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Matchbox with a pin-up

framed motif · matches present · small format

Item no. 050-694-000

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Description

A matchbox with a framed pin-up motif on the front: a figure in suspenders, printed in strong colours. The matches are still inside.

On the genre

For decades matchboxes were advertising space and collector’s item at once — bars, hotels and cigarette brands gave them out, and motifs like this were part of the standard repertoire. Because they got used up, full boxes with the print intact are rarer than you would think.