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Bryant & May ‘Pearl’ safety matches, London, England, 1890-1940

1890-1940

Thin iron matchbox containing 100 small wax vestas

1880

Match-box

Match-box (height 4 ins) of lignum vitae

Match-box (70 x 40 x 35 mm); bottom sanded in blue; on top

Match box containing 3 Runaway matches

1900-1930

Bryant & May ‘Brymay’ safety matches, London, England, 1890-1940

1890-1940

Two match boxes of J Hynam's perfumed fusee matches, London, England, 1840-1880

1840-1880

Box of 'Brymay' Safety Matches.

1936-1937

Matchbox containing S Jone's Lucifers

Match-box (57 x 40 mm) of cardboard; cylindrical

Match-box (3 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 7/8 ins) of cardboard; rectangular

Match-box (85 x 55 x 30 mm) of thin sheet iron

Match-box (3 1/4 x 1 5/8 ins) of tin; round

Match-box (2 7/8 x 2 x 1/2 ins); exterior painted dark crimson; on lid

Flat rectangular Vesta match box of metal with hinged lid

1900-1910

Bryant & May ‘Flaming Fusee’ matches for cigars and pipes, London, England, 1861-1895

1861-1895

Matchbox, wood, cylindrical

1875
Matchbox, rectangular, slide in chipwood drawer, full with purple tipped safety matches, Clipper brand by Martin and Harriss, Hackney, London, 1870-1920

Matchbox, rectangular, slide in chipwood drawer

1870-1920
Book of matches, Great Central Railway, half used matchbook: "Great Central Railway Refreshment Dining Rooms"/"Luncheon or Dining Cars on all Express Trains..", each matchstick has an individual station name printed on. Overall: 60 mm x 40 mm x 5 mm.

Book of matches, Great Central Railway

Book of matches, SNCF, Sealink Car Ferries/SNCF. Depicting Sealink Cross Channel Ferry. Publicity for new cross-channel ferry "Cote d'Azur" 1981. Made in France. Overall: 49 mm x 44 mm x 7 mm.

Book of matches, Sealink car ferries

1981
Circular match box made of phenol formaldehyde and a central screw made of brass, with a large number of safety matches and a pad for striking matches, unsigned, British, 1920-1940

Circular match box made of phenol formaldehyde and a central screw made of brass

1920-1940
Match-box (3 3/16 x 1 3/4 x 7/8 ins) of thin cardboard; rectangular, with slip-on lid; exterior covered with bright terra-cotta-coloured paper; on top, a paper label, printed in red and blue, "R. Bell's Improved Royal Patent Lucifers. Warranted. 22 Bread St., Cheapside, London. Draw the sand paper briskly over the match. Warranted to keep in any Climate" with the Royal Arms at top; box contains about 60 Matches (2 3/4 x 1/10 x 1/10 ins), sulphur-dipped, with heads of black sulphide of antimony, and a piece of stiff pinkish-red sanded card-board (2 1/3 x 1 1/3 ins), folded in the middle, for ignition-purposes; date probably about 1833. England.

Match-box (3 3/16 x 1 3/4 x 7/8 ins) of thin cardboard; rectangular

Box of matches, North British Railway, labelled "These matches are the property of the North British Railway Co.". Overall: 17 mm x 55 mm x 39 mm.

Match box, North British Railway

Matchbox, steel, for wax vestas, supplied by Bertram & Company Ltd., Refreshment Contractors to London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, 1900-1923. Overall: 13 mm x 47 mm x 34 mm.

Match box, London, Brighton and South Coast Railway

1900-1923
Book of matches, BR, "The Silver Jubilee" with BR Silver Jubilee Motif on front commemorating first run of BR Silver Jubilee & ERII Silver Jubilee in 1977. Overall: 48 mm x 51 mm x 9 mm.

Box of matches, British Rail - Silver Jubilee

Book of matches, London, Midland & Scottish Railway, souvenir matches presented by LMS. Depicting locomotive on front; yellow matches with blue heads alternately printed:- "CORONATION - SCOT - STREAMLINED - COMFORT - SPEED". Overall: 57 mm x 75 mm.

Box of matches, Coronation Scot