Found on eBay
I had never really thought about where exactly the major political matchbooks we find had come from until yesterday when I saw this on eBay; two covers from the 1960 Kennedy and Johnson campaign, an envelope, card and order form for more matchbooks from the Democratic Match Book Headquarters in Washington, DC.
According to the order form you could order either the Kennedy - Johnson design or the Kennedy For President design by the case, starting at $15.
Next up is a lot of 7 Up covers, all of which unfortunately,all look bobtailed. Anyway, the most interesting fo the lot is the Guntersville, Alabama Drink Like Helen B. Happy (Drink like hell and be happy, a phrase that dates back to at least the 1910's) cover. There's no manumark, so who knows what it was advertising besides 7 Up.
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| Helen B. Happy is a different image when turned upside down, on left. |
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