take a peek at this collection of vintage matchboxes
If you thought the average matchbox was old-fashioned, check out these guys.
While the trusty lil’ BiC lighter might be the go-to flame-sparking tool of choice these days, the matchboxes of yesteryear haven't completely disappeared yet. Thanks to mysterious collector Magicman’s cute-as-bits Instagram account, these snaps of unique and hard-to-find matchboxes are forever memorialised to the halls of the internet.
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The account features almost 200 snaps of picture-frame-worthy vintage matchboxes, which will leave you wondering why corn isn’t featured on many designs nowadays – and why it ever was to begin with. If you need a sight for sore eyes, check out the old-school matchboxes here.
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