Object Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Object ID |
2012.041.010.010 |
Object Name |
Matchbook |
Description |
Paper matchbook cover. White background with brown lettering and graphics. Printed on the front cover is a line drawing of a Conestoga wagon with "Conestoga Inn/Close Cover Before Striking" printed below. Printed on the spine is "743-4171". On the back cover is a map to the inn with the striking surface attached below. Printed along the lower edge is "2668 King E./Kitchener-Ontario/Strike Rite Matches Ltd., London, Canada". Printed on the interior is "Features./44 Rooms/Swimming Pool/6 Banquet Rooms/Convention Facilities/Weddings/Sample & Display Rooms/Dining in the Rib Room/Stein Room/Fully Licensed Under/L.L.B.O.". The matches have been removed from the interior. |
Date |
1970 |
Date |
1980 |
Dimensions |
H-11.2 W-3.8 cm |
History |
The Conestoga Motel was built by John Joseph (1920-2006) and Therese Hoffman in 1956. They sold the business in 1974 and presumably the name was changed to the Conestoga Inn after the sale. As of 2012, the former Conestoga Inn is now the Howard Johnson Hotel on Weber Street East in Kitchener, ON. Strike Rite Matches Limited was formed in 1939 in London, ON. The company was sold to the Maryland Match Company in 1959 but continued operations under the original name. The company closed in 1988. |
Search Terms |
Conestoga Inn Strike Rite Matches Limited |