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The Little Match Girl by Damienne Bingham
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Vector Drawing made in Freehand MX
Prepped for print in Photoshop CS 5.

What if Miss Redhead was a real girl?



Redheads is an iconic Australian brand of matches originally manufactured in Richmond, Victoria by Bryant and May but now manufactured in Sweden by Swedish Match. It is the top-selling brand in the country.

Matches were first produced by Bryant & May in Australia in 1909. The Redhead name applies to the red striking heads of the matches which were the introduced to Australia in 1946. The logo on the matchbox depicted the head and shoulder of a redheaded woman and has had four major updates since that time with a number of special issues also produced.

Dickheads were a brand of matches released by Australian businessman Dick Smith in 1999.

The name is a pun on the Redheads brand of matches.

The matches were made in Villawood, New South Wales by Steric Trading Pty Ltd, from local and imported materials. While the matchsticks and matchheads were made overseas, local packaging allowed the product to be labelled “Australian made”. The matches were sold in boxes of 20, “DICKHEADS 20”, and 25 “DICKHEADS 25”.

The back of the box reads:
“We would have to be complete dickheads to let most of our famous Australian brands be taken over by foreign companies. Brands such as Vegemite, Aeroplane Jelly, Arnott’s, Speedo and Redhead Matches are in overseas hands. This means the profit and wealth created goes overseas and robs our children and grandchildren of a future. A protest from Dick Smith Foods. As Australian as you can get.”

The brand is no longer sold in stores, making the packets already sold rarities.(care of Wikipedia)




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Comments

  • Natasha  Perova
    Natasha Perovaabout 2 years ago

    отличная работа !!!

  • Thank you!?

    – Damienne Bingham

  • Norma-jean Morrison
    Norma-jean Mor...about 2 years ago

    i LOVE THIS ONE TERRIFIC AND YOU HAVE A POINT SHE COULD BE A REAL LADY GOOD ON YOU ALL LOVE NORMAJE.

  • Thanks so much, I’m glad you enjoyed it!

    – Damienne Bingham

  • Veikko  Suikkanen
    Veikko Suikkanenabout 2 years ago

    Wonderful work Damienne!

  • Thanks so much Veikko, that’s wonderful!

    – Damienne Bingham

  • ctheworld
    ctheworldabout 2 years ago

  • Thank you very much, that’s wonderful!

    – Damienne Bingham

  • Rene Hales
    Rene Halesabout 2 years ago

  • HennaGoddess
    HennaGoddessabout 2 years ago

    Most excellent , love this nothing like a fiery redhead to get things heated up lol Congratulations on your features

  • haha thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it!

    – Damienne Bingham

  • rosalin
    rosalinabout 2 years ago

    WOW ,,,,,,,,,,,,AMAZING WORK !

  • Thanks Rosa! Glad you like it, bit different from my usual!

    – Damienne Bingham

  • Vanessa Barklay
    Vanessa Barklayabout 2 years ago

    Fantastic image Damienne! :O)

  • Thanks so much Vanessa, I’m glad you enjoyed it!

    – Damienne Bingham

  • Carol and Mike Werner
    Carol and Mike...about 2 years ago

    Gorgeous!

  • Thanks!

    – Damienne Bingham

  • VallaV
    VallaVabout 2 years ago

    It so seems simply… Excellent work! A fine image!

  • Thank you Valery!

    – Damienne Bingham

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