Don the Beachcomber Matchbook
Don the Beachcombers was started in 1934 by Ernest Beaumont-Gantt. Beaumont-Gantt legally changed his name to Donn Beach. The Don the Beachcomber chained expanded to 16 locations before finally collapsing. One of those locations was in the Saint Paul Hilton in St Paul, MN.
On the front cover of this matchbook is “Greetings from Don the Beachcomber” and “Island of Mahuukona, where good rum is immortalized and drinking is an art” against a tropical island backdrop. On the reverse, it reads “Don the Beachcomber” and “Host to Diplomat and Beachcomber, Prince and Pirate” against the same tropical island backdrop but with a beachcomber lounging on the beach.
In the inside cover is a quote:
There’s nought no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion
Don Juan, Cantoz - Stanza 34
Also is listed five locations:
Hollywood, Calif.
1727 No. McCadden Pl.
Palm Springs, Calif.
1101 No. Palm Canyon Dr.
Chicago, Illinois
101 East Walton Pl.
Hotel Sahara
Las Vegas, Nevada
Saint Paul Hilton
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Found in the Labeled, Matchbook, Polynesian Pop, and Twin Cities Collections.