matchbook

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Think of something for their home that doesn’t claim space in yours, like a beautiful print, a sculptural objet d’art, or a framed matchbook from a favorite bar or restaurant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Maybe it’s nostalgia — maybe it’s trendy aesthetics — or perhaps just old-school marketing, but restaurants across the country are bringing back the beloved matchbook.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2025

Donnelson says he grabbed this matchbook purely because he loves SoCal matches, with about 5,100 L.A. books along with 10,000 New York City and 5,000 San Francisco books in his collection.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

But Rebecca playing with the green matchbook and the green Army man together has me appropriately worried.

From New York Times • May 17, 2023

No object was too small or invaluable for her attention, not a water-soaked matchbook, not a box of broken crayons, not an empty wallet with barely visible initials stamped into one corner.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin