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Vintage Matchbox Labels

An assortment of colorful vintage matchbox labels, depicting themes from history and cultures, beautifully restored.

Leaf from a photo album, with 5 photos (unassembled carte-de-visits) and with ink-mounted edge decorations, Mary Georgiana Filmer (Lady) (attributed to), c. 1865 - c. 1870 photograph United Kingdom paper. ink albumen print
Leaf from a photo album, with 5 photos (unassembled carte-de-visits) and with ink-mounted edge decorations, Mary Georgiana Filmer (Lady) (attributed to), c. 1865 - c. 1870 photograph United Kingdom paper. ink albumen print
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Perfumed with Hoyt's 10 Cent Cologne , Perfumes, Flowers, 19th Century American Trade CardsJas. S. Kirk & Co. Soap Makers, Chicago. 'White Russian' , Adults, Sleds & sleighs, Reindeer, Household soap, 19th Century American Trade CardsJas. S. Kirk & Co. Soap Makers, Chicago. "Columbia". Jas. S. Kirk & Co. Soap Makers, Chicago. "Columbia"Rome, Italy may 1965: Vintage molinard nirmala perfume advertisement from the mid-20th century, featuring an elegant woman silhouette and highlighting the pureté absolue of the fragranceHot water A plenty! , Water heaters, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesClarke's "pyramid" nursery lamp food warmer and improved pannikin. 1892Soapine - the great discovery. Dirt killer soap. , Girls, Dolls, Household soap, 19th Century American Trade CardsMatchbox labels, from the Swedish industrial and trading museum. Portrait of Queen Victoria of Strobredite.Knock'd into a cock'd hat | Library of CongressPicture series Butterflies 1, Admiral, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from ca 1900Stein - Montreal Brewing Company H. Kennedy H. KennedyA lady's weekend dressing case, made of rolled hide, lined with moirette, with spacious pockets, available from Messrs John Pound and Co of Oxford Street, London. 1914Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton - A favorite with the ladies , Infants, Thread, Cotton, 19th Century American Trade CardsHammocks, hammock ropes, hammock spreaders, Saratoga Hammock , Women, Hammocks Furniture, 19th Century American Trade CardsMatchbox labels, from the Swedish industrial and trading museum.udavalla - Örebro. (Wernersborg's match factory, The Star).Advertisement for Mappin & Webb's fitted suitcases. Dated 20th centuryAll wooden shoes, Holland's wooden shoe factory, Dutch Novelty Shop, Box 210, Holland, Michigan , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesHammocks, hammock ropes, hammock spreaders, Saratoga Hammock. Hammocks, hammock ropes, hammock spreaders, Saratoga Hammock1901 Noble & Cooley embossed wood shell drums , Musical instrument industry, Drums Musical instruments, Noble & CooleyEastern Camera Exchange, Long Island's largest & most complete camera store , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesCoins from various countries with symbolic people, Cent from Liberia, Historical, digital reproduction of a collector's card from the 19th century .Sanitol Talcum Powder and Floressence Violette Talc, Victorian Talcum Powder Tin DesignsCharm of the West, Cigars, Tobacco & SnuffW.J. Mullen's roller blind fixture.Holiday goods at G. V. S. Quackenbush & Co's.. Holiday goods at G. V. S. Quackenbush & Co's.Boston Lamp Co., 39 Kingston Street, Boston, Mass. , Adults, Lamps, Light fixture stores, 19th Century American Trade CardsRubber paint manufactured by the Rubber Paint Co. of Cleveland, O. Pure white, jet black and any desired shade or color. , Women, Paints & varnishes, 19th Century American Trade CardsCigar box - Noisy Boys - Conchas de Ragailia - J. M. FortierLobestinetti, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-8) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes ca. 1891 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-8), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the eighth subset, N145-8. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy.. Lobestinetti, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-8) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 650734A fitted travelling bag, lined with silk and with silver fittings and ivory brushes Date: 1890sOur 10-Cents-a-Day Plan' still bank, c. 1900, 7 13/16 x 5 1/8 x 7/8 in. (19.84 x 13.02 x 2.22 cm), Tin, pigment, United States, 19th-20th centuryShafer, Vernon Team, baseball card portraitWid Conroy, Washington Nationals, baseball card portraitUnited States of America, Cool, Wouter, Light bulbs 5x cheaper than in our country, Unknown location in the United States: light bulbs in a shop window, recto - written in pen, photograph, photo, photos, LIGHT BULBS, 5X COOLER AS IN OUR COURSE, height 228 mm, width 152 mm, height 315 mm, width 215 mm, 1877-04-02 - 1947-01-30, photographer, 1936 - 1936, second quarter 20th century, paper, papier, photographic paper, fotopapier, cardboard, kaart, gelatin silver print, developing gelatin silver printMatchbox labels, from the Swedish industrial and trading museum.Biology. Animal motif (Tortoise, The Turtles, Three Frogs).Use the Welcome Stove Polish, Nostalgia CardsPretty Ducky, Mutoscope Card, 1940sFrench Laundry Soap , Women, Laundry, Household soap, 19th Century American Trade CardsNorway, 10 Kronors, from the series Coins of All Nations (N72, variation 1) for Duke brand cigarettes 1889 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. American Trade cards from the "Coins of All Nations" (N72), issued in a set of 50 cards in 1889 to promote W. Duke Sons & Co. brand cigarettes. There are two variations within the series. Version one (variation 1) maintains a white background on the cards and the second version (variation 2) displays a shaded background.. Norway, 10 Kronors, from the series Coins of All Nations (N72, variation 1) for Duke brand cigarettes. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)Three-leaf clover, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 4) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Novelties" series (N228), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company. There are five types of card within the series. Type 1 cards are round. Type 2 cards are round with colored borders. Type 3 cards are die cut to the shape of a novelty item. Type 4 are also die cut with embossing. Type 5 depict novelties on a rectangular card. Finally, Type 6 are die cut in the shape of an egg.. Three-leaf clover, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 4) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco CompanyCoins from different countries with symbolic persons, Centimes from Belgium, Historical, digital reproduction of a collector's picture from the 19th centuryBalustrade InfantryMeissen. Infantry BalustradeThurbers' Pride of the Kitchen Soap. For cleaning scouring & polishing. , Roses, Household soap, 19th Century American Trade CardsDintori di Roma - Costumi - Carri da Vino, 1880s, Italy, maker unknown.17th century Hour-Glasses in Greenwich parish church Date: 17th centuryVase, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 4) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Novelties" series (N228), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company. There are five types of card within the series. Type 1 cards are round. Type 2 cards are round with colored borders. Type 3 cards are die cut to the shape of a novelty item. Type 4 are also die cut with embossing. Type 5 depict novelties on a rectangular card. Finally, Type 6 are die cut in the shape of an egg.. Vase, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 4) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco CompanyGolden Horse Safety Matches, Matchbox CoversFirst bullion from Little Cottonwood Canyon. August 1870. Stereoscopic gems of Utah scenery. 1870. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. UtahGaleries Lafayette. Plate of six tricolor flower buttons from Galeries Lafayette (). Carton, plastic material, painting, 1944. General Museum Leclerc de Hauteclocque and the Liberation of Paris, Jean Moulin Museum.Welcome stoves & ranges. Welcome stoves & rangesAmelie Koudelka, Carl von Zamboni * , Photo StudioImperial Granum, the incomparable food for the growth and protection of infants and children , Children, Dolls, Food, 19th Century American Trade CardsIssued one penny 'Penny Universal' stamp Visual and Verbal Communication, postage stampsCard Number 124, Helen Dayton, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-6) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 11/16 × 1 3/8 in. (6.8 × 3.5 cm). Publisher: Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.). Date: 1880s.Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-6), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the sixth subset, N145-6. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Vase, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 3) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Novelties" series (N228), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company. There are five types of card within the series. Type 1 cards are round. Type 2 cards are round with colored borders. Type 3 cards are die cut to the shape of a novelty item. Type 4 are also die cut with embossing. Type 5 depict novelties on a rectangular card. Finally, Type 6 are die cut in the shape of an egg.. Vase, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 3) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco CompanyRussian, from Types of Nationalities (N240) issued by Kinney Bros. 1890 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Types of Nationalities" series (N240), issued in 1890 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company. Each card is meant to be folded into thirds. Unfolded the card displays a figure from a particular nationality. Folded, the same figure is portrayed smoking a Kinney Brothers Cigarette.. Russian, from Types of Nationalities (N240) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1890. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco CompanySwitzerland, 1 Franc, from the series Coins of All Nations (N72, variation 1) for Duke brand cigarettes 1889 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. American Trade cards from the "Coins of All Nations" (N72), issued in a set of 50 cards in 1889 to promote W. Duke Sons & Co. brand cigarettes. There are two variations within the series. Version one (variation 1) maintains a white background on the cards and the second version (variation 2) displays a shaded background.. Switzerland, 1 Franc, from the series Coins of All Nations (N72, variation 1) for Duke brand cigarettes. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)Bookmark (USA); Manufactured by Warner Company; silk; Overall: 6.4 x 18.9 cm (2 1/2 x 7 7/16 in.) Tassel: 4.8 cmMorocco dressing case, with sterling silver fittings. Date: 1935Freddy Parent, Chicago White Sox, baseball card portraitSalesman's Sample Book (France); leather, paper, wool, cottonFlat tint colors... to dramatize you -- Odorless Six Star Flat-Tint , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesPlanets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Can packet for candiesCoins from various countries with symbolic people, Real from Ecuador, Historical, digital reproduction of a collector's card from the 19th century .Vintage camper stove Old metal camper stove isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/YannxPoirierx 12727499Nylotis Talcum Powder, Victorian Talcum Powder Tin DesignsWm. Diamond. Pitkin at Legion Street Brooklyn 12, New York. Hyacinth 8-1028 , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesIndian silversmiths making jewelry, setting turquoise, stamping decorations, hammering to shape , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesColgate & Co's cashmere bouquet , Soaps, Children, Basins ContainersGeorg Bloom for finer home furnishings, state at olive, Media, Penna. , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesCastroville, Texas, USA. Cow skull leaning against historic building in the Texas Hill Country. (Editorial Use Only)Flow of silver Avon ,Pot fotolijm, anonymous, c. 1895 - in or before 1900 photomechanical print paper container of glass: bottle, jar, vaseMcKee Jewelers, Pleasant Grove , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesDixon's Stove Polish, carburet of iron. Tick tick.. Dixon's Stove Polish, carburet of iron. Tick tick.American Perfumer and Essential Oil Review, September 1913, Victorian Perfume & Fragrance PackagingAlfred L. Schiller Hardware , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesArgentine Republic, from Flags of All Nations, Series 1 (N9) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands 1887 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the set, "Flags of All Nations," Series 1 (N9), issued in 1887 in a series of 48 cards to promote Allen & Ginter Brand Cigarettes. The museum's collection contains the 48 cards from the Series 1 set, as well as 10 variations and 5 mis-printed cards.. Argentine Republic, from Flags of All Nations, Series 1 (N9) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands 407157Compliments of J. M. & W. A. Brown, Jewelers, 352 River St., Troy, N. Y. Watches, diamonds, jewelry and silver-ware. Wedding and holiday gifts a specialty. , Women, Infants, Dolls, Jewelry stores, 19th Century American Trade CardsCard Number 164, Mme. Modjeska, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-2), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the second subset, N145-2. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy.. Card Number 164, Mme. Modjeska, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. 1880s. Albumen photograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)Estey Organ Co. Brattleboro, Vt. U.S.A.. Estey Organ Co. Brattleboro, Vt. U.S.A.One price only. J. Leach. Stationer, 86 Nassau Street, New York. (Three doors from Fulton.). One price only. J. Leach. Stationer, 86 Nassau Street, New York. (Three doors from Fulton.)Advertisement for Acorn stoves and ranges - over 1,000,000 in use, circa 1886Frank Chance, Chicago Cubs, baseball card portraitMaison DeMorest Souvenir, 1880. Bonne annee, joie! Plaisir.. Maison DeMorest Souvenir, 1880. Bonne annee, joie! Plaisir.'Mellomints', Packet of 'Candies' Sold by Brandle & Smith Company, Philadelphia, 1915 photograph Advertising for candy manufacturer Brandle & Smith Co., Philadelphia. Minneapolispublisher: Philadelphia baryta paper. textile materials. paint (coating) advertising. sugar-candyGoldsmith Black - Meißner MugsMeissen. Goldsmith Black - Meißner MugsVick's choice seeds. , Flowers, Seeds, 19th Century American Trade CardsWoman, Hat Cigar Band. Walker, Norfolk Team, baseball card portraitIndia, Mumbai. Dhobi Ghat (Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat), open air laundromat (lavoir). Vendor sign.Rexall Violet Talcum Powder, Victorian Talcum Powder Tin DesignsBerry, San Francisco Team, baseball card portraitKeystone, solid silver plated ware. Fine jewelry and clocks. Watch cases. Repairing.. Keystone, solid silver plated ware. Fine jewelry and clocks. Watch cases. Repairing.'The big rug store,' 789 State Street, Schenectady, N. Y. , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesReynolds Brothers fine shoes, Utica, N. Y. , People, Shoes, 19th Century American Trade CardsUnused block of forty-two "Two Penny Blue" postage stamps of Queen Victoria issued March 13, 1841 After a design by William Wyon British The "Penny Blue" is the first stamp issued by Britain. The portait of Queen Victoria is after an engraving by William Wyon (1795-1851) of the Royal Mint commemorating Queen Victoria's visit to the Corporation of London on November 9, 1837.. Unused block of forty-two "Two Penny Blue" postage stamps of Queen Victoria 211421Mi Lady's Jewelry Inc. , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesAdvertisement for Arndt's Criterion Cafetière, also known as a French press, Cafetière à piston, Cafeteria, press pot, coffee press, or coffee plunger, a coffee brewing device. Dated 19th century