Post #120398 by Johnny Dollar on Tue, Oct 19, 2004 1:26 PM

i recently won this matchbook (matches removed by previous owner)

detail...

i was curious about the vintage of this matchbook, as the clues regarding the address are thus:

the address has no zip code. in the u.s. zip codes were implemented july 1963 - not mandatory until 1967.

the telephone has an EXchange instead of area code. area codes were intially assigned in the u.s. in 1947.

i'm not sure what that tells us. but is it likely a matchbook produced for a late 1960's bar would have no zip code AND no area code? maybe, maybe not.

NOTE ~ the inside of the matchbook lists the bar at the Mainlander as the HUKI-LAU BAR. "south sea potions" !!! anyways, if that jives with anything anyone else has found, i would love to know.

addendum:

for comparison, three images: thanks to JonPez for the fountain link...

[ Edited by: Johnny Dollar on 2004-10-20 10:05 ]