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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. Bryant & May - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Mayfair (magazine) - Wikipedia

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    Website. Official website. Mayfair is a British adult magazine for men. Founded in 1966, it was designed as a response to US magazines such as Playboy and Penthouse, the latter of which had recently launched in the UK. [ 1] For many years, it claimed the largest distribution of any men's magazine in the UK. It is a softcore magazine, and thus ...

  5. List of British Vogue cover models - Wikipedia

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    This list of British Vogue cover models 1950–present is a catalogue of cover models who have featured ... International Fashion Issue: Carl Erickson: October 1955 ...

  6. Matchgirls' strike - Wikipedia

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    In 1850 the company entered into a relationship with the Swedish matchmaker Johan Edvard Lundström in order to capture part of the market of the 250 million matches used in Britain each day. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] In 1850 the company sold 231,000 boxes of matches; by 1855 this had risen to 10.8 million boxes and to 27.9 million boxes in 1860. [ 16 ]

  7. List of men's magazines - Wikipedia

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    Men's lifestyle magazines (lad mags in the UK and specifically men's magazines in North America) were popular in the 1990 and 2000s, focusing on a mix of "sex, sport, gadgets and grooming tips". [3] From the early 2000s, sales of these magazines declined very substantially as the internet provided the same content (and particularly more graphic pornography) for free.

  8. Club (magazine) - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .clubmagazine .com. ISSN. 0747-0827. Club is a monthly American pornographic magazine which is a spin-off publication of the United Kingdom's Club International. Club features sexually oriented articles, video reviews, and pictorials that include hardcore pornography, masturbation, dildo usage, and lesbian sex .

  9. Yourself or Someone Like You - Wikipedia

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    Professional ratings. Yourself or Someone Like You is the debut album by American rock band Matchbox 20. It was released on October 1, 1996, [8] by Lava Records and Atlantic Records. The album was certified 12× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America .