MATCHBLOC

MATCHBLOC is a compendium of matchbox labels from the Eastern Bloc, from the 1950s to early 1980s. Over 400 labels from Poland, Ru ssia, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and more are depicted, with themes that range from animals, household, food, sports, the outdoor s, children, and the arts, to industry, architecture, transport, and the military. Encompassing a huge variety of illustrative style s and political and social messages, the labels have been diligently collected and compiled by Jane McDevitt, a web designer and avi d collecto...[Read more]