Seven Ethereal Matches and Box with instruction sheet Seven Ethereal Matches and Box with instruction sheet
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
Strip of amadou fusee matches, divided into ten individual match stems but joined at base, English, 1832-1860 Strip of amadou fusee matches 1832-1860
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
Wooden "strike anywhere" match, slither of flat wood with red tip, English, 1880-1920 Wooden "strike anywhere" match 1880-1920
2 paper phosphorus tipped matches, one long flat paper stem, one short twisted stem, European, 1800-1900, in paper wrapper 2 paper phosphorus tipped matches 1800-1900
Plain envelope containing 6 matches, "strike anywhere", pine stem, cylindrical with two grooves carved along length, bulbous, blue and green head, Ohio Match Co., Wadsworth, Ohio, 1860-1930 Plain envelope containing 6 matches 1860-1930
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