WOW.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Matchbook - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchbook

    Matchbook cover, World War II, Uncle Sam. A "matchcover", or "matchbook cover", is a thin cardboard covering that folds over match sticks in a "book" or "pack" of matches. Covers have been used as a form of advertising since 1894, two years after they were patented, and since then, have attracted people who enjoy the hobby of collecting.

  3. Matchbox (brand) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchbox_(brand)

    matchbox.com. Matchbox is a toy brand which was introduced by Lesney Products in 1953, and is now owned by Mattel, Inc, which purchased the brand in 1997. The brand was given its name because the original die-cast "Matchbox" toys were sold in boxes similar to those in which matches were sold. The brand grew to encompass a broad range of toys ...

  4. Voices (Matchbook Romance album) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voices_(Matchbook_Romance...

    Voices is the second and final studio album by American rock band Matchbook Romance. The album's sound leaves behind much of the stripped down sound of their debut, Stories and Alibis, opting for a darker, more foreboding tone. The album was released through Epitaph Records on February 14 in the US. [3] accompanied by the single "Monsters", and ...

  5. London Borough of Bromley - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Borough_of_Bromley

    London Fire Brigade has four fire stations within the London Borough of Bromley. The borough is the largest in the city: about 150 km 2. With just one pumping appliance, Orpington has one of the largest areas to cover in London, measuring 46.7 km 2. In 2006/2007, Orpington attended 1,308 incidents. There is also a high volume pump at the station.

  6. Bromley - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromley

    Bromley. / 51.4070; 0.0210. Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is 91⁄2 miles (15 kilometres) southeast of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 88,000 as of 2023. [ 2] Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, chartered in 1158. [ 3]

  7. James Young (coachbuilder) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Young_(coachbuilder)

    James Young Limited was a top class British coachbuilding business in London Road, Bromley, England. James Young Coachbuilder receipt for Rolls-Royce. James Young bought J. K. Hunter's business in 1863. It built a full range of high quality carriages including landaus but was most famous in James Young's time for its lightweight Bromley Brougham.

  8. Doing quick, easy exercises at night — even while ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/lifestyle/doing-quick-easy-exercises...

    A new study finds that doing some light activity in the evening, rather than just sitting, can help people sleep 30 minutes longer.

  9. Matchbook (Ralph Towner & Gary Burton album) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchbook_(Ralph_Towner...

    Ring. (1974) Matchbook. (1975) Dreams So Real. (1976) Matchbook is an album by guitarist Ralph Towner and vibraphonist Gary Burton, recorded over two days in July 1974 and released on ECM the following year. [1]