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Saturday, March 31, 2012
Old Adalbert Vojtech Scheinost, Schuttenhofen (Susice) labels made in Czechoslovakia made for the Chinese market of the late 19th century
Vojtech Scheinost – the founder of Czech match-manufacturing
Some nice old labels from Sweden
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| Nice old Elephant labels |
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| Hunting dogs double label |
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| more than 100 years old labels |
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| Wajang labels |
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| Pretty women of the 19th |
Monday, March 26, 2012
Japanes labels with a green Swastika background
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| WAJANG |
Swastika
The swastika (Sanskrit: स्वस्तिक) is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either right-facing (卐) form or its mirrored left-facing (卍) form. Earliest archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates back to the Indus Valley Civilization of Ancient India as well as Classical Antiquity. Swastikas have also been used in other various ancient civilizations around the world. It remains widely used in Indian religions, specifically in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, primarily as a tantric symbol to evoke 'shakti' or the sacred symbol of auspiciousness. The swastika is also a Chinese character used in East Asia representing eternity and Buddhism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
Lovely rare Japanese labels (gallery no.5)
All labels photos are from the site: http://jrc-web.com/MatchLabels/ all right reserved to Yutaka Katoh
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| Got it! |
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| Got it! |
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| Got it! |
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| Got it! (in red color variation) |
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Lovely rare Japanese labels (gallery no.4)
All labels photos are from the site: http://jrc-web.com/MatchLabels/ all right reserved to Yutaka Katoh
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| Got it! |
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| Got it! |
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| Got it! |
