{"id":1759,"date":"2025-11-21T04:34:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T04:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillumeny.com\/johnwalker\/?p=1759"},"modified":"2026-05-28T07:04:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T07:04:44","slug":"on-line-exhibitor-david-figg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillumeny.com\/johnwalker\/2025\/11\/21\/on-line-exhibitor-david-figg\/","title":{"rendered":"David Figg (Australia)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Exhibits<\/strong> : An introduction to Hardware<\/strong><\/a>, Australian Match Industry<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

It was 1960 when as a 9-year-old boy walking to school that I kicked over a matchbox in the gutter only to find that it had a picture on it (Brymay Birds & Animals issue) so took it to school, showed my mates and we started collecting. They soon lost interest and so I acquired their holdings to complete my set.<\/p>\n

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Article from “Observer” February 1970<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I had a Great Aunt in the UK who also sent me labels and so my collection slowly grew. The labels were soaked off and pasted in an exercise book.<\/p>\n

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In 1967, I learnt of the existence of the Australian Match Cover Collectors Society<\/strong><\/a> (AMCCS) through a work colleague of my late father at Parker Brothers Bakery who took his son to the meetings. This was to be the start of a life-long passion for the hobby.<\/p>\n

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In 1970, this Profile was published in the AMCCS magazine, the Observer and yes, I did meet a \u201clittle Miss\u201d marrying Dianne in 1977. Children followed in 1981 & 1983 and three grandsons in 2014, 2019 & 2020.<\/p>\n

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Committee Service, etc.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Secretary AMCCS (SA) 1984-1986
\nPresident AMCCS (SA) 1987 to present
\nObserver Editor May 1990 to February 1999
\nLife Membership AMCCS 2002
\nHonorary Life Membership (International) Bangladesh Matchbox Collectors Club 2022
\nObserver Distributor since 2009
\nAnnual Postal Auction Coordinator since 2009
\nCoordinator of National Match Exhibitions held in Adelaide in 1999, 2003, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024
\nAttendee & Trader at BML&BS Exhibitions held in 2000, 2005, 2009 & 2017
\nCoordinator of National Match Exhibitions 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Specialisation areas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Collecting areas for labels, booklets & skillets are Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea & South Africa. World-wide hardware produced by or for the match manufacturers together with any ephemera allied to the match industry, particularly picture postcards are also collected. <\/p>\n

Publications and articles<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author of \u2013
\nDuncan\u2019s of Australia
\nE.L. Bell & Co, Australian Match Works & Commonwealth Match Works<\/p>\n

Co-Author\/Contributor to \u2013
\nBryant & May Australia Parts 1 & 2
\nFederal Match Company, Australia
\nRedheads Skillets
\nPlyfiber, Australia
\nThe Cheapies (Imports to Australia)
\nNew Zealand Catalogue 2023<\/p>\n

Numerous articles in the Observer, Match Label News & IMSA News<\/p>\n

Click here<\/strong><\/a> to return to the Exhibition Catalogue.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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