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The MARVA Matchbook Collector's Club: October 2014
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The MARVA Matchbook Collector's Club. Friday, October 31, 2014. Of 2014 was held on October 23rd, 24th and 25th and was a huge success and a lot of fun for everyone. The drive up to Morgantown, PA. From Arlington, VA. Was nice and there was lots of Fall colors to be seen throughout the 3 hour drive. The sky was overcast most of the day on Thursday, but that made for easy driving with no sunny glare. A panoramic view of one of the auctions held at Keystone-Lehigh. Friday afternoon Bill Calhoun. The Hallow...
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The MARVA Matchbook Collector's Club: October 2013
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The MARVA Matchbook Collector's Club. Tuesday, October 22, 2013. Strike at the Seat of Trouble on eBay. The two things I find interesting in this auction is 1). The box they were shipped in is included, which I have never seen and 2). These matchbooks were features, each match bearing the image of a bomb. I have this cover in my WW II patriotics collection, but never realized that it was a feature. Monday, October 21, 2013. Up first is an older, unstruck cover for the GM&N line train " The Rebel. 2:00 pm...
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The MARVA Matchbook Collector's Club: College Matchcovers with Mascots
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The MARVA Matchbook Collector's Club. Thursday, August 25, 2016. College Matchcovers with Mascots. Webster's Dictionary defines a mascot as a person, animal, or object used as a symbol to represent a group (such as a sports team) and to bring good luck. I was always more fascinated with the mascot than the sport, but that's just me. Here are some college matchcovers I recently got that all have great college mascots on them. Just look at that smug look on Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle. Meetings are held at:.
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The MARVA Matchbook Collector's Club: October 2015
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The MARVA Matchbook Collector's Club. Sunday, October 4, 2015. This older, Universal Match cover is a fine example of some of the products advertised that seem mundane now, but were considered pretty high tech for the time period, probably the late 1930's. Below, an example of a Egry Register from around the same time. Car and Car Wash Matchcovers. Workin' at the Car Wash. Labels: Art and Culture. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Meetings are held at:. Mason District Governmental Center. Annandale, VA 22003.
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The MARVA Matchbook Collector's Club: November 2014
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The MARVA Matchbook Collector's Club. Wednesday, November 5, 2014. The Resurgence of Art Deco Typography in the 1980's. From: http:/ www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/art-deco.htm. Here are a few examples I found of Art Deco. Typography used in the 1980's, found on matchcovers. These Art Deco. Fonts are meant to evoke a feeling of glamour. These four covers use the popular Art Deco typeface Broadway Engraved,. The last using an unknown Art Deco. Usually, this Art Deco. Lock and Gould Dice. And Cali...
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The MARVA Matchbook Collector's Club: June 2013
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The MARVA Matchbook Collector's Club. Wednesday, June 12, 2013. A Trip Through the Grocery Store. I thought it might be fun to take a trip down the grocery store aisle and memory lane. Here's to those of us that collect grocery and food product item matchbooks and matchcovers. Aisle 1: Canned Foods. This is a nice Match Corp Of America. Cover advertising both Holleb's Coffee. Of note is the spelling on the can of peaches: Usually we hear of Alberta. IGA, which stands for Independent Grocers Alliance.
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The MARVA Matchbook Collector's Club: August 2016
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The MARVA Matchbook Collector's Club. Friday, August 26, 2016. World War II U.S. Military Matchcovers with Insignias. Before the war had ended, Disney had created some 1,200 cartoon insignias for all of the branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, as well as for many Allied troops. Reflecting the esprit de corps and bravado of the unit, the cartoon character patches were worn with pride. With the exception of Bambi, virtually every Disney character appeared at least once on a logo. Thursday, August 25, 2016.
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The MARVA Matchbook Collector's Club: July 2013
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The MARVA Matchbook Collector's Club. Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Hollywood's Mocambo Night Club. Night club in Hollywood was a white's only club that sat on Sunset Boulevard and was as famous for it's clientele as it was for what went on inside. Errol Flynn. Famously punched Hollywood gossip reporter Jimmie Fidler. After Fidler's wife stabbed Flynn with a fork. As I said it was a white's only club- that is until in the 1950's when Marilyn Monroe. Stepped in. In return for allowing Ella Fitzgerald. By The Ti...
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The MARVA Matchbook Collector's Club: November 2013
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The MARVA Matchbook Collector's Club. Friday, November 1, 2013. Sign Painting and Neon Sign Matchcovers. Purchased in a lot from Cary Vantol. I was thrilled to find these nine sign painting and neon sign design matchcovers. As a graphic designer I have been interested in sign painting and neon signs for quite some time. First up is a very nice cover from General Displays Studios. Industrial exhibits, booths, floats and silk screens. Signs, Roy and Virg Harris. Think old county fair or carnival posters).
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The MARVA Matchbook Collector's Club: July 2014
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The MARVA Matchbook Collector's Club. Wednesday, July 30, 2014. White Spatz and Lots of Dollars. Continuing my foray into gorgeous mid 1930's covers depicting the glamorous life of the obscenely rich, here are two other very nice covers I acquired at UES in Hagerstown this year. The cover for the Tiffin Room. Is really something, isn't it? This was the Wolferman ( an upscale grocery from what I gathered. From http:/ millysmuse.blogspot.com/2012/08/eating-as-child.html ). High Hats and Arrow Collars.
