Two Books of Strike Rite Matches
Credit LineGift of Dr. J. Malcolm Smith, London, Ontario, 1999
Object number1999.003.176
Label TextHere you see examples of paper matches and matchbooks. Pennsylvania attorney Joshua Pusey (1842-1906) filed a patent for what he called a “friction match card” in 1892. He proposed both wood and paper as the construction materials. Pusey favoured paper. Calling them “flexibles,” he liked that they did fit better into pockets and other receptacles. The Diamond Match Company bought Pusey’s patent in 1896. They soon manufactured matchbooks printed with advertising.
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