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  2. Matchbook - Wikipedia

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    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

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    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. Majorette (toy manufacturer) - Wikipedia

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    Solido (1980) Novacar (1980s) Majorette USA (1982) Website. majorette.com. Majorette is a French toy manufacturer which mostly produces small Die-cast scale model cars, commercial vehicles, aircraft, and other vehicles, particularly in 1:64 scale. This is a normal 2.5–3 in (64–76 mm) size, thus Majorette has sometimes been called "the ...

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

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    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]

  6. Automotive battery - Wikipedia

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    An automotive battery, or car battery, is a rechargeable battery that is used to start a motor vehicle. Its main purpose is to provide an electric current to the electric-powered starting motor, which in turn starts the chemically-powered internal combustion engine that actually propels the vehicle. Once the engine is running, power for the car ...

  7. Music Review: In a new expanded collection, how much of John ...

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    The new remixed and expanded “Mind Games: The Ultimate Collection" is for those John Lennon fans who really, really love his inconsistent 1973 record of the same name. The problem is, many ...

  8. Matchbook (Ian Moss album) - Wikipedia

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    Matchbook is the debut solo studio album by Australian singer-guitarist, Ian Moss, a member of pub rockers, Cold Chisel. Six of its ten tracks were written by fellow Cold Chisel bandmate, Don Walker, and three were co-written by Moss and Walker. The album was released in August 1989 and peaked at number 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart; it remained ...

  9. Flow battery - Wikipedia

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    A typical flow battery consists of two tanks of liquids which are pumped past a membrane held between two electrodes. [1]A flow battery, or redox flow battery (after reduction–oxidation), is a type of electrochemical cell where chemical energy is provided by two chemical components dissolved in liquids that are pumped through the system on separate sides of a membrane.