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Power Brand Safety Matches — Vintage Japanese Matchbox Label Dad Cap | Meiji Era Archive
DESCRIPTION
The Story
Safety Matches. Power Brand. Impregnated Superior Quality. The label said it with total confidence ,a rider cresting a diagonal mountain, the rising sun blazing behind them, rendered in classic Meiji-era red, white, and navy. Bold, graphic, and completely at home on a dad cap front panel.
This label from the Ichinichi archive has always had the energy of a vintage sports or workwear badge ,the kind of graphic that ends up on a cap because that's exactly where it belongs. The dot-border frame, the mountain silhouette, the galloping rider: the composition is tight, confident, and built to be noticed. As an embroidered patch on a structured front panel, it translates with the raised texture and thread depth that print can't replicate.
The antique brass buckle on the strap is an unplanned but perfect detail , the kind of hardware that a pre-war manufacturer would have approved of entirely.
Who This Is For
For the Japanese vintage enthusiast who wears their collection. For the streetwear-adjacent dresser who wants headwear with actual provenance. For anyone who has been looking for a cap that isn't a logo, a team, or a brand , but is still a graphic worth wearing.
Four colorways: khaki for the classic workwear pairing, navy for the label's own color palette, forest green for the unexpected contrast, black for maximum graphic clarity. All four work differently and all four are right.
About the Collection
Every design in the Ichinichi Collection is sourced from a personal archive of original Japanese matchbox labels spanning 1880 to 1940. The Power Brand label is one of the most cap-ready graphics in the archive , a horizontal composition with the badge energy of something that always belonged on a head.
Available Colors
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Khaki : relaxed workwear pairing, the label's ivory and red tones warm against the tan
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Navy : the label's own red and navy palette, a full tonal coordination
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Forest Green : unexpected and vivid, the red and white label pops with poster energy
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Black : maximum contrast, the cleanest graphic read of any colorway
Product Details
- Material: 100% cotton (Green Camo variant: 65% polyester / 35% cotton)
- Fit: Unstructured, low-profile dad cap , six panels
- Visor: Permacurv® with four-row stitching and brand sticker
- Closure: Self-fabric hideaway strap with antique brass buckle and grommet
- Undervisor: Matching color
- Label: Sewn-in
- Graphic: Embroidered patch on front panel
