Comments on: Phillumeny - The Hobby of Collecting Matchbook Covers http://optempo.com/2008/05/19/phillumney-the-hobby-of-collecting-matchbook-covers/ Product Reviews and Buying Guides Thu, 24 May 2012 17:25:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Used Apple Computers http://optempo.com/2008/05/19/phillumney-the-hobby-of-collecting-matchbook-covers/#comment-4230 Used Apple Computers Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:30:03 +0000 http://optempo.com/2008/05/19/phillumney-the-hobby-of-collecting-matchbook-covers/#comment-4230 Judging by some of the eBay listings on this post, many philumenists seem to collect thematically. There are matchbook collections from Massachusetts cities, from truck stops, and even from the Playboy club! I'm not a great collector of ephemera, but I can understand the appeal of collecting within narrow guidelines, rather than thinking "Oh, a matchbook ... gotta have it!" Judging by some of the eBay listings on this post, many philumenists seem to collect thematically. There are matchbook collections from Massachusetts cities, from truck stops, and even from the Playboy club!

I’m not a great collector of ephemera, but I can understand the appeal of collecting within narrow guidelines, rather than thinking “Oh, a matchbook … gotta have it!”

]]> By: Discount Luau Decorations http://optempo.com/2008/05/19/phillumney-the-hobby-of-collecting-matchbook-covers/#comment-4103 Discount Luau Decorations Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:03:52 +0000 http://optempo.com/2008/05/19/phillumney-the-hobby-of-collecting-matchbook-covers/#comment-4103 It is nice to know the word for my former hobby of collecting match book covers. I had a rather large collection but it did not survive a flooded basement. At one time I was adding a dozen or so to my collection each week, thanks to the help of my travelling friends and friends who went to a lot of company business dinners. I wish I still had my collection. It is nice to know the word for my former hobby of collecting match book covers. I had a rather large collection but it did not survive a flooded basement. At one time I was adding a dozen or so to my collection each week, thanks to the help of my travelling friends and friends who went to a lot of company business dinners. I wish I still had my collection.

]]> By: Judy Online http://optempo.com/2008/05/19/phillumney-the-hobby-of-collecting-matchbook-covers/#comment-3655 Judy Online Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:30:37 +0000 http://optempo.com/2008/05/19/phillumney-the-hobby-of-collecting-matchbook-covers/#comment-3655 Phillumeny sounds like a very interesting hobby, but I imagine it's a hobby that will eventually die out, won't it? It seems less and less common to see matchbooks in restaurants, stores, or other public places, as fewer and fewer people smoke any more. But as historical items, I would imagine that collectors get a great deal of pleasure from matchbooks covers, every bit as much as philatelists do from their stamp collections. Phillumeny sounds like a very interesting hobby, but I imagine it’s a hobby that will eventually die out, won’t it?

It seems less and less common to see matchbooks in restaurants, stores, or other public places, as fewer and fewer people smoke any more. But as historical items, I would imagine that collectors get a great deal of pleasure from matchbooks covers, every bit as much as philatelists do from their stamp collections.

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