Original vintage advertising matchbook from Harlem Tavern, located in Centerville, Maryland. The proprietor is listed as L. C. Deaton.
The front cover features a colorful mid-century pin-up illustration titled Beautiful Take-Off, a classic postwar pin-up design commonly used on tavern and beer advertising matchbooks.
The matchbook advertises beer cooled correctly and lists a simple Phone No. 354, consistent with small-town telephone systems of the late 1940s to early 1950s.
Produced by Maryland Match Company of Baltimore.
This is an original vintage matchbook, not a reproduction.
Details:
Location: Centerville, Maryland
Business type: Tavern advertising
Era: circa 1940s1950s
Artwork: Pin-up illustration titled Beautiful Take-Off
- Size:
- Standard
