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Zvonko Springer

The Factory of Safety Matches "DRAVA" was founded in 1856 in Osijek in the former Austro-Hungarian Monarchy that was later in former Yugoslavia and in Republic of Croatia now.     It has stopped production and closed down for good in the late 1990s     The illustrations to this article are copied from the monograph "Tvornitca žigica DRAVA" (Match Factory "DRAVA"), published in 1978 in connection with the factory's 125th anniversary. The corresponding legends were compiled from monograph and translated by the author Front page of the monograph The etching shows the factory in 1909. 1. Technological process of match manufacturing (prior to the major reconstruction in 1911) Click on the image for detailed information 2. Technological process of match manufacturing (after the reconstruction in 1911) Click on the image for detailed information 3. Technological process of match manufacturing (after the reconstruction in 1976) Click on the image for detailed information Cardboard bales cutting automatic line, 1986 "ARENCO" automatic line, 1986 © (text) Zvonko Springer, Anif (Austria), 2004. For reference see also his site I can publish only materials supplied by the autors or by their prior permission. No part of this article can be reproduced in any form without authors permission!   Page top