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So different boxes. SpyLOG

Not only matchbox labels may be different.
The match packages also show big diversity:
Tin container for 100 matches - production of John Walker. Without any label yet!
(from the book "Matchboxes Labels of the World"
by A. J. Cruse)
Presented by Victor Raldugin




The cardboard box with the label of Samuel Jons - the first known matchbox label
(from the book "Matchboxes Labels of the World" by A. J. Cruse)
Presented by Victor Raldugin



Metal box of Bryant & May (UK)
From collection of Victor Raldugin

  
  
Metal match box of Marble's Cladstone, USA, about 1900
From collection of Michail Erpert

The lid of the box is connected with the round nut ft the other end of the box by two drives.
To open the lid one have to unscrew it first and then turn it to open.
The match is lit through one of the slits in the lid.
Left - overview
Right (left to right, top to bottom)
Lid opened
Lid cloused
Position of the nut with the open lid
View on the text on the lid:
MARBLE'S
CLADSTONE,
MICH. U.S.A.
PAT'D. 1900

Boxes of different sizes
From collection of Sergey Boltenko
1. Bx6 format box (57x17x17)
2. Swedish Match box (43x26x11)
3. Slim format box (52x36x10)
4. Russian 3/4 format box (49x35x13)
5. Spanish box (45x33x12)
6. Russian "Special" matches (100x65x16)


Boxes of different sizes
From collection of Alexey and Andrey Chekushins
1. Fireplace matches - "Solntse" match factory (212x63x17)
2. "Tourist matches" - "FESKO" match factory (101x65x25)
3. Russian 4/4 format box - "Proletarskoye Znamya" match factory (54x35x14) 4. Houshold matches (Belgium) (100x65x27)
5. Houshold matches - "FESKO" match factory (133õ70õ50)
6. Fireplace matches - Plitspichprom match factory (230õ90õ30)
7. Houshold matches - "Solntse" match factory (80x90x45) 8. Russian 2/3 format box - Plitspichprom match factory (50x37x17)
9. KAV match factory (Turkey) (45x32x14)
10.R.K. Match Company - CHAVI trade mark (India) (35x30x11)
11. "Extraform Unit" company (56x23x7)
12. Bystrzyca Match factory (Poland) - export to Italy (52x30x15)
13. "Triangle" box - "Extraform Unit" company (56x23x23)
14. Sigar matches - "Extraform Unit" company (110x36x14)


Matchboxes of European formats
(Courtesy of MatchPoint)

Left to right, top to bottom:
1. Bx5 (56 x 48 x 7)
2. GND22 (50 x 37,8 x 8)
3. 56 x 18 x 18
4. Cottage
5. GND12 (56 x 23,2 x 7,5)
   
"Sigarette boxes"
Left - "Extraform Unit" Company (Russia) (60x36x15) - opened as sigerette boxes
From collection of Alexey and Andrey Chekushins
 Right - Solo Sirkarna (Czech Rep.) - export to Izrael (57x36x15)
From collection of Michail Erpert



Double boxes - "Proletarskoye Znamya" match factory (110x35x10)
From collection of Alexey and Andrey Chekushins


Supermatches - "Intaterm", Russia (box size 235x48x8)
Opens from the box ends
Stricking strip is on the inside of one of the end flip
From collection of Alexey and Andrey Chekushins

Household matches (205x125x42)
"Revpui" match factory, 1980's.
From collection of Alexander Khramov

Household matches (90x80x47)
"Gigant" (left) and "Sibir" (right) match factories
From collection of Alexey and Andrey Chekushins




"280 years to Ekatherinburg" souvenir set with different kinds of matches

1 - Fireplace (210x65x17,5)
2 - Common (56x17,5x17,5)
3 - Sigar (110x36x14)
4 - Common - 10 matches box (56x23x7)
5, 6 - Common - 20 matches box - (56x36x8)
7 - Matchbook - (55x50x3)
8 - "Credit card" matchbook - opens as a book (86x55x4)
Courtesy of "Les" Company


Boxes of different forms - "Extraform Unit" Company (Russia)
Photo by Sergey Chekushin
   
Matches in the cans
Left - "Extraform Unit" Company (Russia)
From collection of Alexey and Andrey Chekushins
 Right - Czech Rep.
(From collection of Martin Dohnal, image sent by Michail Erpert)



Italian "pull and open" boxes
(From collection of Rustem Uzbekov)



Mexican "pull and open" boxes
Matches of about 4 cm long were laid along the box short side
with their heads under preserving flap
(From collection of Dr. George Savka)



Italian "pillbox"
(From collection of Rustem Uzbekov)



Nepali matches with plastic inner box
(From collection of Rustem Uzbekov)


Cigarette box covers
(courtesy of Tengler Match)


"Trapeziums" (for 130 matches)
(courtesy of Tengler Match)


And some other non-standard forms and shapes
(courtesy of Tengler Match)



The shown is only a small example of the match packing variety.

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