Oliver Tomas | Text Proportion Utility » 1960s

Books from 1960s Czechoslovakia: part 2

Oliver Tomas — Fri, 27 May 2011 13:40:57 +0000

27/05/11 – Second installment of book covers, dust jackets, endpapers and title pages from Czechoslovakia circa 1960.

Sources and more information
Czechoslovak books collection on Flickr

Books from 1960s Czechoslovakia: part 1

Oliver Tomas — Fri, 20 May 2011 13:40:23 +0000

20/05/11 – A selection of book covers, dust jackets, endpapers and title pages from Czechoslovakia circa 1960.

Sources and more information
Czechoslovak books collection on Flickr

‘Best builders of socialism’ matchbox label series (1960)

Oliver Tomas — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:15:14 +0000

18/04/11 – Czechoslovak matchbox label series promoting the election of socialist leaders. Series features illustrations of men and women from a wide variety of occupations (teachers, scientists, farmers, etc.) with the slogan (roughly translated): “[Elect] the best builders of socialism to represent the people.”

Labels printed for the Solo matchworks in Lipnik, Czechoslovakia in 1963.

Sources and more information
Czechoslovak matchbox label collection on Flickr

Traditional Czechoslovak Easter egg designs (1963)

Oliver Tomas — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 23:02:13 +0000

02/04/11 – Czechoslovak matchbox label series featuring traditional folk art. Series consists of eleven labels depicting hand-painted Easter egg designs. Labels printed for the Solo matchworks in Lipnik, Czechoslovakia in 1963.

Translation: lidové umění [folk art] / pokladnice národa [national treasure]

Sources and more information
Czechoslovak matchbox label collection on Flickr

Animal illustrations from the Prague Zoo (1963)

Oliver Tomas — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:43:23 +0000

13/03/11 – Matchbox label series featuring animals from the Prague zoo. Printed by the Solo matchworks in Lipník, Czechoslovakia, 1963.

Sources and more information
Czechoslovak matchbox label collection on Flickr//