Dick Canfield's Drive-Ins Des Moines IA Vintage Matchbook Cover 1940s-50s For Sale

This vintage contour matchbook cover advertises Dick Canfield's Drive-Ins, a restaurant in Des Moines, Iowa, known for its Hickory Barbecued Meats and two locations on Douglas at Merle Hay and Airport Road.Dating to the 1940s-1950s, this unique die-cut matchbook features a basket of food on the front and a stone barbecue pit on the back, with phone numbers using exchange names.The cover shows significant wear, fading, creasing, and soiling consistent with its age; the striker is present but used, and matches are absent.It was manufactured by Lion Match Co., Inc. of Des Moines, Iowa.

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