NCO Mess Matchbook Cover

Dateca. 1964

Mediumlithograph on paper, red phosphorus, powdered glass, adhesive

Dimensions4 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (11.4 × 3.8 cm)

ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker

Object numberPC2019.26.32

DescriptionThis matchbook does not contain matches. The background is cobalt blue, and the text and illustration are silver. Along the fold, printed on a silver background, it says, "PHONE 3493" which is the local phone number. Below this, printed from left to right and top to bottom on a blue background, are the words, "NCO [Non-Commissioned Officers] Mess/KIRTLAND/AIR FORCE BASE/ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO." Along the side, on a silver background, are Air Force insignia, and below this it says, "BAR/COCKTAIL/LOUNGE/RESTAURANT." In small print along the bottom of this side it says, "CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING." On the other side of the matchbook is an illustration of a shield with a nuclear symbol, a missile, and a mushroom cloud depicted inside it. Along the bottom of this side it says, "MATCH CORP. OF AMERICA ~ CHICAGO."

Kirtland Air Force Base is located at 2000 Wyoming Boulevard SEt, Albuquerque and was previously known as Kirtland Field.

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