A matchbox is a box made of cardboard or thin wood and designed to hold matches. It usually has a coarse striking surface on one edge for lighting the matches contained inside.
Etymologyedit
A person who engages in phillumeny is a phillumenist.[2] The words, derived from Greek phil- [loving] + Latin lumen- [light], were introduced by the British collector Marjorie S. Evans in 1943 (who later became president of the British Matchbox Label & Booklet Society, now renamed the British Matchbox Label and Bookmatch Society).[3] These two forms have been adopted by many other languages, e.g., philuméniste, fillumenista, Filumenist and филуменист.
Collecting of matchbox labels emerged together with matches. In some collections it is possible to find labels from chemical matches, produced from 1810 to 1815—long before the modern matches arrived. Quite often people who went abroad brought back matchboxes as souvenirs from other countries. After World War II a lot of match factories worked in close contact with local phillumenists, issuing special non-advertising sets. The hobby became especially widespread from the 1960s through the 1980s. Widespread introduction of bulky (for collectors) cardboard matchboxes with less distinct images on them, much poorer quality of print and, also some social phenomena, made this hobby (like many others, not connected with commerce) much less engaged.
Notable phillumenistsedit
In Japan, Teiichi Yoshizawa was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's top phillumenist. In Portugal, Jose Manuel Pereira published a series of albums to catalog and display matchbox collections called "Phillalbum".
Historical Phillumeny - Russian language website on the history of phillumeny.
British Matchbox Label and Bookmatch Society
Glossary of phillumeny
Matchbook Traveler - Lists restaurants that have souvenir matchbooks.
Rathkamp Matchcover Society
February 16, 2024
phillumeny, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2018, learn, wh. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Phillumeny news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Phillumeny also known as phillumenism is the hobby of collecting different match related items matchboxes matchbox labels matchbooks matchcovers matchsafes etc 1 Assorted matchboxes and match labels Contents 1 Matchbox 2 Etymology 3 Phillumeny worldwide 4 Notable phillumenists 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksMatchbox editFor other uses see Matchbox disambiguation nbsp German matchbox containing safety matches A matchbox is a box made of cardboard or thin wood and designed to hold matches It usually has a coarse striking surface on one edge for lighting the matches contained inside Etymology editA person who engages in phillumeny is a phillumenist 2 The words derived from Greek phil loving Latin lumen light were introduced by the British collector Marjorie S Evans in 1943 who later became president of the British Matchbox Label amp Booklet Society now renamed the British Matchbox Label and Bookmatch Society 3 These two forms have been adopted by many other languages e g philumeniste fillumenista Filumenist and filumenist Phillumeny worldwide edit nbsp Polish matches from the Czestochowa match factoryCollecting of matchbox labels emerged together with matches In some collections it is possible to find labels from chemical matches produced from 1810 to 1815 long before the modern matches arrived Quite often people who went abroad brought back matchboxes as souvenirs from other countries After World War II a lot of match factories worked in close contact with local phillumenists issuing special non advertising sets The hobby became especially widespread from the 1960s through the 1980s Widespread introduction of bulky for collectors cardboard matchboxes with less distinct images on them much poorer quality of print and also some social phenomena made this hobby like many others not connected with commerce much less engaged Notable phillumenists editIn Japan Teiichi Yoshizawa was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world s top phillumenist In Portugal Jose Manuel Pereira published a series of albums to catalog and display matchbox collections called Phillalbum See also editCollectable Go to bed matchbox another more elaborate form of matchbox Matchbook another form of packaging for matches Numismatics the study and collection of coins banknotes and other objects related to currency Philately the study and collection of postage stamps and other objects related to mail and postal servicesReferences edit Phillumenism Define Explore Discuss www museumstuff com Retrieved 2017 05 09 Definition of PHILLUMENIST www merriam webster com Retrieved 2017 05 09 We Bet Nobody Knows About This Hobby Called Phillumeny Buzzle Archived from the original on 2015 09 23 Retrieved 2017 05 09 Further reading editSteele H Thomas Hiemann Jim Dyer Rod 1987 Close Cover Before Striking The Golden Age of Matchbook Art NY Abbeville Press ISBN 0 89659 695 8External links editPhillumeny at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Definitions from Wiktionary nbsp Media from Commons Historical Phillumeny Russian language website on the history of phillumeny British Matchbox Label and Bookmatch Society Glossary of phillumeny The Home of Phillumeny Russian and Soviet matchlabels Matchbook Traveler Lists restaurants that have souvenir matchbooks Rathkamp Matchcover Society Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Phillumeny amp oldid 1203925975 Matchbox, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
