Match Holders: 100 Years of Ingenuity

by Denis B. Alsford

Book Overview

The invention of the friction match in England in the 1830s helped to improve the daily lives of people in ways frequently overlooked. Match holders made their appearance by the 1850s in nearly endless, striking variety. Denis B. Alsford has complied fascinating historical influences, patents, marks and over 680 color photos to she light on the developments of match holders from their beginnings to their more recent forms as commonplace household...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887406335
• ISBN13: 9780887406331
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 11.0"