NEWTON MFG MATCH BOX HOLDER LAWRENCE, MA. STOVE REPAIR

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ANTIQUE ADVERTISING MATCHBOX MATCH HOLDER SAFE LAWRENCE MA STOVE REPAIR & SUPPLY MADE BY NEWTON MFG CO, IA This is an antique advertising matchbox for LAWRENCE STOVE AND SUPPLY COMPANY of Lawrence, Massachusetts. It was apparently made when the Stove and Supply Company did not have a phone number, but advertised a telephone connection, so this may have been a very early example. This matchholder was made by Newton Manufacturing Company of Newton, Iowa for the Lawrence shop on Common Street. Much of this old area of Lawrence was torn down years ago, and replaced with office buildings and other new construction. The Newton Manufacturing Company story starts in 1903, when George Newton moved to Newton, Iowa, to work at the Iowa Mercantile Store. While visiting Skow Brothers, a local foundry and machine shop, he noticed a box of matches spilled on the floor. A few days later, he returned with a sketch of a match box holder designed to hold matches on the wall to prevent them from spilling on the foundry floor. The Skow brothers took some stove pipe and produced the first "Safety Magazine Match Safe." Mr. Newton realized that the front of the Match Safe made a perfect spot for an advertising imprint. Orders started pouring into to Mr. Newton's downtown office from businesses looking to advertise by placing their logo on this modern day read more

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