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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.
In short, is a box that contains safety matches made of wooden sticks or cardboard stripes. It commonly has a coarse striking surface on one edge for lighting the matches contained inside. Matchboxes generally measure 5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm. For some applications matchbooks have replaced matchboxes. It is generally used to carry matches in the pocket ...
Harold Singleton was born to Harry Middleton Singleton (1871 - 1944) and his wife, schoolteacher Mary Leighton Nance (1873 - 1934) at his grandparents' home in Boonsboro, Bedford County, Virginia (later annexed to Lynchburg) on April 19, 1906. He attended the Bedford County Schools, then E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg (graduating in 1925 after helping charter the local branch of the ...
Platform screen doors on the Elizabeth line at Farringdon in 2019 "Horizontal lift" style doors at Lomonosovskaya station on the Saint Petersburg Metro, the first type of screen doors in the world The idea for platform edge doors dates from as early as 1908, when Charles S. Shute of Boston was granted a patent for "Safety fence and gate for railway-platforms". [ 2 ]
Aaron Richter for Fortune. Coach designers draw inspiration from an archive that includes almost every handbag the company has ever made. Left, a display captures Coach’s many shades of brown ...
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]
Tesla’s forward price-to-earnings ratio, which divides next year’s estimated earnings per share by the current share price, is 97.1x, according to Yahoo Finance data. Our Chart of the Week ...
James Beard award-winning Portland chef and restaurateur Naomi Pomeroy has drowned in an inner tube accident. The frequent "Top Chef" guest was 49.