Ethereal Match or Philosophic Taper
1790
A Promethean Match; similar to those of usual type
Promethean match
Box of Bryant and May's strike-anywhere "Harlequin Matches"
"The Matchhog" pull matches
Box of Pollak's cigar-lighting matches for inserting in cigar before striking
1845
Collection of 85 wooden congreve matches
1840-1880
Sulphur-matches (length 5 ins) of semi-fossilized wood
Bunch of eleven early safety matches
1855-1880
Sulphur-matches (length 3 ins) of wood; very small; dipped after bundling
Sulphur-matches (length 7 ins) of hemp-stalk; made near Alost
One of twelve bundles of Sulphur-matches
Sulphur-matches of lime-wood
Sulphur-matches made of oat-straw (nine additional examples)
Sulphur-matches (length 4 ins) of wood; thin broad rectangular shavings
Sulphur-matches (length 3 ins) of wood; small size
23 strips of fusee lights
1832-1860
One of twelve bundles of Sulphur-matches
Sulphur-matches (length 6 ins) of wood; pointed; made at Houffalize
Sulphur-matches (length 5 ins) of wood; square-ended; made in Paris
Sulphur-matches of pine-wood
Wooden match container
1880-1920
One of twelve bundles of Sulphur-matches
One of twelve bundles of Sulphur-matches
Sulphur-matches of hemp-stalk
One of twelve bundles of Sulphur-matches
Strip of wooden matches
Box of matches from 'Esbit' travelling stove
1970
Zeiss Colour Matching System
Sulphur-matches (length 6 1/4 ins) of wood; in a block
Sulphur-match of large size (length 7 1/4 ins); presented
One of two books of "Ladoc" Matches
Sulphur-matches (length 4 1/2 ins) of wood; small size; pointed and dipped at one end only
Bundle of five Sulphur-matches (length 3 1/2 ins) of wood
Sulphur-matches (length 6 1/2 ins) of hemp-stalk (chènevottes souffrées)
Two Sulphur Matches, about 5 1/2 inches long
one book - Bryant & May's "De Luxe" Matches
Sulphur-matches (length 6 3/4 ins) of pine-wood; very broad and square-ended
Self igniting matches, by British Pullmatch Co. Ltd
A Promethean Match (length 2 1/8 ins) of usual type
A Match (2 5/8 x 1/5 x 1/10 ins) of lime-wood (?),
Sulphur-matches
Bryant & May's "Ship's Lifeboat Matches"
Two Sulphur-matches (length 4 1/2 ins) of wood
Matches from Crab Railway Reading Lamp
1893-1897
One Vesuvian match
1855-1900
Tinder box and contents for firemaking
Bundle of 20 friction matches tied with string wrapped in a roll of paper
1830-1890
5 paper matches
1800-1900