"My friend, said, 'Your dad was in the Navy? What year, what ship was he on?' Then he went into his collection and he had a matchcover from that ship which he gave the guy, who was just speechless. He and a fellow collector met a man at an event, who mentioned his father was in the Navy during World War II.
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"Most collectors have a reason they collect, whether it's a memory from their youth, or a connection to a product or place," he said. Matchbook Library offers you numerous vintage collectible matchbooks from around the United States. That personal connection is what gets most collectors going. Bicentennial in 1976.Įadie has 25,000 different hotel matchcovers, a reflection of his early travels with his family. Most collectors, Eadie said, have a niche: Some collect wedding matchcovers (the goal is to find a pack that corresponds with every date of the year) others collect specific genres, such as Howard Johnson restaurants matchcovers, or those issued during the U.S. "I've been to 43 of the last 50 conventions, and haven't missed one in 36 years," he said. The Rathkamp Matchcover Society just marked its 79th annual convention in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Members come from around the U.S., Canada and abroad. Dues are 20 the first year+ 2 entry fee, 20 thereafter, and 4 per year for each additional family member living at the same address. Today, there are over 9,000 members, including Eadie. Membership in RMS is open to all matchcover and matchbox collectors who are interested in increasing their knowledge of our hobby and developing trading friendships. We did our best.The society was founded in 1939 by a group of enthusiastic matchcover collectors in New York City. Many others are quite colorful for very different reasons. Many of the designs, as you will see, are quite colorful, featuring Art Deco styling and vivid imagery.
And now, thanks to local phillumenist extraordinaire, Sarah Carpenter, we are able to present to you some rather fascinating matchbook art from Wheeling businesses, circa 1935-1965.
For more information on box match collecting, you can check out our other posts. As a beginner phillumenist, it also helps if you brush up on your matchbook history. The important thing is to discover what collecting style best suits you. You can even collect new matchbooks if you want. In fact, just about every business in town, from working-class taverns, to middle-class restaurants and retail stores, to upper-class social clubs, did significant advertising in the form of matchbook covers-freebies that could be picked up from the bar or counter by patrons in need of a light. Collectible box matches do not have to be rare or vintage.
So, obviously, phillumeny is the love of light, and what better source of light has there ever been than the common, cardboard, phosphorus, and potassium chlorate safety match? Yes, phillumeny is the hobby of collecting matchbook covers!Īnd since, as we well know, Wheeling was once home to myriad stogie and cigar makers, manufacturers, and sellers, it follows that Wheeling also once generated a huge demand for matches. Here’s a hint: it’s from the Greek phil (meaning love, as in city of brotherly) and lumen (meaning light). Are you now, or have you ever been, a phillumenist - a practitioner of phillumeny or phillumenism?Īnd what is this phillumeny, you may well ask? SELLING METHODS: You have four basic options within the hobby: Selling to a local collector: This is the fastest and easiest way for you to sell your.
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