Category: The Matchbooks

A shoebox of matches
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HEY! MATCHBOOKS!

   March 29, 2023  0 Comments on HEY! MATCHBOOKS!

I found a whole shoebox of matchbooks in the office closet! Looks like there are some good old ones in…

Say it with flowers matchbook logo 1960
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I made a mark in the hall

   February 11, 2022  0 Comments on I made a mark in the hall

That beloved “Hallmark Holiday”, St. Valentine’s day, is almost upon us. I got roses for Teresa at Costco the other…

Learn to draw Bettie Page?
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Draw me like your French girls

   February 5, 2022  0 Comments on Draw me like your French girls

Here’s another “learn to draw!” matchbook, this one asks you to send in for a free, no obligation “talent test”….

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FIT FOR A QUEEN Corny matchbook gag

   January 22, 2022  0 Comments on FIT FOR A QUEEN Corny matchbook gag

Something a bit corny about this matchbook, but I am sure people kept them just to amuse their friends. People…

Poker-hand matches game
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Smoking is a bad bet

   January 19, 2022  0 Comments on Smoking is a bad bet

Back when we got paper checks on payday, we would play a poker game similar to this, based on the…

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Columbus Builders walk funny

   January 9, 2022  0 Comments on Columbus Builders walk funny

At some point they got rid of this mascot. Let’s face it, he looks clumsy. I think he was supposed to be built like a brick shithouse, but it didn’t translate well.

Charles and Di stamp
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Drink up Chuck and Di for this royal postage stamp

   December 21, 2021  0 Comments on Drink up Chuck and Di for this royal postage stamp

I know it’s hard to believe, but people used to collect postage stamps, in albums. They would examine the perforations and other details with a magnifying glasses, carefully protecting, classifying, and organizing. They talked in hushed tones.

Matchbook 1950's New Mexico Ranchettes
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New Mexico Land Grab

   November 2, 2021  0 Comments on New Mexico Land Grab

These half acre lots, even back in the 40’s and 50’s, seem like a good deal, with clean water, fresh…

Vicks cough drops matchbook
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COUGH COUGH I took another puff

   October 28, 2021  0 Comments on COUGH COUGH I took another puff

Here’s a matchbook advertising Vick’s cough drops. It’s a MATCHBOOK. The person that needs cough drops probably smokes. Why not quit the cancer sticks and nip that cough in the bud?

Cement company old matchbook cover
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Travel light for better mileage

   October 16, 2021  0 Comments on Travel light for better mileage

Why did Campanella and Cardi hire this scrawny, skinny little guy to drive one of their huge industrial cement trucks? Is he somebody’s nephew?