Promotional Matchboxes - Publishing

A Pair of Matchboxes Cleverly Designed to Resemble Miniature Law Books to Promote The Lawyers Co-Operative Publishing Co.

German Matches

A Genuine Haushaltsware 5 Pfennig Matchbox Manufactured and Distributed By Deutsche Zündwaren-Monopolgesellschaft ("German Society for the Safety Matches Monopoly")

A Rather Shoddy Replica of a German Haushaltsware Matchbox from World War II

A Vintage Box of Riesaer Zündhölzer (Riesaer Matches) Manufactured in the 1950's in the Then East German Town of Riesa

Another Antique Riesaer Zündhölzer Matchbox Featuring a Different Logo Design

A Vintage Box of Welt-Holzer Matches From the 1950's, the Only Other Brand to Be Manufactured and Distributed By Deutsche Zündwaren-Monopolgesellschaft ("German Society for the Safety Matches Monopoly") Besides Haushaltsware

Promotional Matchboxes - Cigarettes

 

A Small  Swedish-Made Foil Matchbox About the Size of a Large Postage Stamp

From the 1960's Advertising Montclair Brand Menthol Filter Cigarettes

"Come to Where the Flavor is"- A Promotional Matchbox Advertising Marlboro Cigarettes Manufactured by The Atlas Match Corp. and Distributed by Philip Morris in 1996

 Another Matchbox Promoting Marlboro Cigarettes

 Three Matchboxes Advertising More, Camel, and Bright Brand Cigarettes Made to Look Like Miniature Packs of Cigarettes

A Box of Wooden Kitchen Matches Promoting Doral Cigarettes Distributed by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company 1n 1996

My Research Could Not Uncover Much Information About This Old Matchbox or the Mysterious 'COMETE' Brand Cigarettes It Advertises. The Matchbox Label Features a Mix of French, Dutch, and English Words, and According to Catawiki, Was Most Likely Manufactured in Belgium

An Antique Matchbox (Made in Belgium in the 1950's) Featuring a Smoking Queen of Clubs Advertising Darcy Brand Cigarettes

A Vintage Box of Matches From the 1950's Promoting Boule D'Or (Golden Ball), a Belgian
Brand of Cigarettes

A Vintage Matchbox Advertising Pall Mall Cigarettes

A Vintage Matchbox Promoting Chunghwa, a Popular Chinese Brand of Cigarettes Produced by the Shanghai Tobacco Company

A Fliptop Matchbox Which Resembles a Miniature Pack of Marlboro Cigarettes

Thai Matches

A Box of Recent Vintage "DRAGON" Brand Matches Produced by the GIF Thai Match Co. Ltd in Thailand

 (Top) The Front and (Bottom) Back of a Box of Elephant Brand Safety Matches Manufactured and Sold in Thailand

A Contemporary Souvenir Matchbox from Thailand Featuring The Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Misspelled as Emeral) on the Front (Top) and The Giant Swing on the Back (Bottom), Both Major Tourist Attractions Located in Bangkok

 Another Souvenir Matchbox from Thailand, This One Depicting the Train Station at Plearnwan, a Stylized Recreation of a Thai Seaside Village from the 1950's and 60's Featuring Old-Fashioned Shophouses

Contemporary Matchboxes Manufactured and Sold in Thailand Today

Japanese Matches

An Antique Box of Red Horse Impregnated Safety Matches Made in Japan

A Vintage Box of Knight Brand Impregnated Safety Matches Manufactured in Japan

A Box of New Gem Damp Proof Safety Matches Produced in Japan Probably in the 1950's

An Antique Hammer Brand Safety Matchbox Made in Japan

An Antique Box of Air Light Safety Matches Manufactured in Japan

An Old Japanese-Made Ship Brand Matchbox

An Antique Box of Watch Brand Safety Matches Manufactured in Japan

A Vintage Japanese Ichi-Ban (Number One) Fortune Matchbox Which Originally Included a Slip of Paper With a Fortune (Similar to Ones Found in Fortune Cookies) Tucked Inside

A Vintage Box of Aeroplane Brand Safety Matches Produced in Japan

An Old Matchbox Manufactured in Kobe, Japan

Mexican Matches

Maya Cerillos, 100% Biodegradable, Eco-Friendly Matches Made from Cactus Quills in Mexico

 A Vintage Box of Clasico de Lujo La Central Matches Made in Mexico

The Front (Top) and Back (Bottom) of a Vintage Comodines (Wild Cards) Brand Matchbox Manufactured in Mexico by Compañía Cerillera La Central Featuring a Playing Card Theme and a Plastic Tray

Three All-Plastic Clasicos Matchboxes Manufactured in Mexico in the 1960's

A Vintage Box of Relampago Calidad Imperial ("Flash Imperial Quality" in English) Safety Matches Made in Mexico

American Matches

A Box of Vintage Diamond Water-Resistant Matches

An Antique Box of Independence Brand Safety Matches Produced by the B.F.D. Division of the Diamond Match Company in New York, New York

A Fairly Rare Box of California Gold Matches Manufactured by D. D. Bean & Sons in Oxnard, California Between 1979 and 1983

Three Adult Novelty Matchboxes From a Series Produced by The Ohio Match Company in the Early 1960's

        

An Antique Box of Domestic Brand Safety Matches Made in the U.S.A. by America's Own Match Co.

  

 The Front (Top) and Back (Bottom) of a Box of  Domino Matches from the 1940's "MADE IN U.S.A. In American  Factories By American Workers For American Climate" By THE DIAMOND MATCH COMPANY

(Top) A Vintage Box of Fire Chief Victoria Safety Matches Manufactured in the 1950's in Kenner, Louisiana by Trans/Match inc (Bottom) A Two Cent Box of Victoria Safety Matches Produced in the Early 1960's Featuring a Variation of the Same Logo

Two Antique Pocket Boxes of Ohio Safety Matches Featuring Different Logo Designs

An Antique Box of Red & White Brand Safety Matches Made in the U.S.A.

A Vintage Box of Red Top Brand Safety Matches Made in the U.S.A. by The Diamond Match Co.

A Vintage Pocket-Size Diamond Safety Matchbox from the 1960's

A Decorative Designer Box of Ohio Safety Matches From the 1970 's Featuring a Stylized Sherlock Holmes-Like Figure Smoking a Meerschaum Pipe

More Boxes of Ohio Blue Tip Designer Safety Matches Made in Wadsworth, Ohio in 1970 With Very Distinctive Seventies Era Graphics

A Vintage Box of Three Torches Damp-Proof Safety Matches Produced by Trans/Match Inc in Kenner, Louisiana in the 1960's   

      

An Antique Box of Winner Brand Safety Matches Made in America Sometime Between 1923 & 1940 by the Federal Match Corporation of New York City

A Vintage "Indestructible" Box of AMERICAN SAF-T Brand Safety Matches Made by Theeneral Match Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio

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 An Antique Box of Congress Brand Safety Matches Made in the U.S.A. by American Safety Match Corporation

  A Vintage Box of Gold Medal Brand Safety Matches Manufactured in the United States by The Diamond Match Co.

A Vintage Box of Protecto Brand Impregnated Safety Matches Manufactured in the U.S.A. by the Diamond Match Co.
 

 Though Originally Manufactured by the Ohio Match Company,
This Box of Rosebud Matches Was Produced by Universal Match ( A Division of Diamond Brands) in Minneapolis, Minnesota Probably Sometime in the Late 1980's