The use of home-crown timber for the manufacture of matches during the emergency.

Abstract

Previous to 1939 matches. were imported to this country in large , quantities and of various brands, but the home match-making industry was also supplied with logs and splints from abroad for the manufacture of matches. In fact, the cigar-, cigarette- and pipe-smokers could choose their own particular brand of match from almost as wide a selection as they could their cigars. cigarettes or tobacco...