Common Themes

More vintage CCCP space-themed matchboxes — Flickr has the whole scan set.

Yet again, Brian finds the darndest things. These are part of an enormous scan gallery at Flickr, featuring eastern European matchbox artwork. I’ve selected quite a few vintage CCCP space-themed ones to feature here in coming weeks. Enjoy!

Martians demand “IFIC” — Beech-Nut Gum, 1958
Image courtesy of Plan59.

“No, Mom, the gum is coming out of YOUR allowance. My ray gun says so.”

“So light they almost fly!” Puffin Biscuits, 1956
Image courtesy of Plan59.

“Sorry son, if you wanna wrangle yourself a biscuit, you’ll have to go into low-grav to catch them….”

Sofa by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, 1958
Image courtesy of Plan59.

Sure you’ve got your personal rocketship, sure you’re moving to man’s first lunar base. Does that mean you can’t take your designer mid-century modern couch? Does it??