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George Badonsky's Bastille Brasserie 21 W. Superior Chicago IL FULL Matchbook

$ 2.24

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: Original Item. LOOK CLOSE, it's a used item, not new "most likely 20 to 70 years old" possible stains
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    George Badonsky's Bastille Brasserie 21 W. Superior Chicago Illinois FULL Matchbook "Chicago's Only French Grillade, Rotisserie and Wine Bar"
    Own a Rare Piece of Smoking / Advertising History / Matchbook Art
    "Do You have a Match?".....
    you never get asked that anymore
    .
    Remember this being your spot and the good times you had or did you work, manage or do a shift there? Did your family own
    this
    establishment?
    Did you have two or "
    three on a match
    "????  (we hope not). We loved it, when you could just light up and smoke inside your "corner hang-out" or local Tap, sit at the bar with a drink, a Bombay
    Sapphire
    Martini at Jay's on Rush Street, or even light up a Cigar, while dining out at Morton's? Chasen's? Gibson's, Tavern On Rush?.. or sit and have a cup of coffee for 3 hours at the Gold Coin (Devon and Western Avenue), Hollywood Grill (North and Ashland Avenue) or Manny's (Roosevelt Road).
    It was popular to have breakfast at the Golden Nugget Restaurant (on Broadway near Bryn Mawr in the Edgewater Beach Chicago 60660 area) and read the sports section and smoke a
    Viceroy
    C
    igarette
    sitting at the counter or in your own booth for 3 hours, drinking coffee, filling up an ashtray full of butts.
    Then you had to go stand 15 feet from the door, the same day the Condo Association sends you a notification you can't smoke on your own
    balcony or you will be fined!!
    If you lived in the Midwest or an area similar to Chicago, Illinois, 60660 or 60626 near Lake Shore Drive and Hollywood and Ardmore Avenue, it would be MINUS -20 degrees with snow blowing sideways and then you had to stand in a "gangway" or "vestibule" to "cup your hands to light up" defending against "The Hawk"
    This is a perfect addition to your Humidor? Stash-box? Man-Cave? She-Shed? Purse? Fanny Pack? Bike Bag? Glove Compartment? Tool Box? Gym/Work Locker, Light the water heater/furnace......Fun
    Fact:
    Back in the day, a match was used as a "roach clip"
    It's convenient to keep a book of matches in your jacket pocket or backpack, they could save your life in an emergency. Light-weight as well. I recommend keeping a few packs in your vehicle or trunk.
    Three on a match (also known as third on a match or unlucky third light) is a purported superstition among soldiers during the Crimean War to World War II.
    ?
    Since then it has been considered bad luck for three people to share a light from the same match.
    We are
    UNABLE TO SHIP BEYOND THE USA  / NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING OR SALES *** WE DO SEND TO THE U.S. GLOBAL SHIPPER***
    Please examine and take a close look at the item images, very close.
    it is not a stock image. It is the actual item.
    Discounts for shipping and handling on multiple orders. Charges are calculated before shipment and a refund will be sent back to you immediately via Ebay with an explanation.
    We are unable to hold on to merchandise over any period of time
    .
    Items really
    should
    be paid for almost immediately. T
    here is a 48 hour limit before the buyer get's an automatic "unpaid item reminder" for not paying in a timely manner and will likely unable to make additional purchases.
    Expect y
    our item to be sent out the next business day after being paid, using excellent packing materials.
    We SHIP
    ONLY
    MONDAY THRU FRIDAY
    UNLESS THERE IS A HOLIDAY, IT WOULD BE THE NEXT
    BUSINESS
    DAY. No Saturday's and "Never On Sunday"
    Expect a padded envelope
    , an itemization and after final inspection, it's physically handed to one of the outstanding 4 clerks (not dropped off at the counter) at the Downtown Post Office 92101 at 815  E street, requesting
    the First Class mail rate
    , which takes 2-4 days traveling time. A tracking USPS number will be uploaded by the end of day, Southern California time.
    If you have any questions, a response is almost
    instantly, 24 hours a day!!
    . Also, check the other many items that are for sale. New items are listed almost weekly.
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