20 Responses to “Matchbox Labels”

1. DAVE CLARK Says:
   July 22nd, 2007 at 8:29 pm

   I`ve just come into possession of hundreds of Polish matchbox labels……are you interested?

2. Jane Says:
   July 23rd, 2007 at 8:37 am

   Yes definitely!

3. DAVE CLARK Says:
   August 14th, 2007 at 2:24 pm

   Sorry Jane in responding so slowly how do you want to do this.

   Cheers,

   Dave

4. Matchbox Labels From the 1950’s and 1960’s | Laughing Squid Says:
   September 12th, 2007 at 10:36 pm

   [...] York, England designer Jane McDevitt has assembled a huge collection of beautiful 1950’s and 1960’s matchbox labels from around the world (mostly Eastern European). [...]

5. bill reynolds Says:
   September 17th, 2007 at 2:20 pm

   Jane, I have, from time to time, collected matchbooks. I have never met anyone else who collected matchbooks but I do find them very interesting…I had a collection from the fifties that were somehow lost and I started again in the seventies and eighties.

   I find the changing graphics fascinating…most of my collection is North American with some European and South American pieces included.

6. kindra Says:
   September 19th, 2007 at 2:43 am

   JANE——
   I spent some time in Estonia last summer hoping to acquire some of these lovelies… you are one lucky lady to be surrounded by such gems.

7. Nina Says:
   September 23rd, 2007 at 11:44 pm

   The cow wins!

8. true nature Says:
   October 31st, 2007 at 2:52 am

   these are so wonderful! thank you for sharing them.

9. Jules Gilliam Says:
   February 13th, 2008 at 11:03 am

   Hi,
   Wondered if you could help , I work in Theatre and we are doing a 1930’s show set in Massachusettes which requires match boxes. Do you know where we would find some in England?? Love your site.
   Jules

10. Jane Says:
    February 13th, 2008 at 11:32 am

    Thanks for getting in touch. All my matchbox labels come from ebay. There are a few people that I regularly buy from. Here are links to their items

    http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQdfspZ1QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ32QQlredZAny00000QQsassZhobbs1950
    http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQdfspZ1QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ32QQlredZAny00000QQsassZcolin7291
    http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQdfspZ1QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ32QQlredZAny00000QQsassZcornercollectables

    Otherwise a search on ebay should get you plenty of results.

    I hope this helps. Good luck with your production.

11. H. Michael Karshis Says:
    February 26th, 2008 at 4:36 pm

    Amazing set of images - thanks so much for sharing!

    peace,

    HMK

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/hmk

12. Nick Halahan Says:
    February 26th, 2008 at 9:24 pm

    hello

    great to see these online thanks for putting them up. when i was traveling in india i began collecting match boxs after i asked for a light and the guy said keep the whole box - it had a lovely peacock design and from then on each new place i went i would track down new boxs, feeling at home in a new place if i recognised the box! some jems abandoned on the roadside too.

    big up and thanks jane!

13. Vintage matchbox art « Thinkdig’s Weblog Says:
    February 28th, 2008 at 8:28 pm

    [...] I absolutely LOVE these vintage matchbox labels. Maraid Design has great examples on their website, as well as these great labels on flickr. I think that collecting these just might become a new hobby of mine. [...]

14. Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Mar. 7, 2008: Gone all porno Says:
    March 7th, 2008 at 11:37 am

    [...] [Art] Here’s a massive Flickr set devoted to (mostly) Eastern Bloc matchbook designs, courtesy of Jane McDevitt. (Above: a design of unknown origin. Link via Jonathan Bennett.) [...]

15. Schmierwurst Says:
    April 1st, 2008 at 12:44 am

    Thanks for sharing your amazing and so beautiful collection. Found it by a link on http://www.drawn.ca.
    Is it possible to get the pictures in an archive, zip-file or the like?

16. Jane Says:
    April 1st, 2008 at 2:50 pm

    I’m afraid I only keep my very hi res versions - which would be too big to send. After I have uploaded to flickr I bin the ones I have prepared - because they are always on the web if/when I need them.

17. amy korngiebel Says:
    April 11th, 2008 at 4:38 pm

    these are absolutely amazing!

18. yogesh Says:
    October 14th, 2008 at 8:59 am

    Hi Jane
    Thanks for sharing this rare collection.I am yogesh from India.A product designer by profession and a passionate match box collector(own over 5000).I really appreciate the easter european style of illustrative lables.So clear and informative.Even color composition, symmetry and message style is direct.
    I was just wondering if yu can help me to improve my collection by exchange or sharing few.
    Thanks again for sharing these beautiful pieces.

    yogeshmaralkar@gmail.com

    will await ur reply.

19. Andy Says:
    December 25th, 2008 at 10:44 pm

    Hi Jane,

    I love these. I saw some of them and found your web address in the latest McSweeney’s. Thanks for putting this together.

    Andy

20. Nick Halahan Says:
    February 25th, 2009 at 12:10 am

    Hiya, I found this page a while ago, and thought id come back and put a link to some more match boxs, ones i collected in india and are up on my website http://www.OlasArt.com …cheers again this is a great page.

    Match box set 1 click here
    Match box set 2 click here
    Match boxs painted on a car! click here
    more match boxs on a car click here

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