Piper Airplane Matchbook, circa 1945

Artifact

Matchbook

Date Made

circa 1945

Creators

Federal Match Corporation 

Place of Creation

United States, New York, New York 

Creator Notes

Made in New York City, New York by Federal Match Corporation.

Keywords

Matchbooks 

Advertising 

Piper airplanes 

Piper Aircraft Corporation 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2010.98.10

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Lisa Korzetz.

Material

Cardboard

Color

Blue
Red
Yellow (Color)

Dimensions

Width: 1.5 in

Length: 2 in

Inscriptions

Printed on obverse: PIPER / OUTSELLS ALL OTHER LIGHT PLANES COMBINED / DOWN PAYMENT / AS LITTLE AS / $333 / EASY MONTHLY / INSTALLMENTS / DEALERS AT LEADING AIRPORTS Printed on upper fold: FREE PIPER CUB, "WINGS OF DESTINY" / NBC EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT Printed on reverse: PIPER / POINTS THE WAY TO / WINGS FOR YOU! / FREE FLYING COURSE / GIVEN WITH EACH NEW PIPER PLANE / CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING / FEDERAL MATCH CORP., NEW YORK Printed on interior: 10 CENTS BRINGS YOU YOUR WINGS! / YOUR CHOICE OF PILOT'S WING LAPEL EMBLEM OR WING TIE CLASP.... (order form)