Tin box containing spills

14 paper spills coiled into small funnels and dipped in some brown substance at ends

Materials:: paper

Object Number:: A655254 Pt1

type:: spills

Spill made from the stem of a plant

Spill made from the stem of a plant, soft porous with cave-like exterior

Materials:: wood, plant stem

Object Number:: A655254 Pt2

type:: spills

Wool and cotton wick

Wool and cotton wick, tubular with black and yellow cherron pattern on outside, woven cotton

Materials:: wool and cotton

Object Number:: A655254 Pt3

type:: wicks

Matchbox label for I.N.E. congreve matches

Matchbox label for I.N.E. congreve matches, rectangular showing coat of arms and inscription, white and black lettering

Materials:: paper

Object Number:: A655254 Pt4

type:: labels

Collection of 18 "strike anywhere" matches

Collection of 18 "strike anywhere" matches, long narrow splints of chipboard with sulphur and phosphorus tips, 2 broken

Materials:: wood, chipboard , sulphur and phosphorus

Object Number:: A655254 Pt5

type:: matches

3 wooden congreve matches

3 wooden congreve matches, square in section, tipped with sulphur and phosphorus

Materials:: wood , sulphur and phosphorus

Object Number:: A655254 Pt6

type:: matches

2 wooden matches

2 wooden matches, square in section, long sticks with sulphur tipped heads (one almost covered in it)

Materials:: wood and sulphur

Object Number:: A655254 Pt7

type:: matches

Spill made from a dry coiled leaf tied near tip

Spill made from a dry coiled leaf tied near tip, funnel shaped

Materials:: leaf

Object Number:: A655254 Pt8

type:: spills

Several small pieces of woollen wick

Several small pieces of woollen wick, six strands in all

Materials:: wool

Object Number:: A655254 Pt9

type:: wicks

3 cigar tips

3 cigar tips, small wooden sticks coated in sulphurous substances with striking tips, English, 1845-1880

Materials:: wood and sulphur, ? material

Object Number:: A655254 Pt10

type:: cigar tips

Half a wooden spill known as a sulphur match with sharpened point and sulphur tip

Materials:: wood

Object Number:: A655254 Pt11

type:: spills

2 paper matches

2 paper matches, strips with brown coated tops, one broken with tip only

Materials:: paper

Object Number:: A655254 Pt12

type:: matches