📝 Description
Original vintage matchbook cover advertising HOTEL BLACK, a hotel located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The front features a bold red-and-cream striped design with elegant script lettering, a classic mid-century hotel advertising style meant to convey comfort and refinement.
This piece reflects a time when hotels routinely used matchbooks as branded keepsakes for travelers and guests.
Matches have been removed.
📚 Fun Facts
Hotel Black was part of the mid-20th-century hospitality landscape in Oklahoma City, when downtown hotels catered to business travelers, tourists, and regional events. Matchbooks like this were commonly offered at hotel desks and lounges as complimentary souvenirs.
🎯 Collector Appeal
Appeals to collectors of vintage matchbook covers, hotel memorabilia, Oklahoma City history, and mid-century travel advertising. Also desirable for collectors focused on Route 66–era and regional hospitality ephemera.
⭐ Features
Business: Hotel Black
Type: Hotel
City: Oklahoma City
State: Oklahoma
Manufacturer: Universal Match Corp., Kansas City
Design: Red and cream striped cover with script hotel branding
Era: Mid-20th century (estimated based on typography and layout)
Match Presence: Matches removed
✅ Condition
Pre-owned vintage condition with light surface wear, edge wear, and signs of handling consistent with age. Please review photos carefully for exact condition.
Shipping
(Your Choice)
$1.29 — Ships safely in an envelope with top loader
$4.29 — Ships safely in a box with tracking and care.