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Originally Posted by old_tv_nut
. . . Matchbook mentions Clarion brand and has imprint of a dealer with what appears to be a Geneva, IL phone number.
. . . . . - no such address in Geneva IL, Geneva WI, or Chicago, so dealer location is a mystery.
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First clue to the age is that Warwick's address, on the match cover, which has a postal zone in it, and no zip code.
Second thing is to understand something in the past, you have to think like in the past and remember that phone numbers were not standardized in length as they are now.
Nordtvedt - Bolmgren was a large furniture store in the 1940's at 243-245 Cedar Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, and their phone
exchange was "GENEVA" and their phone
number was "1821"
They did not need a city or state in their address 'cause every one knew where they were located.
Re: The Warwick factory
Just looking at the aerial photos on both Bing and Google, all the buildings in that block show the same style of construction with original skylight roofs, which do indicate age. I'd say the whole block and remains of the railroad siding (on the N.E. corner) were part of Warwick.
Jas.