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When poking in strange places for crude fruit jars, Sometimes there are big surprises. The fish would hang on the wall with matches in the red part and a striker just above. I have not been able to get information on the theater. There is a penciled date on the reverse of NOV. 1913.
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That is pretty neat , that is the first thing I have ever seen that was given out by a theater . I would not have thought them to hand out complimentary items .
 

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I do not think that the fish was given away. It would have hung on a wall at the theater and the matches that were in it were the complimentary items. It would have been common to have a smoke during an intermission at the theater. This would have been a theater where live entertainment was provided on a stage.
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Oh , okay George , still a neat item regardless .
 

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Hi georgeoj,
very cool piece. If you want to sell it, I may be interested. email me if you want to sell
jodetta
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I do not think that the fish was given away. It would have hung on a wall at the theater and the matches that were in it were the complimentary items. It would have been common to have a smoke during an intermission at the theater. This would have been a theater where live entertainment was provided on a stage.
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I do not think that the fish was given away. It would have hung on a wall at the theater and the matches that were in it were the complimentary items. It would have been common to have a smoke during an intermission at the theater. This would have been a theater where live entertainment was provided on a stage.
george
 

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jodetta,
I do not expect to offer this one for sale. It is not only a very nice item that can be hung on the wall, it is from a city only five miles from here. My one weakness is very crude fruit jars but it would take a very good, very crude jar to have a chance of prying the fish off my wall.
George
 

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When poking in strange places for crude fruit jars

Where were you poking around for fruit jars when you found this?

Nice find by the way!
 

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