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  2. Matchbox - Wikipedia

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    German matchbox containing safety matches. 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.

  3. Zündwaren monopoly - Wikipedia

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    Haushaltsware 3 Pfennig (30 Pfennig for a package of 10 boxes) Post-war Welthölzer, Deutsche Zündwaren-Monopolgesellschaft. The German Zündwaren monopoly (translated Monopoly for Safety Matches) began in 1930 when Germany's Reichstag passed a bill named Zündwarenmonopolgesetz ("Safety Matches Monopoly Law"), which allowed the Deutsche Zündwaren-Monopolgesellschaft (translated "German ...

  4. Phillumeny - Wikipedia

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    German matchbox containing safety matches. A matchbox is a box made of cardboard or thin wood and designed to hold matches . It usually has a coarse striking surface on one edge for lighting the matches contained inside.

  5. Paul the Octopus - Wikipedia

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    Paul choosing Spain over Germany for his 2010 semi-final prediction. Paul's career as an oracle began during the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament. [3] [11] In the lead-up to Germany's international football matches, Paul was presented with two clear plastic boxes, each containing food: a mussel or an oyster. Each container was marked with the flag of ...

  6. Match - Wikipedia

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    An igniting match. A match is a tool for starting a fire.Typically, matches are made of small wooden sticks or stiff paper.One end is coated with a material that can be ignited by friction generated by striking the match against a suitable surface. [1]

  7. List of model car brands - Wikipedia

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    Werk83 - German diecast model brand founded by CK Models making a variety of modern and classic road and race cars; White Rose Collectibles – Specially detailed Matchbox toys, and particularly team sports versions. WhiteBox – models' boxes refer to "Model Car World", some sellers often write on their sites WhiteBox(ixo).

  8. Tinderbox - Wikipedia

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    Sheet Iron tinderboxes. English, 18th and early 19th C. Pocket tinderbox with firesteel and flint. This type was used during the Boer War due to a scarcity of matches. A tinderbox, or patch box, is a container made of wood or metal containing flint, firesteel, and tinder (typically charcloth, but possibly a small quantity of dry, finely divided fibrous matter such as hemp), used together to ...

  9. Matchbox (brand) - Wikipedia

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    A 1953-55 Lesney-Matchbox Road Roller, one of the first toys to be produced under the Matchbox name. The Matchbox name originated in 1953 as a brand name of the British die-casting company Lesney Products, whose reputation was moulded by [2] John W. "Jack" Odell (1920–2007), [3] Leslie Charles Smith (1918–2005), [4] and Rodney Smith.