Note: If you want to use these as matchboxes, cut off both book page edges so you leave one working strike strip on the matchbox. You might need to trim the book page edge sides to make them fit well onto the box. Contrary to popular beliefs, the handmade Mendelson Opera matchbook, said to be the oldest and made by the Diamond Match Co., was actually made by Binghamton. Cut book cover images out with a craft knife and cutting mat or scissors. "My friend, said, 'Your dad was in the Navy? What year, what ship was he on?' Then he went into his collection and he had a matchcover from that ship which he gave the guy, who was just speechless. Currently there are only two branded Binghampton Matchbooks known to exist, dating 1893/94. He and a fellow collector met a man at an event, who mentioned his father was in the Navy during World War II.
"Most collectors have a reason they collect, whether it's a memory from their youth, or a connection to a product or place," he said. Mailing on extra covers is 25 cents each Will combine mailing costs. Matchbook Cover Georgian Motel Seattle Washington Washington World Fair 1962 Very Good Vintage Cover. That personal connection is what gets most collectors going. I have created this group for collectors of matchbooks and matchcocvers to share their collections, trade covers and even sell unwanted or duplicate. Aloha Beach Health Spa - Denver, Colorado - 1960s Match Cover - Contour Vintage Matchbook - A Lifetime Legacy - . Shipping: US-Mainland: 2.00 (more destinations) Condition: Used. Bicentennial in 1976.Įadie has 25,000 different hotel matchcovers, a reflection of his early travels with his family. and part of your inheritance is two old cardboard boxes of matchbooks. Most collectors, Eadie said, have a niche: Some collect wedding matchcovers (the goal is to find a pack that corresponds with every date of the year) others collect specific genres, such as Howard Johnson restaurants matchcovers, or those issued during the U.S. Still, you could find a cover from the 1930s, and it might not be of any great. By the way, if your brouser does not show overlapping layers, your brouser is overprotected - please allow. But they reflect our history, our likes and dislikes and sometimes they are real artworks in themselves. "I've been to 43 of the last 50 conventions, and haven't missed one in 36 years," he said. This site is dedicated to matchbox labels and matchcovers - the small artworks that most of us do not pay much attention to. The Rathkamp Matchcover Society just marked its 79th annual convention in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Members come from around the U.S., Canada and abroad. The graphics are really simple and have a great print quality. There are over 700 images in the group, mainly originating from Eastern Europe. Today, there are over 9,000 members, including Eadie. 1971 ) 439 F.2d 956, the government's case showed that the defendant's fingerprints were discovered on an empty matchbook cover which had been folded and. These fabulous matchbook covers are part of the Flickr group, Mid Century Modern - Sticker, Label + Stamp, administered Grain Edit. The society was founded in 1939 by a group of enthusiastic matchcover collectors in New York City.
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