Subject: Matchboxes

Matchbox advertising Levy Brothers "Matchless Clothiers" in Louisville, Kentucky. Contains three original matches. The box commemorates Levy Brothers, a prominent clothing supplier for Confederate troops during and after the Civil War, known for its high-quality clothing and its five-story department store at Third and Market Streets, built in 1893. The company was noted for its well-lit store, leading to the expression "lit up like Levy's" by 1908. Circa 1885.

Matchbox label for the Harvey Match Co., located at 507 N. Broadway, St. Louis, Missouri. The main cover is in Yiddish. The label also includes the phrase "Patent Applied For." The date is inferred from the collection's dating parameters as circa 1910.