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Matchcover
A Matchcover, or "matchbook cover", is a thin cardboard covering that folds over match sticks in a "book" or "pack" of matches. Covers have been used as a form of advertising since 1894, two years after they were patented, and since then, have attracted people who enjoy the hobby of collecting.

Collectors are known as phillumenists, or "lovers of light", and include people who have a shoe box or fish bowl filled with packs from local stores and restaurants, to serious collectors with covers organized in hundreds of different topics. In 2005, there were over 1800 active collectors in the The Rathkamp Matchcover Society (The Voice of the Hobby Since 1941), spread over 20 countries worldwide.

Patents

Flexible Match patent, 27 September 1892 - set of 2 match combs shown enclosed folding paper match cover.

References

  • Prero, Mike (2005). "2005 Demographics".RMS Bulletin No. 512, January/February, pp. 1-4.
  • Steele, H. Thomas; Hiemann, Jim; Dyer, Rod (1987). Close Cover Before Striking: The Golden Age of Matchbook Art NY: Abbeville Press, ISBN 0-89659-695-8

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Matchcover at Amazon
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MATCHCOVER COLLECTORS CAN EXCHANGE ITEMS
Nov 17, 1998; THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED VERSION. Write to Anne B. Adams and Nancy Nash-Cummings at P.O. Box...
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Backstory: Bored? Try the matchcover collectors club.(FEATURES)(CURRENTS)
Mar 23, 2007; Byline: Dale Roberts Whenever two or three people gather together, they're likely to form an association. The Encyclopedia of...
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Matchbook collectors share spark for hobby
Aug 26, 1990; SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Bobbie MacKenzie started out stuffing handfuls of matchbooks into a little box as mementoes of trips and...
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ASK THE GLOBE
Jan 19, 1988; Q. Do matchcover collectors ever convene in Boston? -- M.O., Boston A. They will in 1990. That's the year set for its Boston...
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Light my fire
Jul 28, 2007; face=+Bold; Matchbooks used to be found in every restaurant lobby; now collectors hope to strike luckyface=-Bold; By David...
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