I'm glad we're all quitting smoking these days (or trying), but I do miss the proliferation of matches and their cover art that used to be found everywhere from smoke shops to restaurants. Here are some nice examples of early to mid- twentieth century Indian matchbox covers from the flickr set of Agence Eureka.
M A G A Z I N E S
A R T J O U R N A L S
M I D - C E N T U R Y M O D E R N D E C O R
V I C T O R P A L L A
A L V I N L U S T I G
C O L L E C T I N G T I N T O Y S
B I C Y C L E M A D N E S S
V I N T A G E B O O K S
I L I K E F O O D
C O M I C C H A R A C T E R S
A L B U M A R T
C I G A R E T T E C A R D S
P O S T E R S
I N S T A G R A M
A U D I O P H I L E : B L O S S O M D E A R I E
M A T C H A R T
A B S T R A C T S A T U R D A Y
N E W Y O R K E R C O V E R S
