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Clare Boothe Luce Matchbook

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Date

1944

Maker

Superior Match Company

Dimensions

Folded: 1 11/16 × 1 9/16 × 1/4 in. (4.3 × 4 × 0.6 cm) Unfolded: 4 1/16 × 1 9/16 × 1/4 in. (10.3 × 4 × 0.6 cm)

Accession Number

2016.063.005

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Anonymous Gift

Object Details

“20 little salesmen”: that is how manufacturers touted matchbooks with advertisements. House candidates agreed, filling campaign matchbooks with information to hand out to voters. Clare Booth Luce added her familiar face, along with the reminder when to head to the polls to “vote straight Republican.”

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