Saturday, May 10, 2014

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")

Monday, May 5, 2014

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.

Thursday, May 1, 2014

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

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Polish Matches

 A Vintage Matchbox Manufactured in Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland by Fabryka  Zapalek "Czechowice" (The Match Factory "Czechowice"), Founded in 1919

A Vintage Box of Chariot Brand Safety Matches Made in Poland

A Matchbox From a Series Produced by Fabryka  Zapalek in the 1960's Featuring Polish Aircraft

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Indian Matches

A Vintage Poochedi Brand Matchbox Produced by Sree Ram Match Works in Sattur, India

An Vintage Box of Rose Brand Safety Matches Manufactured by Kerala Match Factory in India

An Antique Box of Ganesha Bengal Matches Made by Sri Ganesha Match Works in India

Friday, April 11, 2014

Filipino Matches

An Antique Matchbox Made by Philippine Match Company, Ltd. Featuring the Image of José Rizal, Novelist, Poet, Journalist, Ophthalmologist, Revolutionary, and National Hero of the Philippines



Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Latvian Matches




Four of a Series of Antique Matchboxes Featuring the National Costumes of Latvia Manufactured by Latvijas Serkocini Akciju Sabiedriba (Latvian Matches Joint-Stock Company) in Riga