This matchbox contained matches made in Flanders in Belgium. It dates from the late 19th century and was probably packaged and marketed in Scotland.
The top of the box has a picture of a man ploughing with two horses pulling a Scottish style of 'swing' plough.
Sulphur matches or 'spunks' have a long history, and may have been used by the Romans. Chemical methods of making fire were developed in the late 18th century and in the 1830s the first phosphorous matches - 'Congreves' - were introduced.
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