Vintage Matchbooks Lot of 8 FULL Saskatchewan Imperial 400 Royal Trust Cariboo Prince George Fisherman's Wharf Honolulu Marriott ICS

Eight vintage matchbooks, all with their matches still inside — a road-trip across the prairies and beyond. The hometown star is an Imperial 400 Motel book from the Saskatchewan chain's five-city days, and it's joined by a Royal Trust mortgage book, the Cariboo steakhouse in Prince George, a Honolulu seafood landmark, a Marriott, and an Alberta insurance book with the wildest red border printing you'll ever see. Six are full or nearly full; two are part-used, and they're priced into the lot honestly below.

Details
Brand: Imperial 400 Motels / Coronet Motor Hotels; Royal Trust; Cariboo Steak and Seafood Restaurant; Mullarkey's Food & Spirits; B & B Insurance Services / Insurance Brokers Association Alberta; Fisherman's Wharf (Spencecliff); Marriott Hotels of Canada; ICS
Age / Era: Vintage advertising matchbooks
Materials: Paper matchbooks with matches intact
Colours: Orange and cream (Imperial 400), blue (Royal Trust), tan and brown (Cariboo), green and white (Mullarkey's), red, white and blue (insurance), aqua (Fisherman's Wharf), tan (Marriott), red and cream (ICS)
Design: Imperial 400 book shows the chain's roadside sign, lists Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Swift Current and Yorkton, and advertises the chain's Coronet Motor Hotels in Prince Albert (764-6441) and Yorkton (783-6571) on the reverse; Royal Trust book reads "How can you burn your mortgage sooner?" with "Get a Royal Trust 'Double Up' mortgage" inside; Cariboo book gives the restaurant at 1165 5th Ave., Prince George, B.C., with a caribou graphic on the reverse; Fisherman's Wharf book (Kewalo Basin, Honolulu, Phone 538-3808) promotes the Seafood Grotto, Snug Harbor Bar, Captain's Bridge and Mermaid Bar on the reverse and lists Spencecliff's Honolulu restaurants, including Trader Vic's, inside; ICS book reads "Since 1890 — Helping Over 500,000 Canadians Obtain The Career They've Always Wanted" and contains the mail-in "Free Career Booklet" coupon form inside
Markings: Fisherman's Wharf book printed by Diamond Match, San Francisco; insurance book by Strike Rite Matches Ltd., Canada (small print)
Quantity: 8 matchbooks
Completeness: 6 books are full or nearly full; the Imperial 400 book is part-used (about 7 matches remain) and the Marriott book has 4 matches left
Functionality: Matches are present; sold as collectibles
Included: Imperial 400 Motel matchbook (part-used), Royal Trust "Double Up" mortgage matchbook (full), Cariboo Steak and Seafood Restaurant, Prince George matchbook (full), Mullarkey's Food & Spirits, Oxnard, California matchbook (full), B & B Insurance Services / Insurance Brokers Association Alberta matchbook (full), Fisherman's Wharf Honolulu matchbook (full), Marriott Hotels of Canada matchbook (4 matches remain), ICS career schools matchbook (full)

Condition
Overall good vintage condition with honest wear. The Royal Trust book's blue cover is scuffed with edge wear; the Imperial 400 book has handwritten pen notes inside its cover and is part-used; the Marriott book is down to its last 4 matches. The other five are clean with full, unstruck combs. All strikers intact.

Pickup and Shipping
Local pickup in Saskatoon only, by arrangement — cash accepted. Disclosure: these matchbooks contain matches. Matches cannot be sent through the mail, so this lot cannot be shipped. Payment for pickup orders by cash, Interac e-Transfer, or PayPal.

JAY'S MERCANTILE
Recycling the past, one item at a time.
Pacific Heights, Saskatoon, SK