Once upon a time, people smoked cigarettes.
Not everyone — but pretty close.
News anchors smoked on TV. Doctors recommended their favorite brands, in ads.
There were “smoking sections” on planes.
And everywhere, there were matches. After all, those cigarettes didn’t light themselves.
You picked them up at restaurants, stores and banks. They were free — and free marketing for businesses.
Some people collected matchbook covers. Most are long gone.
But not Peggy Lehn’s.
She kept them, all these years. They’re from all over the world.
Recently, she shared them with me. The matchbooks from Daytona, San Francisco and Hong Kong were interesting.
The ones from Westport were much more intriguing.
Some advertised memorable restaurants. There’s a hometown bank, a drugstore — and 3 places that are still around.
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