Jul/Aug - Rathkamp Matchcover Society

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RATHKAMP MATCHCOVER SOCIETY
THE VOICE OF THE HOBBY
SINCE 1941
July/August 20011
IRMS BULLETIN NO. 491
largest Known Collections: Ill
by
Mike Prero
We complete our listing of the largest known collections in the hobby ...
~ATEGORY
COLLE~TOR
Souvenir Sets
Space
Spain
Sport. Events(bookie)
Sports (no Jewelites)
Stamp Offers
Standard Match Co.
Star Match Co.
Statler Hotels
Steamboats
Steel Co.'s
Stickybacks
Stop Lites
Stouffer's
Superba Quality
Suns
Super-Slim Box,Univ
Superba Quality
Superior Motels
Swans
Swastikas
Sweden
Swedish Box (smfoil)
Switzerland
T.G.J. Friday
Taverns
Taxi
Don Marquette, AR
Les Hufford, OH
?, CAN
Seymour Shedlow, IL
Charlie Specht, IL
?, CAN
Mike Prero, CA
Bill Retskin, NC
Ralph Brann, IN
Chester Crill, CA
John Nichols, NM
Dan Bitter, OK
Fred Kuecke, CO
Ralph Brann, IN
Seymour Shedlow, IL
Chester Crill, CA
Andy Anderson, MO
Seymour Shedlow, IL
Ralph Brann, IN
Chester Crill, CA
Seymour Shedlow, IL
Win Lang, CA
Andy Anderson, MO
Win Lang, CA
Wayne Eadie, NY
?,CAN
Mike Prero, CA
SIZE
74
64
332
198
3789
85
7
300
45
242
105
198
39
148
1
462
222
1
169
146
3
500
786
563
83
1132
692
ASOF
1/99
8/93
9/93
5/01
9/93
9/93
12/00
10/87
4/93
12/99
5193
7/00
4/93
4/93
5/01
12/99
7/96
5/01
4/93
12/99
5/01
6/97
7/96
6/97
1/01
9/93
1/97
Les Hufford, OH
117
Telephone Co's
Telephone #s, Low Dave Kennaday, PA
4386
Win Lang, CA
984
Tennessee
2405
Win Lang, CA
Texas
19
Stuart Bergman, TX
Texas Centennial
30
Randy Waite, OH
Texas Road House
2339
Mel Garrett, KS
Thank You's
109
Don Marquette, AR
Theatres
176
Carmine Arpino, CT
Thunderbirds
287
Tigers
Cheryl Cril~ CA
Don /Carol Fisher, WA 702
Tikis
Jo Wilding, TX
85
Title Co.'s
Jo Wilding, TX
381
Tobacco Stores
Don/Carol Fisher,WA 101
Toilets
Chester Crill, CA
115
Totems poles
916
Towns (same name) Bob McMillan, FL
Seymour Shedlow, IL 961
Towns (WI)
1405
Tractors/Fro Equip. Tom Gray, IA
256
Mike Prero, CA
Trademarks
54
Fred Houk, FL
Trader Vic's
249
Marie Harbison, P A
Trains
966
Frank Lawton, CA
Travelodge
481
Chester Crill, CA
Trees (no palm)
4064
Bob Smith, KY
Trucklines
47
Trucks, Forklift
Art Houser, NY
135
Mel Garrett, KS
True-Color
93
Chester Crill, CA
Turkeys
55
Chester Cril~ CA
Turtles
45
Ellen Gutting, NV
Typewriters
8/93
12/00
6/97
4/93
6/93
6/00
6/93
5/01
5/00
12/99
4/00
5/93
1/99
7/00
12/99
4/01
5/01
6/97
12/00
4/01
4/93
10/88
6/93
l/01
5/93
6/93
12/99
6/93
9/00
continued on p. 3
RMS Bulletin July/August 2001, No. 491
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The President's Message
Next month is our 61 st annual convention. If you live
in the Western USA or Canada, this is the first
convention that's been in the west since Denver in
1985. If you live in that area, it's a great opportunity to
attend. The Angelus Club is hard at work putting the
finishing touches on the Convention. Transport~tion
has been set up for those flying into Palm Spnngs,
contact Jim Hall (address in flyer) . Indian Wells is a
great place, and we'll just about have the hotel to
ourselves.
Last Reminder for
Hall of Fame Nominations
Send names, with the qualifications of the
candidate( s) to the chairperson of the RMS Hall of
Fame Committee by August 1, 2001, or hand them
to the chairperson at the RMS Convention no later
than noon on Wednesday.
Chairperson- RMS Hall of Fame Committee is
Shirley Sayers, 1290 Corporation Street, Beaver,
Paula (my wife) and I were fortunate enough to PA 15009
attend the Trans Canada Swapfest in April and Forest
City and AMCAL in May and had ~ great time.
Congratulations to those clubs for therr hard work.
Have a great and healthy July and August and keep up
on those trades!
Complete details were in our last issue, p.2. And,
they're posted at Convention Central on the web
site.
RMS President,
~ol. ~Mtole
~
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t~eeut
30tle A~ tM4 f!«Vtl
~um Pages (new) --- Hobbymaster
·
and Ideal, die-cut (slit);
20's, 30's, and 40's
H£1bbymaster ~ double vul (back-to~back covers on
each !Oheet), beige, 3-hole reinforced; sets have 40 pgs,
unles-~ noten otherwise.
4 sets, 20's (640 COV\.'fS each set)- $7/s.et
1 set. 20's, 20 pgs (320 covers)- $3.50
3 sets. 30's (480 coven; each S\-"i)- $7/set
l set, 3Q' s b:>fW. 37 pgs (444 oovers} - $6. SO
2 sets, 40's (320 oovers each set)~ $7/set
1 set 4ifs, ll pgs (88 covers)· $L 75Jth-.41 - single cut ( l T' x ll '' pages, folded once;
covers on one side), 3-hole, gray, memo box above
eaeh cover.
3 sets, 20's (30 pgs, 480 co,vers each set)- $6/set
2 set<>, 30's (25 pgs, 400 covers each~)- $5/set
1 set, 30;s, 25 pgs {320 covers)- $4
1 set 40's., 29 pgs (232 rovers)- $6
$0 SO cents postage charge per set
Single order for all coven; -$11 0 (postage included)
Dave Walters, RMS 4.395
1630 N. :Buchanan St
Arlington, VA. 22207~2(}48
(703) $25-2:551
Email: dnwalt~~erol~, ccm
THE RMS BULLETIN
The RMS Bulletin is a bimonthly publication of the
Rathkamp Matchcover Society. RMS dues are $15
(single) for North America and $20 (single) for overseas.
Add. family members are $4 each. Dues are to be
submitted to Treasurer. All articles, adver- tisements,
comments, and letters should be sent to the Editor.
Publication dates are: Sept., Nov., Jan, Mar., May, and
Jul. Deadline for all submissions is 15 days before the
publication month. This publication is owned by the
Rathkamp Matchcover Society and is made available
for public distribution through first class (Canadian
and overseas) and bulk mail rates.
RMS WEB SITE: http://www.matchcover.org
RMS OFFICERS (2000-2002):
President: Bob Borton, 2583 Wexford Rd., Columbus,
OH 43221 E-Mail: bortonpi@Jtetwalk.com
1st V.P.: Charles Specht, 2306 Belmore Dr., Champaign, IL 61821-6263 E-Mail: Charles.
Specht@il.usda.gov
2nd V.P.: Morris Pasternak, 151 Cooperage Cres.,
Richmond Hill, Ont. L4C 9K8 CAN
Secretary: Mary Anne Pertuis, POB 854, Slidell, LA
70459-0854 E-Mail: Pandamap@aol.com
Membershipffreasurer: Terry Rowe, 1509 S. Dugan
Rd., Urbana, OH 43078-9209 (937) 653-3947
E-mail: Trowerms@main-net. com
Editor: Mike Prero, 12659 Eckard Way Auburn, CA
95603 Tel: (530) 885-3604
E-Mail: Rmsetlitor@evl.net
U.S.O.
U.S. S. MississippiConj.
Uniglo
Union Blor-R-Match
Union Match (no foot)
Union Match Quality
Union Quality
Unions
United Engineering
Universal XL
Universal Safety-First
Utah
V.F.W.
Vacuum (radio) tubes
VD
Vegetables
Velvet
Vending Co./machines
Vermont
Village Inns
Virginia
Vista-Lite
Wagons/Carriages
Walgreen Drug St.
Washington
Washington, DC
Waterfalls
Watermelons
Weddings
West Virginia
Westin Hotels
Whales
Whiskey
Willens & Co.
Windmills
Wine
Wisconsin
Witches
Wolves
Woodies
World Fairs
World Fair,Brus. '58
World Fair,Ca.Pac.Ex
World Fair,CanCon.'67
World Fair, Chic. '3 3
WorldFair,GoldGate.E
World Fair,Mont. Ex
World Fair,Mos. '80
World Fair,NY '39-40
World Fair, NY '64-65
World Fair, Nashvi '82
World Fair,NewOr. '84
World Fair, Pac.Int'l
World Fair,Parislnt. Ex
World Fair,San Ant'68
World Fair, Seattle '62
World Fair,Spokane'74
Mike Samuels, DC
Bill Longenecker, P A
Dorothy Fry, OH
Jim Moffett, CA
Frank Lawton, CA
Mel Garrett, KS
Bill Retskin, NC
Art Houser, NY
Mike Prero, CA
Mike Prero, CA
Judi Wittwer, AZ
Win Lang, CA
D . Longenecker,PA
JeffDavis, TX
Seymour Shedlow, IL
Chester Crill, CA
Judi Wittwer, AZ
Ellen Gutting, NV
Win Lang, CA
Tom Gray, IA
Win Lang, CA
Dave Hampton, CA
Marie Harbison, P A
Seymour Shedlow, IL
Win Lang, CA
Marie Harbison, P A
Ed Brassard, W A
Jim Moffett, CA
Dave Kennaday, P A
Win Lang, CA
Bill Furlong, NV
Chester Crill, CA
Andy Anderson, MO
Mike Prero, CA
Dan Bitter, OK
Bob Oliver, FL
Win Lang, CA
Cheryl Crill, CA
Chester Crill, CA
Dan Bitter, OK
Paul Moyer, CA
Don Marquette, AR
Don Marquette, AR
Don Marquette, AR
Don Marquette, AR
Don Marquette, AR
Don Marquette, AR
Don Marquette, AR
Stuart Bergman, TX
Don Marquette, AR
Don Marquette, AR
Don Marquette, AR
Don Marquette, AR
Don Marquette, AR
Don Marquette, AR
Don Marquette, AR
Don Marquette, AR
3
40
137
10277
10
23
6
120
750
9
73
33
248
2253
36
26
167
3
270
571
165
1169
264
356
123
1215
860
210
2
2765
489
419
225
374
123
419
347
1164
23
72
8749
1479
21
21
21
38
64
37
1
390
66
9
5
1
1
16
8
7
2/99
9/00
6/00
10/89
10/88
6/93
10/88
9/97
12/00
12/00
10/89
4/93
1/01
5/01
5/01
11/96
5/01
9/00
6/97
6/97
6/97
10/88
4/93
5/01
6/97
4/93
12/00
6/93
12/00
6/97
4/93
12/99
7/96
12/00
7/99
10/87
6/97
12/99
6/93
10/98
12/93
5/01
5/01
5/01
5/01
5/01
5/01
5/01
6/93
5/01
5/01
5/01
5/01
5/01
5/01
5/01
5/01
World Fair,Tex.Centen.
World Fair, Tulsa Expo
World Fair, Vancou.Ex
Wrestlers
Wrigley Gum
Wyoming
Yacht Clubs
Yugoslavia
Zip Codes
Zoos/Animal Parks
Don Marquette, AR
Don Marquette, AR
Don Marquette, AR
Seymour Shedlow, IL
Ray Vigeant, CT
Win Lang, CA
Chester Crill, CA
Win Lang, CA
Wayne Behymer, MO
Riche Greene, NJ
7
4
60
3
80
499
122
108
4925
75
5/01
5/01
5/01
5/01
1/99
6/97
12/99
6/97
10/89
1/01
We'll Do It Again!
Response to the "Largest Collections" series
has been very positive, and I've already received
lots of updates, new figures, and new categories.
We'll do it again in a couple of years (I don't want
to run it right away because it takes three issues to
cover it all).
In the meantime, this is an excellent reason to
maintain counts on your various collections. As a
new collector, years ago, I just automatically
assumed that all collectors maintained such
numbers, as it seems a basic piece of information
that every collector would want to have on hand,
but there's actually a large percentage of
collectors who don't count their covers. They're
just not interested in numbers. Of course, no
collector HAS to count anything, but wouldn't it
be interesting to see where your collections stand
compared to those of your peers? Yes, I know,
numbers don't necessarily equate with "quality,"
but we're just dealing with numbers here.
Guidelines for "official" counts:
- The counts have to be actual counts, not
estimates.
- Dupes should not be counted.
- Variations are OK (different striker colors are
OK, but they should be dramatically different; i.e.
black striker as opposed to gray striker)
- Make certain what your category contains only
what it should (i.e. "Lobsters" shouldn't include
crabs)
-There's no room to run really obscure categories
(i.e., left-handed cowboys riding palominos)
-E-mail me your numbers anytime you're ready.
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WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN DOING A TV INTERVIEW?
by Bill & Donna Longenecker
Tuesday, May 29, it's back to work after a relaxing, long weekend. Work is hectic as always after these long weekends as I
answer the phone for the umpteenth time to hear a familiar voice asking me this question. "What did you say?" She repeats the
question and then proceeds to tell me that a crew from CBS is going to be in the area filming some antique collectors, including
her boss, and had asked if she knew of any women collectors. When she told them I collected matchcovers, as did my husband,
they asked her to call and see if we would do it. "Sure I said, why not."
"Where are they from?" , I asked her, "Philadelphia or Wilkes Barre?", thinking it was just a local station doing one of their
human interest fillers . She said she wasn't sure, but thought it was New York but that was all she knew. Told me the man's name
was Jason Sacca, she would let him know and he would call me if he was interested. I can honestly say, I went back to work
without giving it a second thought as I figured if they were doing antique collectors, they wouldn't be interested in matches.
Not five minutes later, Jason called and asked questions about our collection - how long have we been collecting, how many
covers, how are they displayed, how many albums ("a couple dozen, he asked?"), what kind of categories, etc. He wondered
if we would be available on Thursday, two days away, to do an interview. "It will only take about an hour", he said. Bill wasn't
around that I could even ask him about it, some quick thinking told me I would have help in the office on Thursday so I could
leave, so I just said OK.
"We're doing a segment on American Collectors for CBS News Sunday Morning" tentatively set to air on June 10, he
explained. "I'm a producer and I'll be bringing reporter Rita Braver along with a camera and sound crew". "I want to warn you,"
I said, "our collection is in our bedroom, which has our work area." "Oh, that's no problem", he replied. We set up the time for
2:00.
Wednesday night, Bill's away for the evening, we have company corning to stay for the weekend, get things ready for
tomorrow. Bedroom is clean, can't really "put things away" as we are both currently working on a match project which they
may or may not be interested in, pull out a variety of displays on different topics. Now what albums would they like to see?
Features, pop-ups, spot strikers, political, old DQ album, Outback Steakhouses (something you can currently relate to).
Company comes, spend time visiting and time for bed.
Thursday, introductions were made, and I couldn' t believe how relaxed they made me feel. They were so casual in both
appearance and manner, that we were immediately at ease with them. They wired us up with small, battery-pack microphones
and got right to the filming. Rita Braver, the reporter, asked a few questions, but said she would rather wait and do it all "fresh"
on tape. The filming began with us showing them into our bedroom with the collection. They looked at the albums I had laid
out as she asked questions about the covers, just as any interested fiiend would. Every couple minutes, we would stop taping
and the cameraman would take close-up shots of specific covers we had pointed out. I think the worse thing, for me, was that
I didn' t know where to go with my hands when I wasn't pointing out match covers. I had no idea how much the camera was
picking up.
They did a segment with both Bill and I separately working on our covers. To be honest, I "faked" what I was doing, just
compared covers and randomly inserted them into pages so as not to get things mixed up. They were very interested in pointing
out the fact that Bill and I both had our individual interests and yet shared the hobby. They touched one-bay and its impact on
the hobby, RMS itself, how old it was and how many collectors were out there from all over the world, where the conventions
are held.
Eventually, they left, taking with them, the RMS web site information which they link up to the cbsnews.com site for all the
stories they do.Wow, it's over! After dinner, I went to their web site and looked up the CBS News Sunday Morning show site.
I'm really glad I had not done so before the shoot. The credentials of the reporter would probably have had me tongue-tied.
Looking back on the entire thing, we truly can't believe that we were able to give RMS national exposure and only hope that
we did the hobby justice. By the time you read this, the show should have aired and I hope many of you were able to see it. We
will, of course, tape it and lovingly carry it along to functions until everyone is sick of seeing it.
[Ed Note: I just received word before going to press that the above piece was rescheduled for Sunday, June 17th, due to
expected coverage of the impending execution of the Oklahoma Bomber... (Editorial comment: who should have been taken
out in back of the courthouse by the bailiff and shot right after the jury found him guilty five years ago)}
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by Joe DeGennaro
Do you trade? I do and I have to tell you that I get
such a rush when I get something really unique or
special from one of my traders.
Well, recently I received four new boxes from
two of my traders that made opening up my mail
seem like Christmas. As most of you know, three
categories that are near and dear to my heart are
Hard Rock Cafes, Disney, and Tobacco. In one
trade, I got a beautiful new 30th Anniversary box
from the Hard Rock Cafe in Cancun, Mexico. That ·
would have made it special in its own right, but, in
addition, it has a CAMEL advertisement on one •
side. Also included in that trade was a very colorful
large cigar box from Mexico that, as you can see, ·
shows a cigar being lit.
The other trade was from a good buddy of mine in Florida. He keeps me well-informed about anything
that has come out at Disney World!EPCOT and, more recently, the new Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando. I
had heard that the Hotd had a restaurant called the Velvet Room and that they had a lipstick box. He
checked it out for me, and, sure enough, they did.
The box is black with gold foil print. The other box he sent was from the new Celebration Hotel in
Celebration, Florida, which is a Disney property. It's a white ultra slim box with a multi-colored picture
of the hotel on one side.
Four great looking boxes, and it wasn't even Christmas! Until next time, Happy hunting and Happy
Collecting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Joe D.
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'.round The World
WORLD WAR II BELGIAN
"WINTERHULP" COVERS
[Courtesy of Pierre Levens, Belgium]
Here's a great series of eight World War II Belgian ' on-the-home front' covers, four of which are
shown here. These matchbooks were sold during World War II to raise money to help the poor purchase
charcoal and wood to heat their homes during the winter ... thus the theme of ' Winter Help'
("Winterhulp" in Dutch, and "Secours d'Hiver" in French).
There are actually four basic cover designs in this series, but two versions of each. As Pierre pointed
out, "You know, living in a bilingual country means that everything (or almost everything ) has its twin
brother in the other language ...they came in pairs." Thus, two cover designs are shown below, but each
has a Dutch text version and a French text version.
On both panels on all the covers, there is a picture of St. Martin, a nobleman, who, when confronted
with a poor begar on a cold winter day, took off his cape, drew his sword and cut it in half, handing over
one part to the poor man. He therefore symbolizes charity. This is a great set and a superb addition to
anyone ' s World War II Patriotic collection.. .ifyou can get it!
The Golden
"G's"
Yes!
The
Golden
"G' s" ...those little known,
but much loved match
manufacturers:
Gem
Match Company, General
Match Company, and
Gopher Match Co. You
may have heard little or
nothing about them, but
their covers are out there,
and they' re highly prized
by collectors who are into
old and rare covers.
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that were issued (one with the text on the inside·
the other with blank insides).
'
Although this company was around since the
beginnings of matchbooks, I only know of 121
varieties. That, and the preponderance of box
trademarks, may suggest that this company
continued to emphasize the box market rather than
matchbooks.
The Gopher Match Company, located in St.
Paul, MN, is something of an enigma in the hobby.
This company existed c. late 1920s, but it's not
clear whether it was actually an independent
company or a subsidiary of Lion Match Co. Its
colorful name has always made it stand out with
collectors, but these plain, two-tone covers are the
rarest of the three groups discussed here. Only 20
varieties
are currently listed.
The
Gem
Match
Company, of Chicago,
All of the Golden "G" covers are worth a place
IL, operated from c. 1935
- c. 1941. There was an in your collection. They' re difficult to locate, and
' earlier Gem Match Co., almost impossible to trade, but they' re well worth
but this one is not related to it. These are all two- the time, effort ...and possible expense, so keep
tone, wide-striker covers, quite plain, but we ' re your eyes peeled for them.
not after beauty with these covers. I only have 148
varieties currently listed, so there aren't a lot of
these covers around.
The General Match Company, of Cincinnati,
OH, was in existence for quite a bit longer than the
Gem Match Co. It was founded in 1890, starting
out as a wooden match stick manufacturer.
Although it wasn't officially dissolved until 1965,
it actually went out of production in World War II.
It had quite a number of trademarks, including:
Red Bird (box, 1920s-early 1940s ), Red Bird Jr.
(box, 1920s-early 1940s), American Saf-T Match
(box, ?-early 1940s), Candle King Quality (box,
?-early 1940s ), Candle Kings Strike Anywhere
(box, ?-early 1940s), Finest Junior (box, ?-early
1940s).
Many of the General covers are three-color, and
all I've seen are wide-strikers. If you're familiar
with these covers at all, you're more aware of the
two World War II "Remember Pearl Harbor" sets
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Animatches
One of the most fascinating types of matchbooks I've ever seen ... .is
the Animatch! It's one of those types that you like to haul out for
visiting relatives and friends to "oh" and "ah" over while watching their
eyes widen in disbelief
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This is a very little-known and obscure category simply because most
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collectors will never have seen an Animatch before. Indeed, this is the
• .iOfiJi s•wo)_ 1fOOe 'f .H l3
only one I've ever seen, and the only reason I happened to have that
opportunity is because I was visiting with the late Evelyn Hovious some . ':""" 1
... Qi.~1M d_=
years ago, and she specifically showed it to me.
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ANIMATCHES
Not surprisingly, then, not much is known about Ani matches. They -- · ~ ·- -~were copyrighted in 1934, and it's not known which, if any, of the
PAt~~~\~t~~~~CtTY
major match companies produced them . As the reverse side [to the ~EX L
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right/ of this particular example shows, no manufacturer is indicated. It
could well be that a major manufacturer supplied the matches while an
independent entrepreneur, perhaps an advertising or marketing agency,
produced the unique cover, itself
v
- - -
•
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...And it is unique! As shown below, the cover extends lengthwise to
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.
reveal both an open mouth and an advertisement. It's colorful,
r.a.vr: CO\'I.c ,. r <.>r:
ingenious, eye-catching- and functional. The matches, once pulled, are
( .0,. .. .
.... . . .; . .f ..
..
to be struck against the "STRIKE HERE" portion of the cover, which is:=:====:;;;;;;:::;;;;;;;;:::;=;;:;;;;;:::;;;;:
actually a striker.
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~ .- ~-
r
don ' t know of anyone who
actually has enough to be called a
collection. Do you?
~
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OBB HlSTOR
The Rise and Fall of the
American Matchcover: I
"All good things come to an end," the saying
goes, and that, as we're a11 painfully a'":are,
certainly is the case with the Amencan
matchcover. To really understand the significance
of the decline of the American match industry, one
need only view the role that matchcovers have
played in the history and development of our
society.
When the first phosphorous friction matches
were manufactured in the United States in 8136,
America's love affair with the indispensable
match began. By 1850, 60 match factories were
already open throughout the country. By 1878, t~o
manufacturers dominated the scene: Swtft,
Courtney, and Beecher and 0. C. Barber. In
December 1880, after a devastating price
war,these two giants and several smaller
companies merged to form the Diamond Match
Company, and, early in the following, y~ar,
production of Diamond Match Company s fust
matches began.
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cardboard. As early as 1893-1894, the initial
Binghamton Match Co.'s famous Pi so cover {5ee
RMS Bulletin, May/June 2000} already had
professionally printed advertising on it [that's the
one that got Binghamton Match Co. sued out of
existence by Diamond for patent infringement}.
Still, we herald that day in 1896, when the
manager of the Mendelson Opera Company
bought 100 blank matchbooks and had handprinted messages and pictures of the opera's
leading stars put on them, as the beginning of
matchbook advertising. Personally, it's my opinion
that we may all have take in by a Diamond PR job,
as far as the Mendelson Opera cover is concerned.
Be that as it may, however, whether because of the
Piso cover or the Mendelson Opera cover, by 1896
the face of America was about to change.
It wasn't long before businesses all over the
country were flocking to take advantage of the
incredibly cheap, incredibly abundant, simple and
effective means of advertising. From cigarette
stands and cigar stores to hotels,motels, and
restaurants, from lumber companies and jewelry
stores to banks and insurance corporations, from
soft drink and beer distributors to national parks
and zoos, American ingenuity had found a new
outlet. So important did this subsequent
advertising on matchcovers become, in fact, that
the matches, themselves, actually became
secondary to the covers that housed them (just as
With the formation of Diamond, and its
the gum companies initially used baseball cards to
purchase of the rights to Joshua Pusey's
sell their gum ... only to find out that it was the cards
matchbook in 1894, the American match industry,
people wanted, and not the gum!).
as we know it, was born. Soon, the matchbook
became one of the most common items
Moreover, matchcovers took on ancillary
manufactured on earth, and America was to
advertising quality, as well. Here, they advertised
dominate the matchbook industry for the next 80
not a product, but rather the pride and the 'esp~t
years. Along the way, America produced ~he first de corps' of the advertiser. Colleges heralded th~u
matchcover advertising, the first non-poisonous
sporting teams and school. mascots; Navy shtps
phosphorous match, and the greatest variety of
proudly exported their logos and mottos to ports of
matchcover styles and types that the world has call around the world; even Uncle Sam extensively
ever seen.
used the matchcover to promote loyalty,
teamwork, and patriotism at home during World
With the appearance of the first matchbook, it War
II.
wasn't long before someone recognized the
advertising potential of that little piece of blank [Don 't miss part II in our next issue}
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"T & T" Lists: Part XVII
T & T LIST #26: FOURTH FOOTBALL - This set, published about 1938, differs from all previous
Types. The overall background color is silver and the front of the covers show shows a head and shoulder photo of the player.
The back of the covers shows a brief description of the player' s history printed over a panel that has a bright red background
color on 12 of the covers, and a deep blue color on the other twelve covers. The printing is in white. On the saddle is the
player' s name and his team, imprinted over a light tan football . Note that the players with the red background history panel
are all members of the Chicago "Bears" , while the ones with the blue background history are all members of the Detroit
" Lions" . Manufacturer' s imprint is double line: Made in U.S .A/THE DIAMOND MATCH CO. NYC. 24 covers comprise
the complete set as listed below:
Entire Last Line
Player
Bjork, Delbert
Buivid, Raymond
Caddel, Ernie
Cardwell, Lloyd
Clark, Earl
Famiglietti, Gary
Fortmann, Daniel
Johnson, Bert
Johnson, Jack
K.lewick.i, Ed
Manders, John
Maniaci, Joe
McDonald, James
McDonald, Lester
Moscrip, Monk
Part, Maurice
Reynolds, Bob
Ryan, Kent
Sullivan, Frank
Swisher, Robert
Thompson, Russell
Vanzo, Fred
Wojciechowicz, Alex
Zamas, Gust
Epsilon.
Nu .
" Dearfoot".
tali.Weighs 195 .
tall and weighs 190 pounds.
fraternity.
is a bachelor.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
tall. Weighs 212 pounds.
pounds.
200 pounds. Height 6ft. 1 in.
Makes his home in Lodi, NJ.
pounds.
179 yards.
pounds.
weighs 207 pounds.
Football League.
fine passer and kicker.
in 1933. Is married .
Single. Phi Delta Theta.
year.
tall. Weighs 230 pounds.
weighs 197 pounds.
fraternity.
Blue
Red
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
T & T LIST #27: WASHINGTON "REDSKINS" FOOTBALL - 1939- set of twenty is
double line designation:- Universal Match Corp/Philadelphia, Pa. The printing is maroon on gold, with "Official 1939
Schedule" across the saddle. These covers contain the ad of "Ross Jewelers", Washington, D.C. Of the following twenty
covers, the ones of Jim Barber and Steve Slivinski are very rare; only a few collections contain them. The pictures and
autographs ofthe players appear on the inside of the covers.
1. Barber, Jim
2.
3.
4.
5.
Baugh, Sam
Bradley, Hal
Carroll, Vic
Erikson, Bud
6. Farkas, Andy
7. Filchok, Frank
8. Flaherty, Ray
9. Irwin, Don
10. Justice, Ed
11.
12.
13 .
14.
15.
Karcher, Jim
Krause, Max
Malone, Charlie
Masterson, Bob
Millner, Wayne
16. Parks, Mickey
17. Pinckert, Emy
18. Slivinski, Steve
19. Stralka, Clem
20. Turner, Jay
1940- Set oftwenty. Same design arxi imprint as the 1939 set. "Official1940 Schedule" across the saddle.
1. Barber, Jim
2. Baugh, Sam
3. Carroll, Vic
4 . Edwards, Glen
5. Farkas, Andy
6. Farman, Richard
7. Hoffman, Bob
8. Irwin, Don
9 . Malone, Charlie
10. Masterson, Bob
11 .
12.
13.
14.
15.
Millner, Wayne
Parks, Mickey
Pinckert, Emy
Russell, Bo
Shugart, Clyde
16. Slivinski, Steve
17. Stralka, Clem
18. Todd, Dick
19. Young, Bill
20. Zimmerman, Leroy
Where Does The Hobby Go
From Here?
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infusion of co1lector-produced Girlie covers each
year in the form of Convention Girlies. Foreign
Girlie covers appear from time to time, but the
vast majority of collectors have no opportunity to
obtain them.
In our last issue, we took a look at how
collectors' interests have changed over the life of
the hobby, all the way from Group I and 1939
So, as we look into the first decade of the 21st
World' s Fair covers to the present-day boom in century and beyond, what lies ahead? Well, if
Casino and Cigarette covers. But, where do we go you ' re a sometime, when-there's-nothing-betterfrom here?
to-do collector, the prospects for collecting look
bleak. The number of available covers to collect
Of course, anything I put down here is going to will continue to diminish, as fewer new covers are
be pure speculation, but it seems to me that there made and attrition takes its toll on the older
are at least some general indications.
covers. Along with this, thanks to these and other
factors, such as eBay, competition for buying
As an amateur researcher and a teacher of covers will continue to get stiffer. Result: fewer
History, I can say with certainty that the best way covers and fewer hot categories ...which, in tum, I
to predict the future is simply to look at the past. believe, will lead to the "casual" collector
And, in the hobby' s past, with respect to collecting basically being forced out of the hobby .. ..which, it
interests, an almost ironclad trend can readily be would seem, is exactly what's already been
seen: Whatever's readily available at the moment happening the last several years. This would also
explain why the drop out rate of novice collectors
is hot.
is so high ... collectingjust isn't as easy as it used to
Thus, Group I appears in the m id-1930s and it be.
becomes the hottest category. The 1939 NY
World' s Fair begins, and collectors go after those
And that leaves us ... the die-hard collectors~
covers. The late 1950s saw the stampede for We' re the ones that are willing to work at
Matchoramas and Navy Ships begin. As Universal collecting. We'll do the searching-the tramping
introduced its lines of Fancies, Fancies became through paper shows, open-air markets, and garage
sought-after. When non-stock Holiday Inn covers sales; we ' ll do the buying- the small and large
were at their peak, so was collecting Holiday Inn accumulations, and the estate collections; we ' ll do
covers. When American Ace boxes abounded, so the shucking and organizing; and, yes, some of us
did collectors' interest in them ...and so on and so will even still be trading.
forth , right up to today. What are the only two
I don't know ifthe flow of Casino and Cigarette
current categories in which covers are still
plentiful? ...Casinos and Cigarettes... and those are covers will continue in the years ahead, but, even
if it does, those two categories won't be enough to
the two hottest categories today.
sustain most of us. But we're the diggers! It
Interest in Girlies has even dropped off. The doesn't matter what the current fad category is to
number of Girlie Club members, for example has us. Our digging turns up our wants. Thus, the
declined (Jan/Feb 2000, RMS Bulletin), and it's Loren Moores will still be looking for old
very difficult to find people who can trade Girlies Telephone Numbers, and the Clem Paters will still
with you ...because just about all the domestic be searching for County Seats and American Aces;
sources for those covers have dried up. Thus, those like me will always be on a quest for those
collecting such covers becomes more difficult and grand old manumarks and footers, while those like
interest begins to wane. I'm a dedicated Girlie Warren Marshall will still be looking for Towns;
collector, myself, but I believe the category is and the small, specialized categories will always
really only being kept alive by the "artificial" be important to many collectors.
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same handy location ... no more fishing around for
the matches in some other pocket. Usually, the
matchbook that came with the Adverap actually
No, they're not a type ofmatchcover, and they're matched the Adverap in design so that they both
not boxes, either, but you might run into one in the formed a set, such as the one shown here.
course of your collecting career, and they do have
something to do with the hobby. Besides, you Adveraps never caught on. Perhaps American
never know when someone is going to come up to smokers just didn't want to be bothered by yet
you at a cocktail party and ask you to gtve a another item to carry around. It was already
discourse on Adveraps!
something of a headache just making sure you had
Adveraps
"Adveraps," from the Universal, appeared in
1939 and lived all too shortly thereafter,
disappearing from the scene in the 1940s. I say "all
too shortly" because it was based on the rather
logical assumption that smokers would want some
sort of protective "pouch" to keep their soft
cigarette packs in to keep them from getting bent,
squashed, etc. (sort of a poor man's cigarette
case!). And, it was assumed that there would be a
wealth of businesses which would foot the bill for
it, since their advertising would appear on the
package. Hence the name, "Adverap."
an adequate supply of matches and cigarettes when
you went out, and then, there were the unsightly
bulges.
No one seems to be quite
sure exactly when Adveraps went out of production,
but if they made it to 1942
they could also have been a
casualty of war materials
shortages. And, it wasn't
all too many years later that
the cigarette industry started coming out with "hard
pack" cigarettes where the
packs were now cardboard
boxes, thereby making the
Adverap obsolete anyway.
... See also our next issue.
The Adverap, itself, was a cardboard affair that
formed a small box in which the cigarette pack
would sit in an upright position. The top was
slightly lower in front in order to afford easier
access to the cigarette pack. There was also a slot
in the Adverap into which the accompanying
matchbook could be positioned. Thus, the smoker
Pictures courtesy uf Carmine
would have both cigarettes and matches in the Arpino
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Who's Got It? Part II
RMS member Tom Barber of Chicago reported in
1955 having a dated Empire Quality cover from
Jordan Brown & Sons, Chicago. The date read
"Wed., Nov. 20, 1929." Who's got it now?
In 1952/1953, a 1952 Indianapolis 500 set of
covers came out. There were five 30-strikes: 1)
"We were there/May 30, 1952"; 2) "Friendly/
Indianapolis/Hospitality"; 3) Indianapolis/500
Mile Race"; 4) "A Souvenir/ofthe/500 mile race";
5) "We saw the/1952/500 mile race". Does anyone
have one?
The March 1981 Long Beach Matchcover Club
bulletin reported that Canada's Eddy Match Co.
had "produced a Jewe lite cover of the same
dimensions as the Universal product. A sample of
this style can be be found in a cover advertising
Bacardi Rum. Designed for the Canadian market,
the message is in English and French." I don't
believe I have ever heard of or seen this Canadian
Jewelite-like cover. Who's got it?
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Match Books Get
Gerry Biron, VT,
Foolproof Cover
happened to send in
l.t impossithis article from bleBYtoMAKING
strike a match
Popular Science, "\i\•ithr.tut, closing the cover,
new- safety--match p.ack.November 1937. .a.
et prevents possible burns
This
innovative from ignition of the remaining n"latches..
To
matchcover may withdraw n. 1nn.tch, the
have been simply user turns the pJ voted
cover sidewu.ys. barring
the inventor's demo access to the striking
until the cover is
model. Was this .surface
pushed hack into place,
ever mass produced shielding the othe-r-a,
as
an
actual
commercial
product? I've never
seen one before, or
even heard of one
prior to this. Does
anyone actually
have one? Thanks
to
Gerry
for
sending this in for
match cannot be struc..lc un·
'Show 'n Tell'!
.::.over has ·bet;tn replaced
Peripheral Collectors...
Here's something new!
This was sent in by Bill Ostlund, a Model T Ford
collector. He recently purchased an accessory
steering column support bracket that is quite
interesting. According to the fellow he bought it
from, it was offered through the Star Match
Company in the teens and 20s. The support
attaches around the steering column and attaches
to the firewall. It is the type that would be used on
1917 through 1922 Model T Fords. What makes it
interesting is that it has a cast aluminum holder for
a box of matches. Cast out of the front is a star and
the sides are open to access the striker portion of
the box. The fellow he purchased it from is
a noted authority on Model T accessories, so he
should know what he's talking about.
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Monogram's
In the November/December 2000 RMS Bulletin, there was a query on the Match Grins Set. Initially,
there was some question as to whether there was a set because only one such cover was listed in the Lion
30 STICK listing, and, after some research, there was some later confusion as to whether this was a
10-cover set or a 12-cover set. Although there were no responses to the initial inquiry, several weeks
later I happened to stumble across the entire set at Loren Moore' s, right down the road from me ... and he
had twelve in his set (all pictured here).
Set Listing
1. College boy - "Say when" !
College girl - "Right after this drink" !
2. We' re so glad to see you. We're stressing this
point: You can have what you want Here ' s
the key to the joint!
3. Just in case you can' t find the john ....
4. "Whadjya have to do for the mink coat?"
"Nothin'- just shorten the sleeves! "
5. No bones about it-- We ' re glad you' re here!
6. Hey you-- how' s about raising a little cain?
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Match Grins Set
These are Lion 30 STICK covers, with the manumark on the inside and of the smaller, perhaps older,
manu mark variety. All of these covers cany embossed drawings on the front panel and the text shown
below on the front, back, and/or both panels. Several of the covers definitely do cany sexual innuendos,
so it's not all that surprising that the RMS editor in 1953 refused to list the covers because of their
content. It should be noted that# 12, below, is a metallic.
7. Here ' s something for the morning after!
8. She was just a shoemaker' s daughter-- but she
gave the boys her awl!
9. Hey, waiter- there' s a fly in my soup!
Waiter- Could be! the chef used to be a tailor!
I 0. She was just an optician's daughter - - Two
glasses and she made a spectacle of herself!
11. She' s the kind of girl that men forget.. .. to
introduce to their wives!
12. Look in the mirror And you will see Someone
who' s welcome As can be!
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Salesmen's
Here's another one of those ' peripherals' that are
popular with a number of collectors as adjuncts to
their cover collections-salesmen's sample books.
The particular one shown was graciously loaned to
me by Loren Moore, CA, for this article. It's about
as mint as you can get when dealing with used
salesman's sample books.
This one is from Monarch Match Company, San
Jose, CA. The prices quoted are from 1?69, and
they're cut and pasted in, so I'd have to guess that
the book, itself, is from one or two years before that.
These books were meant to "sell" the customer, so
this one has everything you, as a salesman, would
need to hopefully convince that prospective buyer to
indeed make an order. There are pages of dazzling
covers (all flats) designed to illustrate various sizes,
types, colors, and sets. There's an index of stock
graphic designs and logos. There's also an entire
section on how to arrange the copy on various types
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of covers according to subject matter: fraternals,
political, and so forth.
There aren' t any order forms included in the book,
though. I would assume that the salesman had a
separate pad/folder/book for that, and, indeed, most
of the salesman's sample books I've seen were
similar in this respect.
While I don' t particularly collect salesman' s
sample books, myself, I do like to go through them
because they will very often give trademark names
for their various lines that aren't known outside the
company ... simply because those particular names
were never put on the covers.
A book such as this would make a wonderful
accessory to anyone' s collection. They' re very
colorful, interesting, and provide background for a
thorough understanding of your collection ... and
they' re not all that uncommon, so keep your eyes
peeled!
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f See Mail Box column for response to last issue 's query on Historic
... Virginia Set J
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See America First
James Willard, MD, sent in this
photocopy of this nice DQ and would like
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it's certainly not often we get to deal with
ANY type ofDQ set!
So, is this part of a set? Well, I can at least answer that question ... Yes! And
how does Swami Prero know that? .. .Because there are three different such
covers listed in the DQ listing. In fact, there might even be two different sets
here.
The three different covers I know of deal with: 1) Ector County well {shown
here/ , 2) Oklahoma City, and 3) Rotary drilling.
Are there more? Seems so, but what are they? Are there two sets, or is this
one set? It's up to our DQ collectors to answer these questions. How about it?
JHave a question concerning an odd or interesting cover? Want to know if
what you have is part of a set:? Want to know exactly what y ou 're missing.?
Drop the /"_:d. a line and include a sharp photocopy qf sample cover, please.
Centurylite
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wa ll' Utltft•ut. M1ttl .
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Centurylite was a Universal trademark for its
® · 1oo-match covers. 1t was first introduced in
1944, although I'm not sure when it was finally
discontinued.
This was a novelty-match because of the size, and it never proved to be a big seller for Universal. Last
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collectors
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The Huggable Bears Club
Wow! TWO collectors came up with a World
War I Diamond Approved Match No. 7 Safety
First. .. and it's even a printed stick!. Shown here is
John Mathot's, MA, cover... gotten in a baggie of
W.W. I paper at a flea market in Worcester, MA ...
the baggie cost $20!
This specialty club, formed in 1993, is devoted
to collectors of bears on matchcovers. It is also
involved in bear subjects in general. The club
publishes a quarterly bulletin named Bear Tracks
and holds its annual meeting at each RMS
convention.
Current officers are: Chairbear: Toby Messmer,
Secretary: Lynne Martin, Treasurer: Pat Shappell
(For membership:) Pat Shappell, 109 Wood Lane,
Bob Stowe, FL, found his at the Rennigers
Reading, PA 19606-2446. Editor is Shirley Sayers.
Antique Market in Florida from a dealer from
Connecticut.. .he paid $0 (!! !). The dealer thought
Bears on covers encompass a broad field. For
it was worthless! A-r-r-r-r-g-g-g-h! I've got to get example, the specialist categorizes bears as Polar
out more and start,• •,
Bear, Grizzly, Koala, Panda, caricatures, etc.
r
looking for treasure!!
Further breakdowns include Smokey Bear, 'Sleep'
the Travelodge bear, 'Happy' the automotive bear,
Paddington, etc.
There are over 2,000 bear covers known to exist.
Did you know that there are at least 22 different
Smokey Bear covers alone? They have been used
to advertise strength, cleanliness, refrigeration,
and other services or products. This popular
subject is open in all fields to the collector of bearrelated memorabilia.
Trades, knowledge, and friendship are available
to members of this congenial club. Membership is
open to all, with dues of$5 per year, payable at the
annual meeting.
Why not give this very special and unusual club
a try? Just write to Pat Shappell, 109 Wood Lane,
Reading, PA 19606-2446 (patshapp@aol.com) for
an application form. They would love to have you
join them ... your absence is 'unbearable!'
20
The MailBox
Ed. Ref the unauthorized
Queen Elizabeth Silver
Jubilee boxes mentioned
in last issue 's "Who's
Got it, " we ji>und out!
Pat Stevens, England,
has all three of the
Venture Matches issues.
The one shown here has been reduced due to
.\pace restrictions.
Manny Silverstein, CA:
Manny sent in this very
nice Union Match Quality
cover (192 7-c. 19290
Jim Spector, FL: I read
with interest you Hobby
History column in the
May/June issue of the
Bulletin. I was especially
interested
in
the
paragraph which referred
to the Beach albums and
-
The Silver Jubilee which we are celebratino this vear. 1977
commemorates 25 years of the reign of Her Majesty Queen
~·
Elizabeth IL
Westminster Abbey traditionally the church where the
Coronation takes place: has been the English Royal Church
for over nine hundred years. The Ceremony itself has a
continuous history of more than a thousand years, dating back
to the Anglo Saxons. Our Kings -and Queens have not only
received the homage of their Peers they also in their Coronation
oath promise to rule justly and responsibly to their subjects
throughout their dominions.
·
·
•.
·.
.
:
·
•·
flyer
which was inserted
inside the cover
and on top of the
Beach cover page.
The album was
actually the Beachcraft Match Cover
Album, which was
the brand of the
Fredrick H. Beach
company.
I believe I began
usmg
Beach
albums prior to
It
was
1950.
probably in late
1951 or early 1952
that the RMS insert
first appeared. At
the time, I was in
high school and a
matchcover
21
collecting buddy and I went into the mail order
matchcover business. Along with matchcovers, we
sold the Beachcraft albums. It was from the insert
that we learned of RMS. I wrote to Horace Rush
who, at that time, was the RMS secretary/
membership chairman. He wrote back explaining
what RMS was and invited me to join, which I did.
Well, I'm not much at predicting the future, but
something has happened locally which may well
effect the RMS.
A bit back, one of the local Boards of Health
(every community has one by law) banned
smoking in all restaurants in the community. This
was appealed to the Mass. Supreme Court AND
Robert Bush, RI: [Ref last issue 's query on the UPHELD ! Salem, one of many cities, has just also
Historic Virginia se~J The Historic Virginia set banned smoking in most public areas (restaurants,
that I have consists of 12 covers: Wythe House, St. halls, etc) This, needless to say, was also appealed
George Tucker House, Travis House, Raleigh and upheld.
Tavern/Public Gaol, Raleigh Tavern/Williamsburg
The main area of interest is that, at least in this
Inn, Captain Orr's Dwelling, Ludwell-Paradise
state,
restaurants/ bars were one of the few refuges
House, The Wren Building, Pitt-Dixon House, Old
Court House, The Quarter, James Geddy House. for smokers left beside home. They were also one
These were purchased at an RMS convention of the few places still likely to purchase matches
for their customers. One major local chain "The
auction.
99" (perhaps 40 pub style restaurants over New
[Roy Buckley, WA, and Bill Scott, CAN, were also England) has recently used up the last of their
custom imprinted matches and has gone over to
good enough to send in their lists of 12, as well]
plain white books in locations where customers
Nelson Dionne, MA: In your last newsletter, you can still smoke in the bar. I understand that Maine
asked the question "Where do we go from here ?". also has something alone this line going on.
CAMEL 30s ALBUM RAFFLE
The Tobacco Club is raffling off three albums of Camel 30s, and you don't have to be
a member to get in on it. Chances are $1 each, or 6 for $5. Send your check or money
order (made out to Penny Smith) along with your completed raffle tickets to:
Penny Smith
2063 Grange Hall
Fenton, MI 48430
... or, just bring them with yo_u to
the RMS Convention next
month at Indian Wells, CA. ·
The drawing will be held at the
NAME;
Tobacco Club meeting at the
convention. Run off the ticket
· -· -----------· · ----~N-~,ff,.....,_.",-.,...
shown here and enter as many ADDRESS;times as you wish ... and Good CITY/STATE/ZIP= ----------N------·~--·---·-·------···
Luck!!
DEADLINE: AUGUST Jrd!
22
Bits & Pieces
AHSWtlt to last 3 SS14tl's
Matelleol'st Mystery
What was a "cracking match"?
THE APRIL TOBACCO CLUB BULLETIN
had an eye-popping color page featuring the new
10-cover Winston 20s set.. ..and then they did it
again in the May issue with a full color page of
Camel 30-strike singles.
BOB AND MARY BUSH, Rl, had a very nice
write-up in the Providence Sunday Journal on
May 13. Spectacular full-page of color pictures.
Henry Courtney, Wilimington, DE, made a match
that could be used safely c. 1857. It would
produce an instant flame with no smell. These
matches were popularly known as "cracking
matches" because of a faint popping sound when
ignited against a hard surface. The exact secret
these matches was never revealed, as Henry
Courtney never told it!
Matelleol'sr Mysteries: #36
LARRY KOZAK, OH, appeared on a 15-minute
of
a
local
show
in
the
segment
Cleveland-Akron area called "Happy Talk" on
Where did the "Diamond'' come from
May 26. He talked about matchcover collecting,
in "Diamond Match Company?
the Forest City Matchcover Club, RMS, and
showed a small portion of his collection ... another
This one ' s actually not that hard, but do you
nice plug for the hobby.
know it? Have to know your industry history!
..... Nice going, Larry ! ...Answer in our next issue.
Silver Chicago World's Fair Set!
Oh, be still my beating heart! One of the greatest sets ever issued- the 1934
Chicago World ' s Fair set. This one is the scarce one with the silver
background (as opposed to the 1933 gold set, which is more common). This
listing is by the late AI Policke, who not only had the entire set, but he was
given it by- William Colgate, Diamond Match Co.!!
From July 1979 Long Beach bulletin
1 - Front: Go, A Century of Progress, 1934 Chicago World ' s
brightest spot. (DQ)
2 - Sky Ride, full length picture upright (DQ)
3 - The Hall of Science & Tower, also full length, upright
4 - Administration Building, full length
5 - Replica of Fort Dearborn, full length
6 - Travel & Transportation Building, full length
7 - Hall of Science, full length
8 - Electrical Group, full length
9- U.S . Government Building, full length
I 0 - Hall of Science, North Facada, full length
11 - Replica Golden Pavillion of Jehol, full length
12 -Maya Temple, full length
/Special thanks to
Jim Benes, NJ, for
the picture shown
here]
23
horizon .. .and anyone who's ever attended such an
even knows exactly what I'm talking about.
Editorial
Although such lobbying may sometimes be
done by a spouse or friend, it's nonnally carried
out by the person who created the display. It takes
two forms: blatant and subtle.
/Note: The fiJI/owing views are not particularly
those (~f'the RMS officers, nor should they be taken
as representing the overall official RMS Matchcover Society, ... and, if they prove to be too
controversial... they aren't mine either!]
In the blatant variety, the prospective judge is
simply told outright, "That's my display there, the
one with all the great Indian headdresses. None of
the other display even come close to this one. You
should vote for mine."
A LITTLE INNOCENT LOBBYING?
In the subtle variety, the display owner simply
drops a seemingly ' innocent' remark amidst an
ongoing conversation: "Oh, I had the display I was
entering just perfect, and then all those beautiful
Indian covers shifted position in the baggage, and
I had to quickly redo the whole thing when I got to
the hotel." Or, "Take a look at the General Match
Co. covers I have on display and tell me ifyou see
any new manumarks."
The annual RMS convention is almost upon us
once again- this time, w-a-a-a-y over here in
California. And, anytime collectors get together
for a convention, swapfest, or even an occasional
club meeting, there are always display
competitions .... the key word here being
"competition."
Although RMS 's rules for displays are probablythe most detailed and strictest in the hobby, every
such competition, whether it be at AMCAL,
United Eastern Swapfest, etc. , prohibits the
exhibitor from putting his or her name on the front
of the display where it can be seen by possible
judges. That's because judging is supposed to be
done on a fair and impartial basis, and the idea is
that if the judge knows beforehand which display
belongs to whom, the resulting vote may be biased
one way or the other.
And that's certainly a valid concern. As a
teacher, I see that all the time in school. Whether
the students are being asked to vote on student
council candidates or which art project in class is
the most attractive, it invariably deteriorates into a
popularity contest where the actual qualifications
of the person or item take a back seat to who the
person or creator is.
Thus it is that I'm always a little concerned
about the lobbying that inevitably takes place
when there's a display contest looming on the
The results are the same in any event. The
person has just circumvented the rule about not
showing his or her name on the particular display.
Now, the judge knows that such-and-such display
belongs to so-and-so, and all sorts of "social'
factors may come into play: friendship, loyalty,
guilt, revenge, and so on.
There used to be a regular at the AMCAL
conventions who would unabashedly lobby for his
own displays. He made sure everyone knew that
he had displays in the contest and exactly which
ones they were. Did it work? Well, he won an
awful lots of awards!
If you ' re in Indian Wells next month, try
conducting a little test; just keep a quiet count of
how many times you're lobbied about various
displays. I'll be surprised if you come away with a
count of zero.
Of course, if you do, it's probably because
everyone read this editorial, so I can't really lose!
24
RMS Bulletin .July/August 2001, No. 491
US3NSSS BOX
RMS BULI.~ETIN AUCTION features a
75%/25% split (you get 75% of what your lots sell
for) . Send your lots to Bud Shappell, 109 Wood
Ln. , Reading, PA 19606-2446 (Tel : 610-779-0733).
PENN-OHIO MATCHCOVER CLUB will
present an award at this year's RMS convention for
the Best Indian Display.
... AND THOSE LOVABLE HUGGABLE
BEARS will be giving an award at the RMS
convention for the Best Bear Display.
OTHER LATE-ARRIVING RMS CONVENTION AWARD NEWS: [thanks to Mark
Quilling]
-Forest City: Most Unusual Display
-Jewelite Club: Best Jewelite Display
-Lone Star : Best Small Category Display
-Northern Lites Club: Best Nevada Display
-San Diego: Best Unusual Group Display
BADGER STATE MC awarded its RMS Area
Award for 2000 to Mel Reese for a display of
Wriggley Gum Cartoons.
Palm Harbor, FL 34684 ....
.... .... ... ......... .J/AO!
NEED HELP WITH FREEBJE TABLES! Please send
covers/ boxes for 200 I RMS Convention freebie tables to
Freebie Tables Chairman Manny Silverstein, 7847 Peachtree
Ave., Panorama City, CA 91402-6513 ............ ............. .J/AOI
CAMEL SINGLES: Send me I 0 covers for I 0 from the
Cleveland area. Jim Harpster, 7286 Kiltie Ln , Northfield, OH
. .. J /AOl
44067.............. .......
.............. ..
LISTS! If it's an old manumark, I've probably got a list for
it, plus lots more. Check out my site at:
http ://users.evl .net/- rmseditor for complete details . Mike
Prero, 12659 Eckard Way, Auburn, CA 95603 .... .. ...... 1/AOI
NEW MEMBER WANTS SALEM, MA, MATCHCOVERS: Nelson Dionne, Box 907, Salem, MA 01970
(978-532-4306) (E-mail: aal mo@nsradio .org .. .that's a one
in the e-mail address).... .... .... . .......................
.. .. S/00 I
WANTED: Small town covers New England & Mid-Atlantic
states, AI Cavalari, 89 Bethlehem Rd ., New Windsor, NY
12553 (845-564-6775) .............. .............. . ....... .. ....... NIDOl
WANTED: Coca-Cola matchcovers. Highest prices paid .
$250 minimum for pre-1920 covers. Will respond to all
offers. Thorn Thompson, 1389 Alexandria Dr., #7,
.. ............ NIDO I
Lexington, KY 40504-1777 ....
Classified ad policy: Ads are published on a space available
basis. Please keep 'em short and send them in as soon as
possible! 10¢ a word.
World War I Covers
TRANS CANADA MC awarded its RMS Area "In 1957 the late Walt Mensch who began
Award to Morris Pasternak. Congratulations!
collecting in 1935 wrote that he had only seen five
L.--------------------' World War I covers ... ' Two are well known the
Knights of Columbus one issued to the Doughboys
by the grand organization .... In fact, the Knights
ROYAL FLASH 40 STRIKE FULL BOOKS: In original issued two covers during the war. Another
factory boxes of25. Mint. 4 digit phone#. $25+$3.95 USPS prominent cover during this period was one issued
Priority mail postage. Art Blinick, RMS #5776, 3716 S.
to our fighting boys by the 28th Division
Grandview Ave., Tempe, AZ 85282 (480-967-0227) (e-mail:
alblinick@earthlink.net) .... ..... ......... ..... ... ........ ... ...... ... .J/AO 1 Command, this being the Pennsylvania Keystone
Division. It shows the state insignia on both the
WANTED: Number 7 in the Leon & Eddies contact set. Will front and back of the the cover. Another is BUY
pay $15 for a cover in very good condition. Bill Evans, 1699 FIFTH LIBERTY BONDS by a Philadelphia
Tammarron SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 .. .. .......... ..... . .JI AO 1
concern, and each match had BUY BONDS on it.'
CLASSIFIED ADS
WANTED TO BUY OR TRADE: Beer-related matches,
prefer Hamm's full-books. Bob Stowe, 155 Seaside Court,
The last cover Mensch listed 'was issued by the
25
Cramp Shipyard in Philadelphia and it solicited
labor to build ships."' [Long Beach bulletin, Oct.
1977}
H-m-m-m-m! Wouldn't a "World War I listing"
be interesting? We could put one together if we got
enough of a response. Well, let's see what
happens. I believe Walt was referring to only those
covers that referred to the war, war effort, military
units, etc., not just any cover during the 1914-1918
period, although that latter group certainly
wouldn't be very large either. [f you have any,
please send me a clear, sharp photocopy, and we'll
put together a list. [Notice that the World War I
cover shown on p. 19 wasn't known to Walt, so
who knows how many different such covers are
actually in existence!}
Have YOU Helped Ralph Yet?
The RMS Web Site also has a listing of which
club bulletins Historian Ralph Arnold is still
looking for for the RMS Archives .. .can you help?
" ... Seemed Like a Good Idea
At The Time!"
It's Not Too Late!
If you haven't sent in your classified ad yet for
the RMS Web Site, you still can! Ads run from
July 1 to December 31st. 50 words+name and
address for only $10!! Your ad literally gets worldwide exposure! What a deal!
Send your text for your ad plus a check made out
to "RMS" to the Editor ASAP.
You can see the format of current ads by going
to: http://www.matchcover.orglclassificll.html
Don't be the last on your block!
Special thanks to Seymour Shed/ow, IL, for this
one.
"Unique" Advertising Concepts!
Why on earth would a restaurant,
even a Mexican restaurant, want to
show an Aztec human sacrifice
scene?? Would that stimulate your
appetite? ... only if you were
Quetzalcoatl! Have any "Unique"
advertisingfavorites ofyour own?
Send a clear pic or scan into the
Ed. for Show 'n Tell!
26
MATCHBOOKS IN THE
LAW BOOKS: PART XIV
by Kenneth H. Ryesky, Esq.
==================================
Ken Ryesky (RMS # 9003), member of the New
York , New Jersey and Pennsylvania Bars,
practices law in East Northport, NY and teaches
Business Law at Queens College of the City
University of New York. He can be reached
at P.O. Box 926, East Northport, NY 11731 or by
e-mail at khresg@sprintmail.com.
Arnold Orsatti, Sr., renown restaurateur and
newspaper publisher in the Philadelphia - South
Jersey area, was a staunch and stalwart advocate
for legalizing casino gambling in Atlantic City. His
life accomplishments indirectly bolstered the
phillumeny hobby by creating an Atlantic City
environment which has spawned so many
matchbooks for us to collect. But Mr. Orsatti was
directly responsible for some matchbooks which
appeared as evidence in litigation years before the
casinos ever came
to Atlantic City.
The
District •
Court found that •·
given the restaurants'
respective
I o c a t i o n s , (;i:··:Ji).l ~ \ :1~
clientele, cuisine
and ambience, any
c o n f u s i o n E4i##A~
between the two
businesses would
be negated if the
Philadelphia
establishment
would
"Orsatti's" in its
name, and would · · · · · . ············.·········
stop using the r:.::;::•.•·.·.::···:·:::::...:•.•:.......
pump logo in its
menus, decor, and
p a r a p h e r n a I i a ~•Wt it!i::·•i~·i)}f:t(j:.:;;,;:·;:._:fJ~
which specifically
included
the k;.:. //.• •·-:<.:
matchbooks. The lliioiililiiiiiiii._liiiiliiliiiliiiiiii~iiiiiiliiiilllili~-~
Circuit Court disagreed and remanded the matter
for further proceedings [98].
The matchbooks with the offending pump logo
were apparently discontinued, but Charlie Specht
In 1951 , Orsatti has some of those covers in his collection
opened the Pump graciously provided here as illustrations~
Room restaurant
in Philadelphia. In [To be continued]
19 54, the owners ========= === ==== === == ======
of The Pump Reference Note:
Room in Chicago,
in business since
1938, sued Orsatti
for infringing upon
their trade name.
After the lawsuit
was filed, the
Philadelphia
establishment
began to refer to
itself as "Orsatti's
· Pump Room."
[98] Ambassador East, Inc. v. Orsatti, 155 F. Supp.
937 (E.D.Pa., 1957), rev'd & remanded 257 F.2d
79 (3d Cir. 1958).]
Late Breaking Convention News
- Two new co-chairs have been added for your
convenience: Cheryl Crill (626-794-0094) and
Chuck Groninga (909-987-6538).
- The hotel has rolled back the breakfast surcharge,
which was a mistake, and the energy surcharge is
till in effect throughout California.
RMS MEMBERSHIP REPORT- JULY/AUGUST 2001
27
SPONSOR
NEW MEMBERS (*=will trade)
9440--Barry M. Dugita, 7526 Dickson St., Pittsburgh, PA 15218 ... .. .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... .... ....... .... .... Jim Senkewitz
COLLECTS : General
9441--Rene Crystal, 820 Dover Rd ., Wynnewood, PA 19096 ..... ...... . ..... . .......... ....... ... ......... RMS Web Page
COLLECTS: Girlies & Features.
9442- Billy Mann, 321 E. North St., #G-2, Warrensburg, MO 64093 ....... ....... ...... ..... .... .... ..... ..... .............. RMS
COLLECTS : Hotels and Restaurants.
9443*-Rubens Dicjone Neto, Esmeraldas 266, Santo Andre, Sao Paulo 09090-770 Brazil .. ..... ... RMS Web Page
COLLECTS : Joe Camel and Camel matchcovers.
9444--Edward J. Eichhorn, 2010 Sandia Court, Lusby, MD 20657-4017 .......... .. ...... ........ .. .. .... ....... ... .... . RMS
COLLECTS : Breweries, Beer & Soda.
9445*-Jesus T. Solis, 3945 Geumeville Rd., Santa Rosa, CA 95401 .. .. .. .... .... ..... ....... .... .............. ...... ....... . RMS
COLLECTS : Girlies, Buses, Military, Ships, Sonoma, Napa & Lake County, CA.
9446*-Dennis R. Hale, 1389 James Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105 .... .... .. .... ...... .... .. .. .... .. ............ .. .. .. .. Mark Quilling
COLLECTS: Features, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, Automotive, Horses, Cats & Hamm's Beer.
9447*-Sue Westlie, 1389 James Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105 ................................ .. ........ .. ...... ...... .... Mark Quilling
COLLECTS: Features, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, Automotive, Horses, Cats & Hamm's Beer
9448-Ray Crowell, 1431 Hidden Valley, SE, #1 , Kentwood, MI 49508-6448 .. ...... .......... .. .... .. .. RMS Web Page
COLLECTS: Soda, Transportation, Patriotic & Military.
ADDRESS CORRECTION
3763-Linda Clavette, 13 Creekstone Dr. , Mont Alto, PA 17237
7600-James Peterson, 6014 Curtier Dr., Unit D, Alexandria, VA 22310-5115
8771-David Specht, 62 S. Wolf Rd., #211 , Wheeling, lL 60090-4860
8848-June McMullan, Gloria Dei Outreach, 3445 Davisville Rd., #207A, Hatboro, PA 19040
891.3-Thomas Harzula, 836 W. Lincoln Ave., #120, North Judson, IN 46366-8832
899.3-Greg Lund, correct zip code to read 20817-2231
9028-Tom Waddell, 795 S. Van Buren ST., Stoughton, Wl 53589-2398
9210-Richard Tolson, 6 Shafto Cottages, Barham Road, Buckworth, Cambs, PE28 SAP England
9213-Vince Leonatti, 50772 Cameron, Macomb Twp., MI 48044-1336
9345-Donavan L. Gant, 230 E. 7th St., Edmond, OK 73034-4607
REINSTATED
4354*-Louie E. Leonardo, Jr., 7518 N . Hayston Ave., Fresno, CA 93720-2777
4839--Arnold Cole, 14201 Slater, Overland Park, KS 66221
COLLECTS : Country Clubs, Hotels/Motels & Restaurants.
9020-Richard White, lOa Kamahi St., Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
COLLECTS: Jewlites, Jewels, Contours, Casinos, Bars, Drinks, Military, Pro Sports, Cameos, Clubs,
Autos & Billboards.
RESIGNED
9046-Dan Seuerwald
Respectfully submitted,
BffiTHDA Y CLUB: The following club members will be celebrating
Terry L. Rowe
birthdays on the dates indicated. Please check your latest roster to get current
addresses and categories: Marc Murphy (7/9), Pat Mains (7/13), Art Manwaring
(7/18), Bob Brant (7/21), Randy Waite (8/8), Evelyn Conway (8/ 12), Terry Rowe
(8/12), Jean Blair (8/21 ).
If you're interested in receiving 400-500 covers or boxes during your birthday
month, send an SASE #10 envenlop to: Wally and Pat Mains, 105 Roger Ln.,
Florence, KY 41042-2334. NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.
28
Complete Convention Info!
RMS Convention: "Convention Central" at
http://www.matchcover. org
RMS 20fJI -A ugust 12- 19, Indian Wells Resort Hotel,
Indian Wells, CA. (R00-2./8-3220) (Fax: 760- 772-5083).
Room: $69. Pre-registration forms should he circulating
this month. Auction lots (Bud Shappell). Complete details
and rcgistration.f(Jrm are availahle on the RMS weh site at
Convention Ce!llral.
AMCAL Convention: "AMCAL Central" at
http://www.matchcover.org/sierra
COMING UP!
28TH ANNUAL CONNECTICUT MATCHCOVER
O,U/J MINI-SWAP- Oct. 20th, Holiday Inn, Cromwell,
-----=s;;:::
C'l: Fxit 2 1, 1-91. Wine & cheese party, grab tah/e, room
hopping, displays, auction, bingo and more! Contact
Robertl.amh: relamhjrrdjerols.com.
SepiOct: "Tips For Getting Started"
Nov/Dec: "Foreign Covers: Frustrating, Fascinating, and Fun"
TRANS CANADA SWAPFEST 2fHJ2: April 11-13.
n erails upcoming
JanfFeb: "United Engr. Corp."
AM('AL 2002 - May, Picadilly Airport Hotel, Fresno.
Mar/Apr: "Four Seasons Sets"
theme: ''.Jungle. " More details as they are released.
Club Editors
Please keep me posted on upcoming swapfests,
special activities, etc. sponsored by your club.
Also, whenever RMS Area Awards are given out,
please notify me. We keep tabs on these things,
you know! :))
ADVERTISING RATES
Display Ads
Full-Page = $55 .00
Half-Page = $30 00
Quarter-Page = $17.50
Eighth-Page = $10.00 (N/A for
businesses)
Classified Ads
First 20 words or less, $2.00; . 10 per word thereafter. Same
ad, three consecutive issues, I 0% discount. Check made out
to RMS must accompany first ad .
Submission Deadlines
All material is due to Editor NL T 15 days before appropriate
publication month: Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov.
I
I
Terry L. Rowe
RMS Membership Secretary/Treasurer
1509 S. Dugan Rd.
Urbana, OH 43078-9209
PRSRT STD.
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PERMIT
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ADDRESS SERVICE REQtJESTED
The Voice of the Hobby
RMS BULLETIN
The Official Publication of the Rathkamp Matchcover Society
Published Bi-Monthly
RMS# 9003
KENNETH H RYESKY
PO BOX 926
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