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A colorful collection of 18 vintage matchbook covers featuring Connecticut restaurants, inns, taverns, tea rooms, and food businesses.This group captures the charm of an earlier Connecticut dining scene—from shoreline seafood restaurants and roadside stops to cocktail rooms and afternoon tea. Details include illustrated buildings, a lighthouse, vintage telephone numbers, period advertising slogans, metallic finishes, and an interior road map.Highlights include the illustrated Cypress Grill in Middletown, The Lighthouse Inn in New London, Chello Oyster House in Guilford, Mitchell’s Sea Grill in Old Saybrook, and The Old Academy Tea Room & Gift Shop’s “Twenty-Fifth Anniversary 1915–1940” cover.The Lake Waramaug Cabin cover advertises New Preston, Connecticut, along with Restaurant Queen Mary at 40 East 58th Street in New York City. It also has a Connecticut-area map inside.THE 18 COVERS INCLUDED:• Petit Chalet — Kent
• The Lighthouse Inn — New London
• Lou Berry Tea Room — Middletown
• Duncan’s Inn — Bridgeport
• Ed. O’Conner’s Restaurant and Cocktail Room — Bristol
• O’Leary’s Restaurant — Norwich
• Chello Oyster House — Guilford
• Hans Greiner, Inc. — Stamford
• The Old Academy Tea Room & Gift Shop — Fairfield
• Golden Gate — New Haven
• The Latch String — Riverside
• Kaysey’s — New Haven
• The Pettibone Tavern — Weatogue
• Pickwick Restaurant — Bridgeport
• Stockade House — Milford
• Cypress Grill — Middletown
• Lake Waramaug Cabin / Restaurant Queen Mary — New Preston and New York City
• Mitchell’s Sea Grill — Old SaybrookAGE:
Believed to be primarily circa 1930s–1950s. Individual printing dates are not confirmed, except that the Old Academy cover commemorates its 1940 anniversary.CONDITION:
Vintage collected condition with varying wear. Covers have been flattened and contain NO MATCHES. Many have the striker section removed. Visible wear includes creases, staple holes, edge wear, discoloration, scuffing, areas of surface loss, and residue on some covers.Please examine all photographs carefully for individual condition. Photos show multiple views of the same 18 covers. You will receive the exact 18 covers pictured.An appealing group for collectors of Connecticut local history, restaurant memorabilia, vintage advertising, and matchcovers.
