Althouse: Vintage Japanese matchbox labels.

September 26, 2009

Vintage Japanese matchbox labels.

japanese matchbox label, originally uploaded by maraid.

A Flickr set. Via Metafliter.

17 comments:

Kirby Olson said...: Marvelous!

The touch of the legs is really nice even if they look like they don't have any bones in them.; 9/26/09, 11:10 AM
Darcy said...: I think it's a little creepy. Is the woman dead? What's going on in that gondola?

Fascinating, though.; 9/26/09, 11:13 AM
Balfegor said...: Interesting that some of the matchboxes have horizontal text reading right to left, and others (like the one here), reading left to right. I guess the switch must have been occurring in that time frame.; 9/26/09, 11:16 AM
Ann Althouse said...: "What's going on in that gondola?"

We say "gondora."; 9/26/09, 11:17 AM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 9/26/09, 11:18 AM
Darcy said...: Heh. I missed that.; 9/26/09, 11:22 AM
ricpic said...: When in gondora,
When in west,
Okay to dlag feet in wawa,
Give decolum a lest.; 9/26/09, 12:14 PM
Joan said...: Is this image continuing yesterday's blog theme?; 9/26/09, 12:53 PM
rhhardin said...: Japanese saying "pork barrel."

It eventually wears them down.

March 5, 2002; 9/26/09, 1:05 PM
Wince said...: Just keep out of reach of children.; 9/26/09, 1:07 PM
David said...: Sex. Booze. Food. Mountains. Sunsets. Tea rooms.

I thought this had been posted by James Rileks.; 9/26/09, 1:44 PM
blake said...: So, I guess that transliteration process actually includes the lack of "l"s in Japanese?

Gondora = Gondola

Gojira = Godzilla

Howl's (Moving Castle) = Hauru

wv: sessesse
(In Catalan theththeththe.); 9/26/09, 3:27 PM
chickelit said...: Ah so, you are surprised I speak your language?
You see, I was educated in your country at, U.C.R.A.?

Coplas!; 9/26/09, 4:25 PM
Anonymous said...: Vintage Eastern European matchbox labels.; 9/26/09, 5:30 PM
Eric said...: I think it's a little creepy. Is the woman dead? What's going on in that gondola?

That's what I was wondering. Shouldn't there be crime scene tape around that gondora?; 9/26/09, 5:50 PM
Darcy said...: I'm glad someone else sees that, Eric! Or are you teasing? ;-); 9/26/09, 6:00 PM
Automatic_Wing said...: So, I guess that transliteration process actually includes the lack of "l"s in Japanese?

Yep. You can see the syllables used here. No L's.; 9/26/09, 9:22 PM