29 Jan
The private collection “Matches Museum” has many matchboxes that advertise large department stores in Germany and products that one can find in them.
Matchboxes Pfannkuch of the 50s
Matchboxes Kaufhalle of the 50s
Matchboxes kaufhaus merkur of the 50s
Matchboxes karstadt of the 60s
The history of department stores dates back to the 19th century in France. However, large department stores were created in Germany from the end of the 19th century and more in the first decades of the 20th century.
Matchboxes Edeka of the 60s
After World War II, when matches became very popular, they were used extensively to advertise department stores and the products they sold.
