Looks familiar

@Fleura (35031)

United Kingdom

September 24, 2021 1:43pm CST

On a riverside walk I noticed this very smart-looking boat. The design seemed familiar, but for a few seconds I couldn’t place it. But then I remembered - it’s the design that used to be on boxes of Bryant and May matchboxes, but adapted to show the boat’s details. Bryant and May no longer exist (since the 1980s) and it seems the boxes are collector’s items now! All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2021.

https://onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk/vintage-matchbox-englands-glory-buy-homemade-goods/product/HD_300470444?pscid=ps_ggl_OOS+-+Smart

onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk

https://onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk/vintage-matchbox-englands-glory-buy-homemade-goods/product/HD_300470444?pscid=ps_ggl_OOS+-+Smart+Shopping+-+Collectables+-+2021_Ad+group&crm_event_code=20REUWWS08&gclid=CjwKCAjw7rWKBhAtEiwAJ3CWLKR6UjH1WLpChS2hCHiWOh7PZcl4sTy

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@xFiacre (14785)

• Ireland

24 Sep 21

@fleura Now I can smell matches being struck. Didn’t know Bryant and May were no longer.

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@Fleura (35031)

• United Kingdom

25 Sep 21

I hadn't realised either. I don't buy matches very often. One of those iconic brands that have disappeared.

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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)

• United States

24 Sep 21

I've never seen these types of matches before, but that's a cool boat.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (40029)

• Toccoa, Georgia

24 Sep 21

I do think I remember seeing matchboxes that look like that.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Sep 21

Looks great! A nice way to keep memories alive.

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@Fleura (35031)

• United Kingdom

25 Sep 21

It is a very distinctive design isn't it?

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Sep 21

@Fleura Yes, it is.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Sep 21

I wouldn't mind living in one of these boats. We saw quite a few on our travels and spent five nights on one on the canals in Ireland.

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@Fleura (35031)

• United Kingdom

25 Sep 21

I lived in one for several years, although it was a lot smaller than that one!

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@Fleura (35031)

• United Kingdom

25 Sep 21

@JudyEv I keep meaning to post some boat stories here, but haven't managed it yet.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

25 Sep 21

@Fleura Our son took his double bass on it. We could only get it in through one door and it had a single bed to itself.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

24 Sep 21

Glad you recognized the design.

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@m_audrey6788 (58468)

• Germany

28 Sep 21

That`s a very nice boat

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@m_audrey6788 (58468)

• Germany

28 Sep 21

@Fleura Yes. I love the design

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@Fleura (35031)

• United Kingdom

28 Sep 21

It is a nice design, isn't it?

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@allknowing (153530)

• India

25 Sep 21

Your memory did not let you down

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@kaylachan (84784)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

24 Sep 21

Nice design though.

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@DianneN (254926)

• United States

27 Sep 21

It’s cool that you recognized the design.

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@Fleura (35031)

• United Kingdom

28 Sep 21

I hadn't even really noticed until I looked into it, that those matches don't exist any more.

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@FaruMesh (3517)

• India

27 Sep 21

Boat looks great. Unique style. Haven't heard of Bryant and May matchboxes. The one I remember is the Ship in our country.

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