Afzul Khan, c. 1900, Chitrashala Poona, Oleograph. Collection of Erwin Neumayer and Christine Schelberger, Vienna.

Jinnah, c. 1947. Collection of Erwin Neumayer and Christine Schelberger, Vienna.

THE PLANE. DELUXE QUALITY SAFETY MATCHES. Colour printed matchbox label, horizontal, mid-late 20^th C, 5 cm x 3.5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.262.003]

NEW GEMINI, SAFETY MATCHES, ALAMEENS MATCH INDUST, 50's PRICE 20 PS., KURVIPUZHA, QUILON-3. Colour printed matchbox label, horizontal, 5 cm x 3.5 cm, mid-late 20^th C, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India., [2.197.002]

TULSI, SAFETY MATCHES, 50'S PRICE 20 Ps., VIJAY, POOMATHI MATCH WORKS, ARUPPUKOTTAI. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20^th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [11.218.006]

AZAD BRAND SAFETY MATCHES, TRADE MARK, KOHINOOR OF SIND SJT JAYARAMDAS, DMF PETLAD. SUPPORT INDIAN INDUSTY. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20^th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [19.038.012]

H.H. MIR OSMANALI (sic.), SULPHUR MATCHES, MADE IN JAPAN.  Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [19.113.010]

PEACE BIRD. PRICE 6 NP. KANAGAM MATCHWORKS. MELTUR. ELAIRAMPANNAI P.O. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20^th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.243.001]

RABBIT (Also in Tamil Text). PRICE RE. 0.04. RATNA MATCH COMPANY ARUMUGANERI.  Colour printed matchbox label, horizontal, mid-late 20^th C, 5 cm x 3.5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.291.006]

RED BELL SAFETY MATCH. ® CERTIFIED BY K & V I C. PRICE 20 PS. MFD. BY : MANJUNATH MATCH WORKS, BANGALORE. SAFETY MATCH. Colour printed matchbox label, vertical, mid-late 20^th C, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.322.007]

 

MILITARY CHIEFS, SAFETY MATCHES, 50’S PRICE 15 Ps, GANAPATHY MATCH WORKS, VETTUVANAM NA, Printed matchbox label, mid-late 20th c.., 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.146.003]

LANTERN. PRICE RE. 0.0.9. SAFETY MATCHES. THE GOLDEN MATCH INDUSTRIES. GUDIYATTAM, Printed matchbox label, mid-late 20th c,, 3.5 cm x 5 cm, Gautam Hemmady Collection, New Delhi, India. [2.046.006]

Fig. 07: ‘Frankenstein’ by Ahmed, The Hindustan Times, 20 March 1947, p. 5. Courtesy British Library, London.

Fig. 38: Bal Mukund, by B.G. Sharma, offset chromolithograph, published by Sharma Picture Publication, Bombay, c. 1955.

Fig. 31: Frontispiece to Freedom’s Battle, 1942–1945, illustrated and compiled by Vithalbhai K. Jhaveri, Bombay, 1947.