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Showing posts with label Collectors' websites and blogs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Collectors' websites and blogs. Show all posts
Friday, September 13, 2013
The AMAZING Antique Matchbox collection of Mick Lilley from England
I was in touch with Mick for several times via Facebook and he told me that he collects antique matchboxes and that he has a unique collection. Until I found his collection presented on the Bjorn Stenberg's website (that he has himself an amazing collection of old Swedish matchbox labels) I couldn't realized what he is talking about. when I saw it, I was amazed by the quantity and diversity of his unique collection. He has items that a collector can only dream about.
See more: Matchbox collection of Mick Lilley
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
A humoristic article about the matchbox labels from Japan in a blog of Alembic Design Consultants
http://www.alembic.co.uk/blog/inspiration/matchbox-labels-from-japan-china/
No Phillumenist I, nor proper collector of anything, but like most graphic designers I love a nice bit of printed ephemera. I bought these matchbox labels in Thailand, and as far as I can tell they are mostly (all?) Japanese, made for the Chinese market and stone lithography printed. I can’t read the text (which might explain much) but the use of flags in some puts them in the second and third decades of the 20th century – beyond that my ignorance is complete, not that that hinders my enjoyment of them. What is going on in the example above for instance? A diminutive husband and wife extending hospitality to an outsized westerner? or two smartly-dressed children welcoming Daddy home (wondering why he could not afford a full-sized house)? Either way – the drawing, pattern, texture and colours are beautiful.
All right reserved to Alembic Design Consultants
This puzzling kitten-weighing scenario is probably not an illustration to a recipe printed on the other side of the matchbox. The coloured stripes on the weight are those of the flag of the ‘five great races of the Republic of China’ (red = Han, yellow = Manchus, blue = Mongols, white = Huis (Muslims) & Uyghurs, black = Tibetans). The kitten seems to be wearing the star emblem of the Chinese army, so perhaps this is about the new/young army being as powerful as all China – plausible, if dull. I prefer the kitten-cuisine theory. Or perhaps this is simply The Heaviest Kitten in China.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Exploring History Via The Matchbook Cover - A very interesting website about the History of the Matchbooks
http://matchcoverguy.com/
Matchbook covers, which are commonly referred to as matchcovers, not
only provide us with a vehicle to be taken back to a simpler time, but
they also provide us with history lessons as well.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
A Japanese website of Kyoto Yamamoto's collection of many old beautiful Japanese Trade Mark labels
Kyoto Yamamoto's Japanese Trade Mark labels
(every photo is a link to other labels on the same subject)
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| Got it! |
Copyright © 2005 kyoto-yamamoto All rights reserved.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Collectors' websites
The Yecheal Biskovits Match Collection's website
Yecheal has been collecting Japanese match box labels since 1997. He has a huge collection of Japanese trade mark match box labels, woodblock printed match labels, Japanese match safes, match holders, matchbook holders, and basically anything related to the Japanese match industry.
The Mission of Dr. Utpal Sanyal, Ph.D.
Dr. Utpal is a collector from India who collects Stamps, Matchbox, Coins & Notes, Birds nest and Origami. Most of his collections are related to his mission: Fight against Cancer, Tobacco Use, AIDS and Encouraging Blood Donation.
The Matchbox Museum of Shakil Huq
Shakil is from from Bangladesh. He is an artist, amateur photographer and a collector of bank note, matchboxes, empty toothpaste packet and anything vintage.
The World Of Matchboxes, Matchbooks & Matchbox Labels of Manoj Sonalkar
Manoj is my first Facebook's friend. He is from Pune, Maharashtra, India. He is a collector of matchboxes, labels, skillets, matchbooks. He is also an amateur photographer that always experiments with his camera.
Bob Jacobs Home Page
Bob is from The United Kingdom, and he has approximately 35,000 items (mostly matchbox labels) in his collection, which have been gathered over a period of 44 years from all parts of the world.
The Blog of Joel Gabriels
Joel is a collector from Belgium who collects Matchbox labels, Matchbox Holders, old Matchboxes, Postcards related to Phillumeny etc.
The website of Flemming Henningsen
Flemming is from Denmark. He has been collecting matchboxes and labels since childhood, back in the sixties. His collection now contains more than 100,000 different items from 123 countries.
The website of Bjorn Stenberg who collects some very old labels from Sweden (includes the AMAZING collection of very old wooden matchboxes of Mick Lilley)
The showcasephillumeny collections of Ratnadeep Mondal
Ratnadeep collects Indian stuff. He and his father had actually started collecting matchboxes around late eighties. For around 12-15 years the album was tucked away in their store room and nothing substantial was added to our collection, but recently his interest has renewed and he is back on the streets on his Phillumenic journey.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Just found this lovely Match Box Labels set of "wackystuff" on Flickr and loved it!
rights reserved to Flickr and wackystuff
Sunday, February 26, 2012
2 websites\blogs of my Facebook's friends that are dedicated to Phillumeny
the beautiful blog of Joel Gabriels from Belgium
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| The lovely Juggler of Joel |
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| Very old matchboxes France and UK |
The interesting blog of Limburgse Stekskesmannen from Belgium which includes many photos from the yearly
Friday, January 20, 2012
Chinese and Japanese matchbox labels collection - a blog of Mr. Gan Shike from 2006-7
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| Title: Dragon & Phoenix Type: Safety match Manufacter: DaYi match factory Date: Before 1933 |
All right reserved to Mr. Gan Shike
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
The very interesting website of my friend Mr. Yecheal Biskovitz which is dedicated to collecting matchbox labels, but especially Japanese labels
Yecheal has more than 100,000 matchbox labels,
and more than 2500 labels were exhibited at the museum
and more than 2500 labels were exhibited at the museum
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Vintage Korean Matchboxes, from the website: Daily Korean Stuff
A quote from the site
"The collecting of match-related items is a legitimate and widespread hobby known as phillumeny. I am not a collector myself, but the cuteness of these old Korean matchboxes was so overwhelming that I had to post about them. There used to be a considerable diversity of Korean matches manufacturers, with their total number exceeding 300 at one point. Each had their own designs and sometimes marketed different brands with different packagings. The market has been declining over the past few years, and the design of contemporary matchboxes has become a lot more bland."
All rights reserved to: http://www.daily-korean-stuff.com (lost link)
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Collectors' stories
Nostalgia Sunday – Matchboxes
All rights reserved to http://israelity.com
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| Photo from the site in the above link |
Memories in Matchbooks
All rights reserved to http://whereispaperwoman.wordpress.com
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| Photo from the blog in the above link |
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