Fire Protection Union (10)

Produced under the authority of the Czechoslovak Fire Protection Union, this series promotes fire prevention in everyday life and the workplace, including risks from smoking, electricity, and flammable materials.

Produced by: Solo Lipník match factory, Czechoslovakia.
Year: 1963
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label showing a large downward-pointing match head in red, black and yellow colours. Produced by the Solo Lipník match factory to warn that matches are not toys for children.
"I am not a toy for children"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label showing a flashlight shining over a candle flame in red, yellow and black colours. Produced by the Solo Lipník match factory to promote safer electric lighting over open flames.
"An electric torch shines better – and cannot cause a fire"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label showing a fuse cartridge in red, black and yellow colours. Produced by the Solo Lipník match factory to encourage replacing faulty fuses instead of repairing them.
"Do not repair faulty fuses! – replace them with new inserts"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label showing a stove with a kettle and chimney in red, black and yellow colours. Produced by the Solo Lipník match factory to promote proper maintenance of heating equipment.
"Keep them in perfect condition"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label showing a stove and flames with a bottle of liquid in red, black and yellow colours. Produced by the Solo Lipník match factory to warn against using flammable liquids to start fires.
"Do not start a fire with flammable liquids"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label showing a person holding a fuel can in red, yellow and black colours. Produced by the Solo Lipník match factory to warn about careful handling of flammable materials.
"Take care when using flammable substances!"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label showing a person using a fire extinguisher in red, yellow and black colours. Produced by the Solo Lipník match factory to promote fire extinguisher training.
"Learn to handle handheld fire extinguishers!"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label showing an industrial factory landscape in green, red, yellow and black colours. Produced by the Solo Lipník match factory to encourage fire prevention in workplaces.
"Protect your workplace from fire"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label showing a side profile of a face with a cigarette in its mouth. In red, black and white colours. Produced by the Solo Lipník match factory to warn against careless smoking.
"Careless smokers are frequent arsonists"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label showing a lightning strike hitting a building in red, black and yellow colours. Produced by the Solo Lipník match factory to promote proper lightning protection systems.
"Only a faultless [lightning conductor] protects against lightning."

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