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Promethean matches in original tin

Box of Bryant and May's strike-anywhere "Harlequin Matches"

One of twelve bundles of Sulphur-matches

One of twelve bundles of Sulphur-matches

Sulphur-matches (length 6 3/4 ins) of pine-wood; very broad and square-ended

Promethean match

Two Sulphur Matches, about 5 1/2 inches long

Sulphur-matches (length 6 1/2 ins) of hemp-stalk (chènevottes souffrées)

Sulphur-matches (length 6 ins) of wood; pointed; made at Houffalize

Sulphur-matches (length 5 ins) of semi-fossilized wood

Sulphur-matches (length 3 ins) of wood; small size

Sulphur-matches (length 5 ins) of wood; square-ended; made in Paris

Sulphur-matches made of oat-straw (nine additional examples)

Sulphur-matches (length 4 ins) of wood; thin broad rectangular shavings

Bundle of five Sulphur-matches (length 3 1/2 ins) of wood

Sulphur-matches (length 3 ins) of wood; very small; dipped after bundling

A Promethean Match; similar to those of usual type

one book - Bryant & May's "De Luxe" Matches

Wooden match container

1880-1920

23 strips of fusee lights

1832-1860

Self igniting matches, by British Pullmatch Co. Ltd

Ethereal Match or Philosophic Taper

1790

Collection of 85 wooden congreve matches

1840-1880

One of twelve bundles of Sulphur-matches

One of twelve bundles of Sulphur-matches

One of twelve bundles of Sulphur-matches

Sulphur-match of large size (length 7 1/4 ins); presented

Sulphur-matches

A Promethean Match (length 2 1/8 ins) of usual type

Sulphur-matches (length 7 ins) of hemp-stalk; made near Alost

Two Sulphur-matches (length 4 1/2 ins) of wood

A Match (2 5/8 x 1/5 x 1/10 ins) of lime-wood (?),

Sulphur-matches (length 4 1/2 ins) of wood; small size; pointed and dipped at one end only

Sulphur-matches (length 6 1/4 ins) of wood; in a block

"The Matchhog" pull matches

Sulphur-matches of lime-wood

Sulphur-matches of pine-wood

Sulphur-matches of hemp-stalk

Bryant & May's "Ship's Lifeboat Matches"

Bunch of eleven early safety matches

1855-1880

Box of Pollak's cigar-lighting matches for inserting in cigar before striking

1845

One of two books of "Ladoc" Matches

Book of matches, British Rail, Gatwick Express "Victoria to Gatwick in 30 minutes".

gatwick express book of matches

1984

Two books of matches, used, British Rail Travellers-Fare centenary, 1979

Two books of matches

White rectangular envelope containing 6 paper matches consisting of combustible head contained in paper tube twisted to hole the chemical, European, 1800-1870

White rectangular envelope containing 6 paper matches

1800-1870

Fusee, strip of eight, cardboard soaked in nitre, divided into individual matches but joined at base, tipped at one edge with phosphorus, Scottish, 1832-1880

Fusee, strip of eight

1832-1880

Match, tubular length of fibre, white fibre core, green outer fibre, calibrated along its length by blobs of phosphorus, European, 1800-1880

Match, tubular length of fibre

1800-1880

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

5 paper matches, phosphorus tipped, rolled paper stem flattened and held together by the phosphorus head, in envelope, European, 1800-1900

5 paper matches

1800-1900

7 matches, "strike-anywhere" slender cylindrical wooden stems, bulbous rounded heads of combustible composition, in bluish-grey envelope, European, 1850-1930

7 matches

1850-1930