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Advertising case, England, late 19th century Boot Matchsafe, late 19th century, with striker on sole. Silver with niello. A vesta case, or simply a “vesta”, is a small box made to house wax, or "strike anywhere", matches. The first successful friction match appeared in 1826, and in 1832 William Newton patented the "wax vesta" in England. [1]
In both of these stories, "vesta" is used as a generic term for "match". Swan Vestas make an appearance in Act 2, Scene 2 of Albert Herring, Benjamin Briten's 1948 opera. The eponymous protagonist fumbles around trying to light a gas mantle with the matches. He takes so long that a small explosion takes place: "Dangerous stuff, gas", says Albert.
The National Match Team ("Dogs of War") Badge: Replaced with bronze, silver, and gold medals in 1919. [9] White House Service Badge: Replaced by the Presidential Service Badge on 1 September 1964 [60] Vice Presidential Service Badge: Replaced with new design on 19 July 1976 [49] [61] Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
Bryant & May "Pearl" safety matches, 1890–1891. Bryant & May was formed in 1843 by Quakers William Bryant and Francis May to trade in general merchandise. In 1850 the company entered into a relationship with the Swedish match maker Johan Edvard Lundström in order to capture part of the market of the 250 million matches that were used in Britain each day.
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A brass go-to-bed bear. The hinged head allows access to the matches stored in the body; the lit match is placed in the hole at the end of the staff. Go-to-bed or getting-into-bed matchboxes were a variety of match storage box popular in the mid-to-late 19th century.