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100 years to "Sibir" match factory SpyLOG

Tomsk is one of three historical centers of matches production in Siberia (the two others are Irkutsk and Tobolsk). Since 1867 there worked Ivan Ovetchkin match factory. In 1891 it became the property of Appolinaria Ovetchkina.


1. Label of A.Ovetchkina match factory.
90-s years of XIX cent.

In 1871 one more match factory, belonging to Michael Vorozhtsov worked. In 1894 Kukhterins brothers (well known and lucky Tomsk merchants) match factory started its work. By the end of XIX-th century they bought out the factories of their competitors and moved main production to former Vorozhtsov factory (Ovechkina factory seem to be closed by that time). In March 1900 a former Vorozhtsov factory burned out, but in 3 months it was fully rebuilt by Kukhterins and in June 17-th in Tomsk "Sibirskaya Zhisn'" (Sibir Life) newspaper the brothers announced that "the factory started it's work again and the matches will be sold at Gostiny Dvor ...". From this date the factory counts it's years. The new factory got the name "Zarya" and was called so till nationalization in 1920.


2. Label of "Zarya" match factory, early XX cent.


3. A view on "Zarya" match factory,
beginning of XX cent.
Label of "Sibir" match factory, 1999ã.

4. The main building of "Zarya" match factory,
beginning of XX cent.
Label of "Sibir" match factory, 1999ã.

During 1920 -1926 the factory was named "Comintern",


5. Label of "Comintern" match factory,
20-s years of XX cent.

from 1926 till 1994 it was called "Sibir" match factory.


6. Label of "Sibir" match factory, 1930
7. Label of "Sibir" match factory,
30-s years of XX cent.


8. Label of "Sibir" match factory, 1941.
9. Label of "Sibir" match factory, 1941?.

Some 1961 - 1993 labels presented lower
(labels printed by Balabanovo experimental match factory)


10. 1961 label
11. 1978 label
12. 1985 label


13. 1966 label

After pivatization in 1994 the factory got the name AOOT "Sibir" and since the middle of 1995 it is called OAO "Sibir Matches Factory".


14. Label of "Sibir Matches Factory", 1999.
15. Label of "Sibir Matches Factory", 1999.

In 2000 the factory celebrates its first centenary.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Initial Russian text by V.Raldugin
Labels 1-9, 14-15 are from collection of Victor Raldugin,
other labels are from collection of Stanislav Dmitriev

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