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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Matchbook Designed by Franklin Roosevelt
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Matchbook Designed by Franklin Roosevelt

Object numberMO 1947.93.373.2
Name Matchbook
Designer (American, 1882 - 1945)
Mediumcardstock, metal
Dimensionsoverall H 1 in x W 1 5/8 in x D 3/8 in (2.5 cm x 4.1 cm x 1 cm )
DescriptionAn unused matchbook with a cover design by Franklin Roosevelt. The cover of the blue matchbook features a simple line illustration in gold of a sailboat formed out of the initials FDR. The matchbook contains 20 matches.
Label TextRoosevelt personally designed a sailboat logo that he reproduced on his matchbook covers. The design employed his initials to form the upper portion of the boat. FDR gave these matchbooks to family and friends.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 20, 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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