Shown are 2 of 97 matchbooks in our collection from many Paramus restaurants and other businesses. Matchbooks were used by cigarette and cigar smokers. They were given away at no cost to patrons as a means of advertisement. Eventually butane lighters replaced this form of advertising.
MATCHBOOK COVERS
About the Author: Bill Leaver
Bill Leaver has been associated with the Behnke Museum since it opened in 2003. He was named as Director/Curator in 2013.