Matchbox Labels From the 1950’s and 1960’s

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).

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.