14 August 2009
Bamboo Match Boxes
Unchanging match box graphics, and strips of sandpaper for striking.
Many match box exteriors are made from whole strips of bamboo folded and secured with adhesive. You learn something new all the time, picking things up from the ground.
Flip side.
The purple dye of the inner paper box has transferred itself onto our bamboo protagonist.
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