![]() ![]() It’s what collectors do, sooner or later. After all, I did pay for it - and I’ve kept it safe another decade or so before realizing what I had and then carefully describing it, making it available for the person or persons searching for it. Īnd I don’t think it’s unfair to charge for it. So it’s up for sale, in my listings at eBay. He did live in Sheboygan after the war, until his death in the 1950s, and I just feel like someone else should have this. ![]() On the front of the vintage matchbook it reads:ĭespite the condition issues, this is cool enough for the pinup and the reference to the old Skat tournament games too - but, you see, I know that there was a Joe Gorenc who was a POW in WWII. I do collect vintage pinups and I’ve been paring down my collection (making more room in my house and wallet), but this particular vintage matchbook struck a chord… That’s how I feel about this particular item. Such as when they find themselves in the possession of something they feel someone else would value so much they feel guilty holding onto it. So it’s all good, right? Right.Īnyway, there’s another time a collector becomes a seller. So it seems only natural to trade or sell a few things here and there… That’s pretty much what a dealer is, you know someone who deals or trades in antiques and vintage stuff, with the most agreed upon fair trade equity being money, honey. Sometimes dealers and other sellers of antiques and collectibles get a bad rap - OK, a lot of times they do, and I’m not going to go into all of that, but…Īs a collector there are times when your auction lots runneth over and you end up with more than you want (or can even house). The plastic frame parts are very easily cut. I would suggest that the plastic “rods” be set or hung inside a curio cabinet - that way, the antique and vintage matchbooks can be protected behind glass. Since you only want the plastic frame parts, just get the frames with the cardboard backs.) Since the matchbooks are about as thin as the poster with the cardboard backing, the plastic holds them in place and on display. (These are the cheap frames you can find at Wal-Mart the kind you just slide apart. Here matchbooks are slid inside the hollow plastic parts of a plastic poster frame. But this idea, spotted at a flea market, seems rather ingenious! Organizing matchbooks in binders might work if you have the time and discipline - but it still relegates your collection to sitting unseen on shelves. Placing matchbooks in jars seems kind of lazy and a possibly unsafe way to display your matchbook collection. While matchbooks, with their small size, seem like a manageable collection, let me assure you they can literally pile up. Yesterday, I wrote about collecting vintage matchbooks at Collectors Quest, but I couldn’t find these photos so here I am, adding a Post Script, of sorts. ![]()
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