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Women: As their name suggests, it is a line of post surgical, maternity and sporting bras. [12] Stormwear – unisex: Water-repellent clothing, includes denim, shorts, chinos, coats, footwear, thermal gloves and suits – Big & Tall (only available online)-Male: Larger sized clothing only available from marksandspencer.com – Long & Tall (only ...
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.
Richman Brothers. The F. W. Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth's or simply Woolworth) was a retail company and one of the pioneers of the five-and-dime store. It was among the most successful American and international five-and-dime businesses, setting trends and creating the modern retail model that stores follow worldwide today.
Matchgirls' strike. In July 1888, the women and teenage girls working at the Bryant & May match factory in Bow, London, England went on strike. At first, the strikers were protesting the dismissal of a worker after employees had refused a demand from Bryant & May management to repudiate an article on terrible working conditions at the factory.
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Bryant & May was a British match manufacturer, which today only exists as a brand name owned by Swedish Match. The company was formed in the mid-19th century as a dry goods trader, with its first match works, the Bryant & May Factory, located in Bow, London. It later opened other factories in the United Kingdom, Australia, and other parts of ...
V. Vollers Corset Company. Categories: Clothing companies by country. Companies of the United Kingdom by industry. British fashion. Design companies of the United Kingdom. Manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom. Textile industry of the United Kingdom.
Each matchbook in the series had a celebrity photo, and six names below the photo. If one of those names was the celebrity in the photo, then that was a winning matchbook. They sponsored the radio show The Mysterious Traveler (5/12/'43–16/9/'52). 75 of the 370 shows still exist, some of which have been released on audio cassette.