MATCHBOOK COLLECTING – Just for the Fun of It
On this website are states, provinces, and countries showing places we are aware of that have matchbooks or matchboxes (whether with matches, notepaper, toothpicks, or mints) with their names.
If you know of additional places that have matchbooks with their names on them, whether from your travels or from the area where you live, please send us an email (to jxw22000 at yahoo.com) with their names and addresses. We would be glad to list them on this site.
Remember – Matchbooks not out for the taking? Be sure to ask if the place has matchbooks with its name. If a place is said to have matches but running low or running very low, our strong recommendation is to ask first if it has matches rather than after spending time and money there.
Don’t forget to bookmark our site. And, we are on Facebook at www.facebook.com/matchbooktraveler. Visit us on Facebook for a look at some favorite matchboxes and matchbooks that friends of matchbooktraveler have recently found.
Allow me to share an interesting development. In addition to this page on the actual website and the Facebook page referenced above, I wanted to start an Instagram page to show some matchbooks and matchboxes that I have collected over many years. It turns out that someone else is already using the matchbooktraveler name on Instagram. On Instagram, I use matchbooktravelerjw as my page. I want to assure everyone that I have never charged anyone a fee to view any page on this website and am not starting to do so now. My thanks to everyone who has shared information for the website — basically, collectors helping other collectors find locations around the world that have matches. I will continue to update the website as you let me know of places with matches. Remember, there is no fee to view these pages. Thank you for helping the hobby grow.
Sincerely, Jeffrey Williams