Bryant and May's Braided Cigar Lights Matches
Bryant and May's Braided Cigar Lights matches, circa 1890s. The stems of the matches were braided - or twisted - before the head was added. This prevented the heads from falling off when lit
Picture No
11041747
Media ID
46871990
Size
4072px x 2678px
(2.6MB)
Credit
(c)Maurice Collins Images Collection /Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph of an original object in the Maurice Collins Collection
Date
circa 1890s
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