Blog
Welcome to our Blog page, where you will always be able to find the latest news about the Society and our wonderful hobby of Phillumeny.
If you have any comments on the Blog or news that you want to share please email us on blog@phillumeny.com. You can also follow us on Instagram using @ukphillumeny
Matchgirls commemorated with Blue Plaque
On 5th July 2022 a Blue Plaque was unveiled in Bow, London, commemorating the famous Match Girls strike of 1888.
Full details of the unveiling, and the campaign to remember this landmark 19th century event, can be found on The Matchgirls Memorial website.
Kidlington meeting announced for January 2023
We’re pleased to announce that the Kidlington meeting will be back in 2023 after its absence due to Covid.
It will take place on Sunday January 15th 2023 from 09:00 to 15:00.
More details can be found here.
August magazine
The August magazine has now been posted to members, which includes all the latest information about Phillumeny, all Society Events and the forthcoming Society Auctions.
Rathkamp Convention : 14-21 August 2022
Our friends at the Rathkamp Matchcover Society have announced the dates of this year’s Convention : 14th to 21st August 2022 at the Doubletree Westlake, 1100 Crocker Rd., Westlake, OH 44145. RMS is celebrating its 80th year in 2022.
Full details of the Convention can be found on their web site
New book : Advertising Matches from Singapore
A new book has just been published called Striking! Advertising Matches from Singapore which can be purchased here.
With its rectangular and pocket-friendly form, matchboxes plastered with advertisements once offered an affordable and portable means of marketing for restaurants, hotels and other businesses. This collection of over 350 covers from Singapore—each reproduced true to size—captures the city-state’s colourful modernisation during the 1970s to 1990s. An accompanying essay on the history of matchbox production in Singapore along with seven curated themes reveals the many meanings and cultures emblazoned on each design.
A full review will be published in our August magazine.
June magazine
The June magazine has now been posted to members, which includes all the latest information about Phillumeny, all Society Events and the forthcoming Society Auctions.
Ephemera Society Summer Fair : 29th May
Our friends at the Ephemera Society are holding their Summer Fair on 29th May. Full details can be found here on their web site.
Phillonex 2022 announced : Swiss Match Museum’s on-line exhbition
The Swiss Match Museum is organizing for the second time an international online exhibition about phillumeny. There are great prizes to be won. Participation is free and possible immediately.
The motif this year is: cars and trucks. The exhibition starts on June 1st and ends on June 30th, 2022.
For more details visit the Phillonex web site.
April magazine
The April magazine has now been posted to members, which includes all the latest information about Phillumeny, all Society Events and the forthcoming Society Auctions.
Society AGM : information for members
This year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Sunday 10th April during the Society Meeting in London. The agenda will be published in the April magazine, and members are invited to vote on the Resolutions.
- If you want to make a postal vote on this year’s AGM Resolutions then click here
- If you are unable to attend the Meeting but would like to join using Zoom the please contact us here
