I found these at Carcoar, New South Wales, recently. I remember them as a kid (or at least something similar). Against standard sized "Redhead" matches. The striking surface. Non-poisonous/Made in Australia/ 3/3 They cost me the princely sum of $3. I haven't lit one yet (an probably won't). Cheers Tony
is the stem wood or a thread construction ?? i can remember similar matches . wax coated to make them waterproof . also strike easily . kerry
Nice find Tony, I do believe that they were phased out in Australia sometime in the 60’s, maybe earlier, due to the risk of starting bushfires. If flicked from a moving vehicle, the chances of hitting the ground still lit was/is very high... Scott
What a wonderful piece of paraffinalia. If they were mine there'd be one less match in the box. I'd light one, photograph it, and put the photo in the "Post Your Flame Shot Here" forum thread. Ben
Great find, love the metal box. I wouldn't be able to resist dunking one in water and seeing if it still lights.
I ended up buying a box of Duncan's on eBay. When they arrive I'll light one and post a flame shot. Ben
Here is the promised flame shot (after being underwater for a couple of minutes). The tin arrived full of matches and had some cloth in the tin for tinder I suppose The matches themselves are smaller than I imagined and do not appear to be strike anywhere. I tried to light a couple of them on the bottom striking area and got nothing. Ben
