Original vintage advertising matchbook from the Highland Cafe, located at 1 and 3 South Highland Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland. The business advertised beer, liquors, and food and was open seven days.
The front cover features the colorful mid-century pin-up illustration titled Over the Top, depicting a bathing beauty reclining on an inner tube, a classic postwar pin-up theme.
The proprietor is listed as Joseph F. Stetka. The Broadway 9685 telephone exchange places this matchbook in the late 1940s to early 1950s.
Produced by Maryland Match Company of Baltimore.
This is an original vintage matchbook, not a reproduction.
Details:
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Business type: Cafe and tavern advertising
Era: circa 1940s1950s
Artwork: Pin-up illustration titled Over the Top
- Size:
- Standard
