{"product_id":"vintage-matchbooks-lot-of-8-full-saskatchewan-imperial-400-royal-trust-cariboo-prince-george-fishermans-wharf-honolulu-marriott-ics","title":"Vintage Matchbooks Lot of 8 FULL Saskatchewan Imperial 400 Royal Trust Cariboo Prince George Fisherman's Wharf Honolulu Marriott ICS","description":"\u003cp\u003eEight 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails\u003cbr\u003eBrand: Imperial 400 Motels \/ Coronet Motor Hotels; Royal Trust; Cariboo Steak and Seafood Restaurant; Mullarkey's Food \u0026amp; Spirits; B \u0026amp; B Insurance Services \/ Insurance Brokers Association Alberta; Fisherman's Wharf (Spencecliff); Marriott Hotels of Canada; ICS\u003cbr\u003eAge \/ Era: Vintage advertising matchbooks\u003cbr\u003eMaterials: Paper matchbooks with matches intact\u003cbr\u003eColours: 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)\u003cbr\u003eDesign: 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\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Fisherman's Wharf book printed by Diamond Match, San Francisco; insurance book by Strike Rite Matches Ltd., Canada (small print)\u003cbr\u003eQuantity: 8 matchbooks\u003cbr\u003eCompleteness: 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\u003cbr\u003eFunctionality: Matches are present; sold as collectibles\u003cbr\u003eIncluded: 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 \u0026amp; Spirits, Oxnard, California matchbook (full), B \u0026amp; 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)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003cbr\u003eOverall 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePickup and Shipping\u003cbr\u003eLocal 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJAY'S MERCANTILE\u003cbr\u003eRecycling the past, one item at a time.\u003cbr\u003ePacific Heights, Saskatoon, SK\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jay's Mercantile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50934883385430,"sku":"JM 1222","price":30.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/5759\/0614\/files\/20261025_142313.jpg?v=1793145900","url":"https:\/\/jaysmercantile.ca\/products\/vintage-matchbooks-lot-of-8-full-saskatchewan-imperial-400-royal-trust-cariboo-prince-george-fishermans-wharf-honolulu-marriott-ics","provider":"Jay's Mercantile","version":"1.0","type":"link"}