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Collecting and Researching 'Matches' and their Packaging
By invite, from Sam and Graham Johnson, I will introduce myself to you, as a collector of almost any item connected to 'matches'. I am a...
Alan Downer
Jan 124 min read
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DONALDA CHARRON and Les Allumettières
A hundred years on, we celebrate the heroism of Donalda Charron who in 1924 led the matchgirls (les allumettières) strike at the E. B....
Paul Haston
Aug 20, 20243 min read
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A DRINKING FOUNTAIN TO CELEBRATE THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE MATCH TAX
THE FOUNTAIN - THE LOCATION – THE CEREMONY - THE PEOPLE THE FOUNTAIN The idea of a Drinking Fountain most likely arose from Bryant and...
Graham Johnson
Oct 5, 20227 min read
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Matchgirls Blue Plaque Unveiling
Wow, what a day 5th July was in Bow, London – both in 1888 and in 2022! In my capacity as Chair of The Matchgirls Memorial and Great...
Sam Johnson
Aug 24, 20227 min read
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