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  2. Vesta case - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Go-to-bed matchbox - Wikipedia

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    Go-to-bed or getting-into-bed matchboxes were a variety of match storage box popular in the mid-to-late 19th century. Relatively small, about 6 cm high, they were frequently made of metal of some kind, though sometimes of wood or ivory. Most incorporated a rough surface on which the match could be struck.

  4. Matchbook - Wikipedia

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    Matchbook cover, World War II, Uncle Sam A "matchcover", or "matchbook cover", is a thin cardboard covering that folds over match sticks in a "book" or "pack" of matches. . Covers have been used as a form of advertising since 1894, two years after they were patented, and since then, have attracted people who enjoy the hobby of collect

  5. Earthenware ceramics in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Earthenware vessels in the Philippines were formed by two main techniques: paddle and anvil, and coiling and scraping. [2] Although a level of highly skilled craftsmanship is present in the Philippines, no evidence of kilns are found, primarily because the type of clay to be found in the archipelago can only withstand relatively low temperatures of firing.

  6. Matchbox - Wikipedia

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    A matchbox is a container or case for matches, made of cardboard, thin wood, or metal, generally in the form of a box with a separate drawer sliding inside the cover. Matchboxes generally measure 5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm, and commonly have coarse striking surfaces on the edges for lighting the matches.

  7. Swan Vesta - Wikipedia

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    Swan Vestas is a brand of matches.Shorter than normal pocket matches, they are particularly popular with smokers and have long used the tagline "the smoker's match", although this has been replaced by the prefix "the original" on the current packaging.

  8. Diamond Match Company - Wikipedia

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    The Diamond Match Company, Stock Certificate, Specimen, circa Great Depression Era Logging railway north of Stirling City, California with Southern Pacific connection to the south The Diamond Match Company is a brand of matches and toothpicks , and formerly other wood products and plastic cutlery , that has its roots in a business started in ...

  9. Lighter - Wikipedia

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    A permanent match lighter with the metal 'match' leaning against the shell. A typical form of lighter is the permanent match or everlasting match, consisting of a naphtha fuel-filled metal shell and a separate threaded metal rod assembly—the "match"—serving as the striker and wick. This "metal match" is stored screwed into the fuel storage ...