Agfacolor Laboratorio Riihielä – Finnish Photography Advertising Matchbook Sleeve (c.1960s)

Description

Agfacolor Laboratorio Riihielä – Finnish Photography Advertising Matchbook Sleeve (c.1960s)

🏷 Publisher: Agfacolor / Riihielä
📍 Location: Lahti, Finland
📦 Type: Promotional matchbook sleeve
🔥 Contents: Sleeve only (matches not present)
🗣 Language: Finnish
📅 Era: c.1960s
🎞 Theme: Photography, film processing, colour labs
🎨 Design: Black background with bold multicolour flower motif, film-strip borders, and vibrant Agfacolor branding

Description:
Original vintage Finnish matchbook sleeve advertising Agfacolor Laboratorio Riihielä of Lahti, marking 20 years of diverse photographic services. The design is a standout example of mid-century graphic style, combining vivid colour printing with a film-strip layout and strong Agfacolor identity.

A highly visual piece of Scandinavian photo and film ephemera, appealing to collectors of photography history, colour film advertising, and modernist graphic design. One of those sleeves that instantly pops on display.

Condition:
Very good vintage condition. Light age-related handling wear and minor surface marks consistent with use. Colours remain strong and vibrant with no major tears or structural damage.