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Quo Vadis

Cardboard, metal staple, striker
Overall (closed): 1 15/16 x 2 1/16 x 5/16 in. (5 x 5.2 x 0.8 cm)
Gift of Lila A. Morris
2008.47.10
Description30 stick matchbook with glossy white exterior. Logo on front cover with white Roman she-wolf and twins inside the letter Q on red ground inside green foliage border with red banner inscribed S.P.Q.R. Inscription QUO VADIS in script lettering beneath logo. Reverse is identical to front cover. Interior is dark green with white lettering QUO VADIS / 26 EAST 63rd STREET / NEW YORK, NY / LE RENDEZ-VOUS / DES CONNAISSEURS / TEMPLETON 8-0590/0591
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