Matchbox Labels From the 1950’s and 1960’s

posted by Scott Beale on Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

polish matchbox label

russian matchbox label

russian matchbox label

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).

via Heather Armstrong

filed under: Art

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3 comments on “Matchbox Labels From the 1950’s and 1960’s”

  1. I especially like the Laika.

    Philluminist, I think is the word for this.

  2. OK, mutant dogcatTVs I can understand … a dog in the snow, perhaps there is symbolism there? But an orange alien spacecraft landing in front of Russian Brutalist buildings … what on Earth is that supposed to mean?!

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