ACE HARDWARE - Rolling Meadows, Illinois - 1950s(?) Vintage Matchbook Cover for Sale

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ACE HARDWARE - Rolling Meadows, Illinois - 1950s(?) Vintage Matchbook Cover For Sale

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ACE HARDWARE - Rolling Meadows, Illinois - 1950s(?) Vintage Matchbook Cover:
$1.89

ACE HARDWARE
Rolling Meadows, Illinois
1950s(?)Vintage Matchbook Cover

Description:Here\'sa vintage standard-sized matchbook cover from theAce Hardware store located at 3003 Market Plazain Rolling Meadows, Illinois. They offered\"PAINTS, TOOLS, HOUSEWARES, SPORTING GOODS,ELECTRIC SUPPLIES, PLUMBING SUPPLIES\" andused the slogan \"ACE SETS THE PACE\".The phone number is given in the old style of\"CL 5-9030\".

There\'s no printing on the inside.

Produced by LionMatch Co., Inc., Chicago, Ill.

Actual Size:approx.2\" x 1.5\" (closed)Date:Notdated, but the old-style phone number probablyplaces it in the 1950s, or perhaps early 1960s.Condition:Good,I\'d say. The cover is clean and the striker stripdoesn\'t appear to have actually been used.However, there\'s a crease across the back andsome damage to the striker strip area, likelyfrom rough removal of the staple that held thematches. There\'s also an additional couple setsof staple holes which pass through the strikerstrip and both sides of the cover. (Please seescans.)

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