This web site is for collectors of matchbox labels and associated material. It has no connection with matchbox model cars or any die cast models.
The site has been designed to accommodate the latest browsers and computer systems.   However, it is fully compatible to many earlier
 versions.  Ideally, a screen resolution of 1280 x 1024 or greater should be used but resolutions down to 1024 x 768 can be
 accommodated but, usually with a lesser degree of sharpness and a likelihood of both vertical & horizontal scrolling.
 Click the browser back arrow at top left to go back - Do not click the red/black cross on the right unless you wish to exit the web site completely

Using The
 Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Browser

The different procedures to how the pages are opened and closed depend on what area, page or link you selected and what web browser you are using. The following paragraphs relate to IE 7 and in particular the following:

After selecting the domain name of your choice, the default page of the web site is loaded into your browser.  In the case of this site, the default page is index.html and is called ‘Home of Phillumeny’.  Once loaded, you will be presented with an extensive Navigation Bar Menu on the left side of the page and a linked text bread crumb trail in the footer.

Now that IE 7 is a tabbed browser, besides loading directly into the web page, by right clicking on any linked text or icon, you are given the choice of opening the link in a new tab or opening the link in a new window.   Consequently, with the additional choices, the method of returning to a previous page or closing the existing page has changed.   The three methods are explained in full below:

Pages load directly into the same browser page you were viewing:  When a page loads into the same browser page you were viewing, the browser back arrow goes from greyed out to a selectable white arrow in a blue circle.  To return to the previous page requires the user to click on that white arrow.  However,  if you view for example 5 or more pages in this way, then you must either click on the back arrow for the number of additional pages you have loaded into the browser, or select the down arrow which is to the right of the forward arrow and from the drop down, select the page that you want to return to.  By default, IE 7 only displays the previous 10 pages in the drop down box.  Should you have selected more than 10 pages, you can ultimately get back to the first page by selecting the last entry in the drop down box, press enter, then select the drop down box again.  If you continue to perform the same operation, ultimately it will return you to the default page.  Do not click the white cross in the red box in the top right hand corner of the toolbar unless you want to exit the site permanently as doing so will close Internet Explorer.

 

Pages load into a new browser window: When a page opens up as a new browser window, it literally sits on top of the previous one.   By doing this, you do not link to the previous page and therefore do not activate the  browser back arrow facility. Therefore, the back arrow remains greyed out.   Should you decide to open any pages whilst using this mode, the greyed out arrow will change to white and the detail given in the previous paragraph applies.  However, should you after having viewed a single page or a number of pages in this mode decide to return to the original browser window, then you need to Click the white cross in the red box in the top right hand corner of the toolbar.  This will close the top browser window and all the subsequent pages you have viewed and the previous browser window will once again be available. In this particular scenario your connection to the web site still remains

 

Pages load into a new tab in the same browser window you were viewing:  When selecting this option, a new tab is opened to the right of the existing one and the selected page opens up in that tab.  As per the  paragraph immediately above, all the details in that paragraph apply to this paragraph excepting that to close the tab concerned requires the user to move the mouse over the right hand corner of the tab.  This will reveal a red cross in a white box.  Clicking the red cross will close just that tab.  If you accidentally Click the white cross in the red box in the top right hand corner of the toolbar, it will attempt to close the complete browser.  However, a fail-safe kicks in and a small GUI is displayed with the words “Do you want to close all tabs”.  By clicking cancel, it allows you to correctly close the tab in the manner previously described.

There is a fourth method of loading pages into a browser but unlike those described in the paragraphs above, it doesn’t rely on the IE 7 software programming.  Instead, the page is created through a web based programme.  This method creates what is termed a Standalone Browser Web Page.

Page loads in a new browser window as a Standalone Browser Web Page:  For a number of years, Spammers have targeted Pop-Up pages in web browsers to push undesirable material on unsuspecting surfers.  As a result, many web browsers have a Pop-up Blocker installed which by default blocks Pop-Ups from loading.   This can be disastrous for web sites which use a Pop-Up programme to display for example full size images from thumbnails.  Consequently, this Standalone Browser Web Page goes some way to alleviating the problem.  When used, the standalone web page opens in a new web browser window but there is now no way to go forward or back. Normally, some form of closure button is located on the page, usually at the top or there is a text entry informing the user that to return to the previous page they need to Click the white cross in the red box in the top right hand corner of the toolbar.   Where this occurs, clicking on the closure button or white cross will close that  page and the page being originally viewed is once again displayed.

Target Pages Selected Directly By The Web Master

In addition to being able to select where to place open pages in your browser, as the web master, I can also select within the core programme where I want a page to open.  This is particularly useful when I want a web page to undertake a particular function and to do so means that I selectively want it to open in a particular way.   A prime example of this type of control is when I use an external programme such as Adobe Reader.   In this scenario, I often require the PDF file to open outside of my web page - particularly if it means that the page is required to be printed.   Opening the page in it’s own programme allows the user to make informed choices as to how to print the page or pages instead of it being controlled by the layout of the web page.

In conclusion, I trust that the aforementioned pages have been of assistance to you - the visitor - and I wish you well in exploring all that my web site has to offer.

Thank you, good luck and happy & safe surfing and exploring..................................

Production History:
Original Page prepared 17th October 2002
Updated 2nd November 2005 & 3rd February 2008
Revamped and uploaded on 10th February 2008

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