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match

Small strip of wood or paper, tipped with combustible material for producing fire. Friction matches containing phosphorus were first made in 1816 in France by François Derosne.

A safety match is one in which the oxidizing agent and the combustible body are kept apart, the former being incorporated into the striking surface on the side of the box, the latter into the match. Safety matches were patented by a Swede, J E Lundström in1855. Book matches were invented in the USA in 1892 by Joshua Pusey.
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When he is not working at the Mothercare warehouse department, Ulhasan, 38, from Gudaibiya, is busy creating models such as famous south Indian landmark the Parassinikadavu Temple or the Taj Mahal or designing miniature homes from matchsticks on cardboard and thermocol plaster platforms.
An affinity for art with matchsticks by Gulf Weekly
Byline: BY REBECCA EVANS IT'S a case of Love Me Tinder for an artist who has made a sculpture of Elvis Presley's head using 50,000 matchsticks.
Wooden art; Elvis head made of matches And other stars like great Ali by The Mirror (London, England)
Slice, cut into equal-sized, large matchsticks and place in a large bowl.
Recipe; Papaya salad with seared beef (Serves 4) by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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