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Collection of 85 wooden congreve matches

Collection of 85 wooden congreve matches

1840-1880
Sulphur mould, seated woman with dog

Sulphur mould, seated woman with dog

1790-1819
Bunch of eleven early safety matches

Bunch of eleven early safety matches

1855-1880
Sulphur mould, man and dog seated under tree

Sulphur mould, man and dog seated under tree

1790-1819
Irradiation rig for the production of phosphorus 32, c. 1980.

Irradiation rig for the production of phosphorus 32, c. 1980.

1980
Compo cast, woman following Cupid on eagle

Compo cast, woman following Cupid on eagle

1790-1819
Amulet in form of cylinder of sulphur wrapped in hide tube

Amulet in form of cylinder of sulphur wrapped in hide tube

1900-1910
A piece of brown paper dipped in Sulphur for use as Sulphur-matches. ? England.

Piece of brown paper dipped in sulphur

Plain envelope, rectangular containing 6 lucifer matches, pine splint ends covered in sulphur, tipped with phosphorus, English, 1828-1850

Plain envelope

1828-1850
One Lucifer match, slender splint of pipe, rectangular in section, typed with a chemical head of sulphur potassium chlorate, European, 1829-1860

One Lucifer match

1829-1860
Bundle of thirteen sulphur tipped spills, made by a Mrs Belcher of Oxford, English, 1892

Bundle of thirteen sulphur tipped spills

1892
Seven pieces of massive sulphur, one large piece on stick form, foreign, 1830-1940

Seven pieces of massive sulphur

1830-1940
Chipboard "strike anywhere" match with grey sulpher head, narrow splint, accompanied by paper sheet inscribed "match from the box in Maidstone Museum", English, 1820-1880

Chipboard "strike anywhere" match with grey sulpher head

1820-1880
Glass phial with cork stopper approximately half full of a sulphur preparation. (see note)

Phial containing sulphur preparation

Small glass bottle with stopper, labelled Sulphur. From Homeopathic set made by Ashton & Parsons, London. Complete with original contents.

Homeopathic set

1900
Two sulphur cups from the Sudan

Two sulphur cups from the Sudan

8 safety matches, six are round sticks with sulpher tipped coloured heads, two are paper spills with most of length coated in brown substance, inside envelope, marked "matches, Bradford", English, 1851-1900

8 safety matches

1851-1900
Bundle of three spills, paper strips tapered to a point at both ends, tipped with sulphur, European, 1750-1860

Bundle of three spills

1750-1860