Promotional Matchboxes - Motion Pictures & Television

An Italian Matchbox From the 1950's Promoting Warner Brothers' Starlet Natalie Wood

A Vintage Matchbox Advertising the 1967 West German Television Comedy Movie "Das Schwedische Zündholz" ("The Swedish Match")

Sri Lankan Matches

The Front (Top) and Back (Bottom) of a Contemporary Box of Soorya (Sun) Brand Safety Wax Matches Manufactured in Kandy, Sri Lanka by Sun Match Company (Pvt) Ltd.

Promotional Matchboxes - Restaurants, Clubs, & Bars

(Top) The Front and (Bottom) Back of a Matchbox From the 1990's Promoting Yvonnes, a Private Club in the Back of the Now Defunct Locke-Ober's Cafe (at the Time, the Third Oldest Restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts) Featuring Frederick Childe Hassam's Iconic Nude Painting of ' Yvonne' (Circa 1886) that Hung in the Main Dining Room of Locke-Ober's and Gave the Club Its Name

(Top) The Front and (Bottom) Back of an Italian-Made Matchbox Advertising the Pipa Club, a Sherlock Holmes-Themed Social Club & Bar Located in a Third Floor Flat in the Plaça Reial in Barcelona, Spain

The Back (Top) and Front (Bottom) of a Vintage Matchbox Promoting The Cabarello Bar in the Japanese City of Kobe During the American Occupation of Japan in the Post-War 1940's