Matchbox Label Collection
A collection of about 6,000 matchbox labels from 70 countries/categories, comprising single-top labels, all-round labels, skillets, complete boxes, and a few bookmatch covers, including a few rare items.
There are labels for the following countries/categories, with a link to a scan of the labels. The numbers in brackets give the number of labels. Note: categorisations of labels and counts may not always be accurate.
- Argentina (1)
- Australia (44)
- Austria (716)
- Belgium (236)
- Bouldens Match (38)
- British Inn series (154)
- Bulgaria (2)
- Burma (3)
- Ceylon (1)
- China (189)
- Cyprus (3)
- Czechoslovakia (180)
- Denmark (13)
- Egypt (1)
- Fiji (1)
- Finland (193)
- Foreign Made (682)
- France (39)
- Germany (96)
- Greece (2)
- Hong Kong (73)
- Hungary (150)
- India (227)
- Iran (3)
- Ireland (7)
- Israel (21)
- Italy (69)
- Japan (63)
- Java (1)
- Latvia (6)
- Macau (65)
- Malaya (3)
- Malaysia (1)
- Malta (1)
- Morocco (1)
- Netherlands (55)
- New Zealand (1)
- Nigeria (1)
- Norway (28)
- Pakistan (1)
- Philippines (10)
- Poland (76)
- Portugal (26)
- Rhodesia (10)
- Singapore (1)
- South Africa (77)
- Spain (97)
- Sweden (656)
- Sweden Ship (37)
- Sweden Vulcan (45)
- Switzerland (44)
- Syria (1)
- Thailand (9)
- Trinidad (3)
- Tunisia (11)
- Turkey (1)
- UK Anglia Match (23)
- UK B&M Brymay (92)
- UK B&M Swan Vestas (47)
- UK B&M Variety et al (23)
- UK B&M Various (156)
- UK J John Masters (86)
- UK Morelands (146)
- UK United Match (140)
- UK Various (67)
- USA (42)
- USSR (79)
- Uncategorised (42)
- Unsorted (478)
- Yugoslavia (116)
Total labels: 6012; Total pages: 946; Total categories: 70.
In addition, there are a number of booklets/brochures:
- Match Label Collectors Handbook by David and Rosemarie van der Plank
- Provisional Catalogue of South African Matchbox Labels 1884-1972 by A.L. Carpenter
- A Striking Industry in Letchworth by Eric R Littler
- A Striking Industry in Welwyn Garden City by Eric R Littler (text only)
- The Encyclopedia of English-written Matchbox Labels of the World by V.E.R. Gladwish (part 1)
- The Encyclopedia of English-written Matchbox Labels of the World by V.E.R. Gladwish (part 2)
- The Encyclopedia of English-written Matchbox Labels of the World by V.E.R. Gladwish (part 3)
- The Encyclopedia of English-written Matchbox Labels of the World by V.E.R. Gladwish (part 4)
- The Encyclopedia of English-written Matchbox Labels of the World by V.E.R. Gladwish (part 5)
- The Encyclopedia of English-written Matchbox Labels of the World by V.E.R. Gladwish (part 7)
- Values List Encyclopedia Numbers 1-4450 Survey by V.E.R. Gladwish
- Match Label Collectors Guide by W.L. Mitchell
- The Matchbox Label Collectors Catalogue by J.H. Luker Vol.1 Foreign Made
- The Matchbox Label Collectors Catalogue by J.H. Luker Supplement
- Matchbox Nursery Rhyme Label Series
- A Hundred Years of Match Making – The Moreland Story 1867-1967
- Vulcan Match Brochure
- 2 or 3 Newspaper and Magazine Articles
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