Match Striker
Gallery 
Match Striker
Gallery
Manufactures
(click to view match strikers and company history)
Charles Allerton &
Sons
Arkinstall & Sons Ltd (Arcadian China) Beswick Birks, Rawlins & Co W.T. Copeland & Sons Ltd (Spode) Doulton & Co Ltd Dudson Empire Porcelain Co (Ltd) Fieldings & Co Grimwades Ltd (Royal Winton) F. & W. Goebel Co Gouda Ralph Hammersley & Son  Edward Jones & Co Ltd Lister Lovatt & Lovatt James MacIntyre & Co Manor Ware Mintons Olivant Potteries Ltd F. & R. Pratt & Co (Ltd) Price, Bristol Prinknash Abby Pottery A.G. Richardson & Co Ltd (Crown Ducal) Salopian Art Pottery Co "Victoria" Schmidt & Co (GEMMA) Shelley Potteries Ltd Soho Pottery Ltd Taylor, Tunnicliff & Co Unknown Makers Watcombe Wedgwood Wiltshaw & Robinson (Carlton Ware) (1) Wiltshaw & Robinson (Carlton Ware) (2) W. Wood & Co Composite Section
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Metal Match Strikers
Although my main interest is pottery match strikers there are actually a wide range of them made of metal, some examples of which are shown here. It should be noted that modern fakes (and reproductions) of metal match strikers are more common than pottery ones. Brass is a common material used for these items, and represents the majority shown here, Modern castings tend to be thinner than older examples. One advantage brass has over some other metals is it does not corrode significantly (look at the penultimate image on this page for an example of corrosion on metal caused by the chemicals in matches) Cast Iron was also extensively used to make match strikers (especially in the USA). Other metals were also used. Large Metal Match Strikers The cast bronze
face in the
first image is a high quality piece (possibly German from the style of
the face). The second image shows two views of an arts and crafts style
matchbox holder, which although initially appearing well made, on close
inspection is found to be relatively crude. The possible trench art
piece is an
obviously home made matchbox holder, with etched floral decoration. The
final image is of a large (14 inches high) stand designed to hold
'pullmatches', which hung down below the stand, and were ignited by
pulling them free (Made by the British Pullmatch Company, London). It
is called a Matchhog and has a registered design number (RD NO. 793914) dating it to 1934/35
    
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