Gotta Match Buddy ?

[jeff of pa]

The Perfect Reply is Lost to Time !

Been watching allot of 1930's Movies Lately.
seems at some point in every single one,
Someone Asks : "Gotta Match Buddy ?"

As a Kid I would have Known what the Reply was & Still wait for it
even though I Know it won't happen.

 

[releventchair]

"Your face and my..." was the reply in my youth too.

 

[jeff of pa]

Yea it had to be Universal

 

[jeff of pa]

Probably early 70's was the Last I heard it used.

 

[releventchair]

Probably early 70's was the Last I heard it used.

The "cricket" lighter gained traction near that time.
Those who did not like Zippo's or more so lighter fluid burning their leg ; butane was great.
Paper matches fell out of favor and wood ones were not as convenient as a quick flick of a sparkwheel.

Cigarette machines often had a " Thank You" button . Not sure if the pull type plunger ones did.....
Per each purchase ,pushing the thank you button provided a book of matches.

Us kids had free matches!!! No questions asked.

Sixth grade a classmate was called "match". Always had a strike anywhere match in his lips. With a strict teacher even.

 

[jeff of pa]

I guess those Matchbook collectors knew what they were Doing..
Some of those older ones had some nice artwork

 

[Hillbilly Prince]

One thing about Bogart he could do more acting in five minutes than most of these so called a listers do over a lifetime.
I remember this one scene from a John Wayne movie about WW2 pilots. They get back from a mission and everybody gets in front of the plane. They start getting out the smokes, lighting up and in seconds you could hardly see the guys for the smoke lol.

 

[Hillbilly Prince]

The "cricket" lighter gained traction near that time.
Those who did not like Zippo's or more so lighter fluid burning their leg ; butane was great.
Paper matches fell out of favor and wood ones were not as convenient as a quick flick of a sparkwheel.

Cigarette machines often had a " Thank You" button . Not sure if the pull type plunger ones did.....
Per each purchase ,pushing the thank you button provided a book of matches.

Us kids had free matches!!! No questions asked.

Sixth grade a classmate was called "match". Always had a strike anywhere match in his lips. With a strict teacher even.

Remember when kids could buy cigarettes?

 

[releventchair]

Remember when kids could buy cigarettes?

Ummm , maybe.
I remember a crackdown on kids buying ciggs at one store. But they would still sell us pipe tobacco and rolling papers.... A small pouch of Masterpiece tobacco was a nickle I think.
The cigg machines were often at business entrances. Never had anyone say anything for feeding one 35 cents for a pack. And complimentary matches...

A friends Dad drove truck.We bought cartons for 2 bucks a piece sometimes.

 

[signal_line]

Not since Superman died.