Chicago Yacht Club Matchbook, Shadowbox Frame — Whaleworx lot 140
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Lot 140 — Chicago Yacht Club Matchbook, Shadowbox Frame

Chicago Yacht Club matchbook cover in a deep blond-wood shadowbox.

Artist
Chicago Yacht Club (matchbook, maker Diamond Match)
Dimensions
approx. 8 × 10 × 2.5 in shadowbox (cover approx. 4.5 × 1.5 in)
Materials
Printed paper matchbook cover mounted on board in a blond-wood shadowbox, glass

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Description

A full matchbook cover from the Chicago Yacht Club, opened flat and mounted on a white board inside a deep blond-wood shadowbox. The front reads “Use Your Club” with the club pennant, “Chicago Yacht Club, Organized 1875, Chicago”; the flap lists the clubhouses and anchorages at the foot of Monroe St. and the foot of Belmont Ave. “Diamond Quality” striking matches, long since struck. The closest most of us will get to the yacht club. Close-ups show both sides of the cover and the frame.

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