Post #430635 by TabooDan on Sun, Jan 25, 2009 6:24 PM

Hey Buzzy, Cool, thanks for the shots! That boxed Japan one is cool! Don't see too many Vic boxed ones around. Kind of interesting like you said.

It almost makes a couple more questions though doesn't it?

• Like did the Osaka location use the old style matchbooks or just the boxes? This location opened in 1986.

I have the Hilton one as well and it too, like yours above, is the smaller sized one.

• Did the Beverly Hills one use the size like all the others or only the smaller ones?? Anybody got one they can tell us about?? This location was an earlier one and opened in 1955. Surely they used the regular ones like the other locations.

I have been collecting for a while so I do have quite a few and have seen lots so these questions, I think, are pretty good.

Here's a couple more covers:

This one, white in color, is like Buzzy's Menehune San Francisco location but it is for the Vancouver and Toronto locations.
The only two locations that Trader Vic ever opened in Canada.

The one above is another Menehune one, beige in color, and was only for the Vancouver location. I believe this is the later cover that was still used up until Trader Vics closed it's doors.

Here is a seldom seen Bayshore Inn matchbook that was from Western Hotels and features the Trader Vic logo:

That's it for now.
Please keep them coming so we can try and narrow down a few of these questions.
Thanks alot!!

TabooDan