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Title	Matchbox with St. George's Tavern logo
Alternate Title	Matchbox with English flags
Inscription Title	ST. GEORGE'S TAVERN LTD., THE PUB INFORMATION CENTRE, Knows All The Best Pubs, 333 Vauxhall Bridge Road SW1, 01-828 3261 24 Hour Dial-a-Pub service, AVERAGE FORTY-TWO AUSTRIAN STICKS
Publisher	[Place of production not identified] : [Producer not identified], [between 1914 and 1918]
Physical Description	1 matchbox : cardboard ; 6 cm x 4 cm x 2 cm
Summary	The matchbox, which is missing its interior slide-out portion, is made of thin cardboard which has been dyed red at the edges. The label on one side is black, with a white border and a white circular logo bearing the words, "ST. GEORGE'S TAVERN LTD.". Also within the logo are two English flags, each with a red cross on a white background. The label on the other side is primarily white, with a red-, orange-, and brown-striped border around the words, "THE PUB INFORMATION CENTRE", "Knows All The Best Pubs", "333 Vauxhall Bridge Road SW1", and "01-828 3261 24 Hour Dial-a-Pub service". Very small and in each of the four corners of the label is one word from the phrase "AVERAGE FORTY-TWO AUSTRIAN STICKS".
Notes	Title by cataloger.
LC Subject Headings	Smoking paraphernalia. Matchboxes. Matchbox labels. Flags--England, depicted. Bars (Drinking establishments) Collectibles--20th century. World War, 1914-1918. World War, 1914-1918--Collectibles. London (England)--History--20th century. Austria--History--20th century.
Time Period	World War I (1914-1918)
Personal Collection	WWI Hunter Collection
Call #	REALIA 02094
Item #	850402
OCLC number	945199572

Matchbox with St. George's Tavern logo

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