Vintage Packaging – Matchbox Labels

Designed across Europe, mid-1900s | Source: Match­box Labels on Flickr

Vin­tage pack­ag­ing is a won­der­ful source of inspi­ra­tion. Due to the cost of pho­tog­ra­phy and pro­duc­tion lim­i­ta­tions, illus­tra­tion reigns supreme, pro­duc­ing some beau­ti­ful graphic solu­tions to the many dif­fer­ent mes­sages and adver­tise­ments printed on match­boxes dur­ing this era. Check out a few designs that caught our eye below.

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