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Title: Two Vesta Matches (length 2 3/8 ins) of wax [Go to resource]
Description: Two Vesta Matches (length 2 3/8 ins) of wax... one red, one white; very slender; head of each very large, slightly flattened, of a pinkish-red composition, with a drop of black inflaming-composition on each flattened side of the tip; no box; no name or address of maker; probably made under Newton's patent (no. 6295 of 1832). England. License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ Source: Science Museum Identifier: 1937-682/1752 Go to resource More Like this...
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