President’s Award and Members’ Award winner 2024
Exhibitor : Stephane Pinaud
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The matchbox known as “Portefeuille” is a box format that dates back to the middle of the 19th century. The oldest one we know of is from the manufacturer Roche & Cie in Marseille and dates from 1848, but there were certainly older ones.
This box format existed in France in different sizes until the mid-1950s. This exhibit shows this beautiful history through a few examples from my collection.
