboro - Framingham/ Milton - Ocean Bluff/ Charlton - Sagamore/ Holden - North Sudbury/ Salem/ Hampton Beach, N.H./ Nashua, N.H. - Hingham/ Merrimack, N.H.". At bottom, "C.T. Sherer Company/ Inc./ Exclusive Distributors in Worcester". On edge, "Lion Match/ New York."