Zoo Praha

Promoting Prague Zoo in Czechoslovakia, and the importance of learning, science, and leisure. Each label features a different animal found at the zoo, illustrated by Vilibald Weinzettl. Produced by Solo Lipník match factory in Czechoslovakia, 1963.

Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label by Solo Lipník featuring a penguin on a yellow background. Part of the 'Zoo Praha' series advertising Prague Zoo in Czechoslovakia.
"Penguin"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label by Solo Lipník featuring a sea lion on a yellow background. Part of the 'Zoo Praha' series advertising Prague Zoo in Czechoslovakia.
"Sea Lion"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label by Solo Lipník featuring a chimpanzee on a yellow background. Part of the 'Zoo Praha' series advertising Prague Zoo in Czechoslovakia.
"Chimpanzee"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label by Solo Lipník featuring a otter on a yellow background. Part of the 'Zoo Praha' series advertising Prague Zoo in Czechoslovakia.
"Otter"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label by Solo Lipník featuring a griffon vulture on a yellow background. Part of the 'Zoo Praha' series advertising Prague Zoo in Czechoslovakia.
"Griffon Vulture"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label by Solo Lipník featuring a lion on a blue background. Part of the 'Zoo Praha' series advertising Prague Zoo in Czechoslovakia.
"Lion"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label by Solo Lipník featuring a tucan on a blue background. Part of the 'Zoo Praha' series advertising Prague Zoo in Czechoslovakia.
"Toucan"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label by Solo Lipník featuring a ibex wild goat on a blue background. Part of the 'Zoo Praha' series advertising Prague Zoo in Czechoslovakia.
"Ibex Wild Goat"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label by Solo Lipník featuring a polar bear on a blue background. Part of the 'Zoo Praha' series advertising Prague Zoo in Czechoslovakia.
"Polar Bear"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label by Solo Lipník featuring a chameleon lizard on a blue background. Part of the 'Zoo Praha' series advertising Prague Zoo in Czechoslovakia.
"Chameleon"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label by Solo Lipník featuring a pelican bird on a blue background. Part of the 'Zoo Praha' series advertising Prague Zoo in Czechoslovakia.
"Pelican"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label by Solo Lipník featuring a leopard tortoise on a blue background. Part of the 'Zoo Praha' series advertising Prague Zoo in Czechoslovakia.
"Leopard Tortoise"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label by Solo Lipník featuring a elephant on a red background. Part of the 'Zoo Praha' series advertising Prague Zoo in Czechoslovakia.
"Elephant"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label by Solo Lipník featuring a giraffe on a red background. Part of the 'Zoo Praha' series advertising Prague Zoo in Czechoslovakia.
"Giraffe"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label by Solo Lipník featuring an African ostrich on a red background. Part of the 'Zoo Praha' series advertising Prague Zoo in Czechoslovakia.
"Ostrich"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label by Solo Lipník featuring a one-humped camel on a red background. Part of the 'Zoo Praha' series advertising Prague Zoo in Czechoslovakia.
"One-humped Camel"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label by Solo Lipník featuring a rhinoceros on a red background. Part of the 'Zoo Praha' series advertising Prague Zoo in Czechoslovakia.
"Rhinoceros"
Vintage 1963 Czech matchbox label by Solo Lipník featuring a tiger on a red background. Part of the 'Zoo Praha' series advertising Prague Zoo in Czechoslovakia.
"Tiger"
Translations are approximate and may reflect interpretive nuance where the original Czech wording does not map directly to English.
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