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Item Identification & Details:
Item: Vintage Miniature Marlboro Cigarette Pack Flip-Top Novelty Matchbox
Design: Mimics a classic Marlboro \"Red\" flip-top hard pack (\"Filter Cigarettes / 20 Class A Cigarettes\" with PM Inc. crest).
Brand / Manufacturer: Marlboro / Eddy Match Co. Ltd.
Country / Region / Origin: Product of United Kingdom (marked on the side)
Era: Circa late 1980s to 1990s
Contents: Contains 29 Wooden stick matches with pink/magenta tips (strike-on-bottom).
Approximate Dimensions:
Height: ~2″
Width: ~1.5″
Depth: ~0.5\"
Theme: Tobacciana / Cigarette Advertising
Vintage miniature Marlboro flip-top novelty matchbox by Eddy Match Co. Ltd., marked Product of United Kingdom. Designed to resemble a classic Marlboro cigarette pack, including the PM Inc. crest, “20 Class A Cigarettes,” “Filter Cigarettes,” and “Selected Fine Tobaccos” side graphics.
Contains 29 wooden stick matches with distinctive pink/magenta heads. Bottom striker remains present and appears very clean. Working flip-top design with inner collar closely mimicking a full-size cigarette pack.
Condition: Pre-owned / Vintage. Shows minor / expected age/edge wear consistent with age, minimal use on striker strip, original pink-head stick matches intact. Please review photos closely for condition.
Construction (Slide-Out vs. Flip-Top):
Most miniature novelty cigarette matchboxes are standard drawer/sleeve slider boxes (pushing the tray out the side).
Pink / Magenta Match Heads:
Collectors of vintage tobacciana ephemera specifically look for the original colored sulfur tips. These mini UK batches feature distinctive magenta/pink heads on small wooden splints rather than plain red or blue.
This design uses a die-cut, working angular flip-top lid and an inner arched collar cutout that directly mimics an actual Philip Morris hard pack.
Important Shipping Note (Matches / HAZMAT)
Under USPS Publication 52 (Packaging Instruction 4B), safety matches can only be shipped via domestic surface transportation (USPS Ground Advantage).
Matches cannot travel via air or international mail (no International Shipping). Pack tightly in a rigid box so the matches cannot shift or rub against the striker strip in transit.
