Finocchio's
Matchbooks, Photos, Misc

above, a menu cover

Below, Hat and Coat check tickets

       

"Is it true what they say about Finocchio's"

above Shot Glass has the slogan "Is it true what they say about Finocchio's,"
which I can date to as early as 1937, as described below

I believe the slogan was used as late at 1948, maybe later

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And, here's an odd pair of matchbooks...

I recently got these two in an e-bay auction, as I love memorabilia from Finocchio's.
Now, I have a number of their matchbooks, spanning decades, but never saw any
like this. They were apparently for a special purpose, and oddly the only writing is
their address, in very tiny print.

Also oddly, they have sort of double covers, with the wrap-around printed sides
stapled to a plain white match book. That font was used on none of the matchbooks
I have, though it was used on some menus (one from 1961).

If someone can please shed some light on them, I would much
appreciate it...one of History's Mysteries

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  Lucian Phelps, from Vector Magazine, Feb 1973

Below, Bobby Jonson at Finocchios

   

   

Below, Nicki Gallucci, 1942, Finocchio's

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John Lonas