Vintage Matchbook Covers, Lot of 12 – Tisdale, Bjorkdale & Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan: Roxy Cafe Pin-Up, National Cafe, McGratten's Motel, Morris Farm Equipment

Twelve covers from one corner of Saskatchewan — Tisdale, Bjorkdale and Hudson Bay — and nearly every business in the lot sat within a few blocks of the others. Seven are Tisdale alone: the Roxy Cafe with its pin-up-and-rocket artwork, the National Cafe in red, the Coffee Shop at the Bus Depot, McGratten's Motel and Service Station, the Tisdale Credit Union, Tisdale Dry Cleaners, and a Morris farm equipment cover from Tisdale Farm Equip. Add Bjorkdale's cafe, service station and hotel, plus two Hudson Bay spots, and it's a whole small-town main street in one lot.

Details
Makers include Strike Rite Matches Ltd. (London, Ont.), Eddy Match Co. Limited (Canada and Pembroke, Ont.) and Premier Matches Ltd. (Montreal)
Included: Roxy Cafe, Tisdale cover with pin-up rocket artwork (Phone 873-9786, Mgrs. Kim & Charlie); National Cafe, Tisdale cover ("Good Food — Served Right"; meals, lunches, ice cream, tobaccos, confectionery); Coffee Shop, Bus Depot, Tisdale cover ("Your Home Our Only Competitor"); McGratten's Motel & Service Station, Tisdale cover (Motel Phone 2559, north end of Main Street; Service Station Phone 2543, Highway 35); Tisdale and District Savings & Credit Union cover ("Save or Borrow — Which?"); Tisdale Dry Cleaners Ltd. cover ("Quality, Service, Value", Phone 271); Morris farm equipment cover, Tisdale Farm Equip. Ltd. (Phone 873-2665 — inside lists Morris rod weeders, chisel plows, air seeders and more); Bjorkdale Cafe cover (Mrs. T. Brown, Prop. — "If Your Wife Can't Cook, Don't Divorce Her, Keep Her For A Pet And Eat At Our Place"); Mac's Service & Coffee Bar, Bjorkdale cover (Lena & Alf McLachlan — tires, batteries, repairs & welding, Phone 3); Bjorkdale Hotel cover (Jack & Muriel Pearson, hosts — "Gayest Spot In Town", Phone 873-5873); Bay Cafe, Hudson Bay cover (24 hour service, Phone 15, pie graphic); The Pines, Hudson Bay cover ("Tom" & "Bea" — steaks & chops specialty, Phone 54)
Quantity: 12 covers
Covers only — no matches

Condition
Good collectible condition overall. The Roxy, National Cafe, Bjorkdale Cafe and Bjorkdale Hotel covers are bright and clean. The Coffee Shop cover is worn and creased, the McGratten's cover has pen scribbles on its face, and the Morris cover's striker saddle is torn where the matches were removed. Staple holes throughout from collecting.

Pickup and Shipping
Local pickup in Saskatoon by arrangement — cash accepted. Shipping is calculated at checkout by total order weight: Canada from $5, US from $18, with the full chart in our shipping policy. Oversized items may be quoted separately. Shipped Canadian orders by Interac e-Transfer or PayPal; US orders by PayPal. US buyers are responsible for any duties, tariffs and taxes.

JAY'S MERCANTILE
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Pacific Heights, Saskatoon, SK