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Lot of 2 vintage Surf & Sand Hotel matchbooks from Laguna Beach, California.
Matching gold and dark blue wave-design matchbooks advertising the oceanfront Surf & Sand Hotel.
Inside advertising features the hotel's two restaurants:
The Towers
The Outrigger
Both books also show the original [phone removed by ] telephone number.
These examples date to approximately the 1970s. The Surf & Sand's hotel tower opened in 1969, and later Surf & Sand advertising had replaced The Outrigger with The Boardwalk restaurant by the end of the decade.
Both matchbooks retain matches.
Vintage condition with age-related toning, light surface and edge wear, handling wear and wear to the striker areas. One book shows slightly more surface wear than the other. Please review all photos closely for condition and remaining matches.
Great matched pair of vintage Laguna Beach hotel advertising with ties to the historic Surf & Sand Outrigger restaurant.