Bohemian Subsidy

Czechoslovakian matchbox labels (1950s/60s: agriculture) from the collection of design hero David Pearson:

04 Krmné směsi – záruka užitkovosti
via David Pearson (site/flickr)

03 Dobře poradíme – dobře nakoupíte
via David Pearson (site/flickr)

02 Laboratorní kontroly – záruka kvality
via David Pearson (site/flickr)

01 V znzz dobře nakoupíte, výborně zpeněžíte
via David Pearson (site/flickr)

05 Zrno kvalitně ošetříme a uskladníme
via David Pearson (site/flickr)

06 Účinné postřiky proti plevelům dodá
via David Pearson (site/flickr)

07 Všechny chemické prostředky koupíte u nás
via David Pearson (site/flickr)

08 Pícniny – základ živočišné výroby
via David Pearson (site/flickr)

09 Hrách a ostatní luštěniny od vás výhodně nakoupí
via David Pearson (site/flickr)

10 Krmné směsi všech druhů dodá
via David Pearson (site/flickr)

11 Laboratoře znzz slouží vám
via David Pearson (site/flickr)

12 Nakupujeme 65% zemědělskě produkce
via David Pearson (site/flickr)

David tells me he has about 10,000 matchboxes in his collection, so I look forward to featuring more here soon.

Previously:
Slovakian Expose
Slovakian Expose Redux
Slovakian Expose III
Czechoslovakian Expose
Czechoslovakian Expose Redux

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Will Schofield is the editor of 50 Watts (original name: A Journey Round My Skull) and Writers No One Reads.

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