Old Matchbook Covers from Former Arcade Sunshine Laundry Prove Interesting

I haven’t posted any matchbook covers from the Arcade Sunshine Laundry that was located at 713-731 Lamont Street, NW since March 2011, but I continue to find a wide variety of matchbooks distributed by the company. From what I’ve found, they convey a lot of information on the services offered by the laundry and dry-cleaner. Some of them have also proven to be interesting graphically. Here are two that I really liked for their graphics.

Arcade Sunshine Matchbook 1Arcade Sunshine Matchbook 1 reverse

And the one below is a clever way of driving home the importance of donating blood during World War II.

Arcade Sunshine Matchbook 2
If you need help with the math in the cover above, the inside of the cover (below) makes sure that anyone can figure it out.

Arcade Sunshine Matchbook 2 reverse

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  1. […] once located on Lamont Street between Georgia and Sherman. Other items I’ve found include matchbook covers and golf […]


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