Fixbayonets! Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share #101 Posted October 29, 2009 "KEEP 'EM FLYING" other side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixbayonets! Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share #102 Posted October 29, 2009 "PATTERSON FIELD EXCHANGE" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixbayonets! Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share #103 Posted October 29, 2009 "PATTERSON FIELD EXCHANGE" other side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixbayonets! Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share #104 Posted October 29, 2009 "BUILD UP NATIONAL DEFENSE" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixbayonets! Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share #105 Posted October 29, 2009 "BUILD UP NATIONAL DEFENSE" other side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixbayonets! Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share #106 Posted October 29, 2009 "BUY WAR BONDS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixbayonets! Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share #107 Posted October 29, 2009 "BUY WAR BONDS" other side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixbayonets! Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share #108 Posted October 29, 2009 "JOIN THE NAVY" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixbayonets! Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share #109 Posted October 29, 2009 "JOIN THE NAVY" other side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vostoktrading Posted October 29, 2009 Share #110 Posted October 29, 2009 These are really great matchbooks! Thanks for sharing them. There seem to be endless amounts of them! I've been picking up the patriotic ones as well as the Navy ship ones for some time, just havn't gotten around to organizing them yet. WW2 matchbooks seem to me to be a "sleeper" collectible, something that is still fairly inexpensive to obtain (if you're patient), not too many people are into it yet, and the potential is great both in variety and potential increase in value. They are also easy to stow away, just the thing if you live in a small apartment (or flat, as our cousins would say). In short, the cost is small in relation to the collectible pleasure they provide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixbayonets! Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share #111 Posted October 29, 2009 These are really great matchbooks! Thanks for sharing them. There seem to be endless amounts of them! I've been picking up the patriotic ones as well as the Navy ship ones for some time, just havn't gotten around to organizing them yet. WW2 matchbooks seem to me to be a "sleeper" collectible, something that is still fairly inexpensive to obtain (if you're patient), not too many people are into it yet, and the potential is great both in variety and potential increase in value. They are also easy to stow away, just the thing if you live in a small apartment (or flat, as our cousins would say). In short, the cost is small in relation to the collectible pleasure they provide. Thanks, I am glad you like them. I was never looking to collect matchbooks until I came across this collection. After looking through the book a few times I really started to appreciate them and had to buy it. I agree with you that it is a "sleeper" collectible and I think they would make a great sub catagory to anybodies militaria collection. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
517th Posted November 5, 2009 Share #112 Posted November 5, 2009 Hope you dont mind me adding a couple........517th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
517th Posted November 5, 2009 Share #113 Posted November 5, 2009 1st Troop Carrier.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixbayonets! Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share #114 Posted November 5, 2009 Very nice 517th, I love the troop carrier matchbook. Thanks for posting :thumbsup: Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homefrontguy Posted November 12, 2009 Share #115 Posted November 12, 2009 I thought Id keep this post going with a few of my favorites. These are what the matchbook collectors call Billboards (matchbooks that hold 30 - 40 matches rather than the regular size of 20). Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homefrontguy Posted November 12, 2009 Share #116 Posted November 12, 2009 Great Graphics ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homefrontguy Posted November 12, 2009 Share #117 Posted November 12, 2009 Many have messages inside such as Buy Bonds, Loose Lips Sink Ships or Conserve Materials. This matchbook however has the neatest inside I have seen ... its a postcard. :thumbsup: The B-17 grabbed my attention first but the inside makes it a classic. Dont mail the matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixbayonets! Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share #118 Posted November 12, 2009 You got to love the "Hang one on Nippon" matchbook, that one is great! Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collectsmedals Posted November 13, 2009 Share #119 Posted November 13, 2009 Here is a set of matchbooks I put together. There is one here from every Battleship that was at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixbayonets! Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share #120 Posted November 13, 2009 Here is a set of matchbooks I put together. There is one here from every Battleship that was at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. A nice focused collection of matchbooks & a very impressive display. I would imagine the Arizona & the Oklahoma were tough ones to find. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCHRAT Posted March 5, 2010 Share #121 Posted March 5, 2010 one I just found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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