Wearable, usable artifacts from the road

Hotel Benton Notebook

£17.71 (plus tax)

Some people keep notebooks for brilliant ideas, important appointments, or the beginnings of their great American novel. This one comes with a little Corvallis history and a questionable promise about fire safety.

The cover features artwork from a vintage Hotel Benton matchbook I discovered while digging through the past. Once one of downtown Corvallis’s grand hotels, the Benton welcomed travelers, hosted banquets, and provided a respectable place to spend the night. The building is still standing, though the hotel and its complimentary matchbooks are long gone.

I've preserved the original artwork just as I found it, complete with the wear and imperfections that come from surviving more than seven decades. And, of course, there's the hotel's wonderfully reassuring slogan:

ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF

A bold claim for a hotel. An even bolder on a matchbook, like it’s a dare. As for whether the notebook is absolutely fireproof, I wouldn't test that particular feature.

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More details

  • Size: 5.5" × 8.5" (13.97 cm × 21.59 cm)
  • Weight: 10.15 oz (288 g)
  • UltraHyde hardcover
  • 80 GSM
  • 80 pages of cream-lined paper
  • Elastic closure and ribbon marker

Size & Fit

  • Height: 8.5″ (21.59 cm)
  • Length: 5.5″ (13.97 cm)
  • Weight: 10.15 oz. (288 g)

Quality Guarantee & Returns

  • Quality is guaranteed. If there is a print error or visible quality issue, we'll replace or refund it.
  • Because the products are made to order, we do not accept general returns or sizing-related returns.