Matchbox

Within a few years of the invention of the first friction match, manufacturers Bryant and May of England produced Wax Vestas which were also a friction match, but unlike John Walker's design in 1826, they had a wax stem. A couple of decades later, safety matches were created when the combustible ingredients were separated between the match and a special striking surface on the box that contained them. Detail: lid - BRYANT & MAY'S / ROYAL WAX VESTAS / MADE IN ENGLAND interior - BRYANT & MAY'S / ROYAL WAX VESTAS

Object no :

DMDM077a, DMDM077b

Collection :

Creator :

Bryant and May

Place of Production :

England

Dimensions :

height 13mm, width 78mm, depth 47mm

Materials :

card (box), wood (matches)

Location :

NA

Accession number :

DUMFM:1968.11.5

Copyright :

Dumfries & Galloway Council

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