Vintage Matchboxes by Karen Romanko – Colorcraft Puzzles – 1000 pieces
This puzzle was started a few days ago, but it seems to be going quite slowly. The picture above is only one corner of the puzzle, but I’m afraid a picture of the whole thing wouldn’t look like much as it’s only going together one matchbox at a time and everything is spread out all over.
At this particular moment I’m working on all the boxes with either blue or green in them – slow work indeed!
In addition, there’s something about the finish on this puzzle that likes to stick to my arms; so I’ve taken to covering the bottom of the puzzle with fabric when I’m not working there so that I can work on the rest of the puzzle (or the blog) without upending the whole thing when I take my arms away from the table.
Still, I’m enjoying this one even though it’s only going together bit by tiny bit. That’s what matters. 😊
My Jigsaw Journal 
I’m glad you’re enjoying this puzzle, you’re right in that’s what matters. I remember when there used to be these little matchboxes you could take at restaurants, etc. For a time, I had a collection of these during the era when people smoked. -Di
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My daughter loves matches, I think she’d collect them if they were as abundant as they used to be.
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I’ve already spotted a Finnish matchbox – the one that says “ukko”.
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Does that mean something or is it a brand name?
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It means “old man”, and it’s a word that women often use affectionatly about their husbands. In the old mythology, Ukko was also a god.
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Very cool!
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i love these graphics and it reminds me of the matchbook collection I had back in the sixties. Unfortunately, the puzzle doesn’t seem to be available in Canada 😦
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heya stacey
just checking in to see how you’re going 🙂
kaz
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