- A
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- 10-Strike
- generic term for covers with 10 matches.
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- 12-Strike
- generic term for covers with 12 matches.
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- 12-Up
- Arrow Match Co. trademark for its 12-strike covers.
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- 20-Strike
- generic term for covers with 20 matches or that sized cover.
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- 21 "Feature" - Lion trademark for its 21-stick Feature covers.
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- 22 "Feature" - Lion trademark for its 22-stick Feature covers.
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- 30-Strike
- generic term for covers with 30 matches or that sized cover.
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- 33 "Feature" - Lion 40-strike-sized cover, but with 33 matches.
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- 40-Strike
- generic term for covers with 40 matches or that sized cover.
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- 100-Strike
- generic term for covers with 100 matches.
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- 200-Strike
- a cover with 200 match sticks; souvenir-types.
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- 240-Strike
- a cover with 240 match sticks; souvenir-types.
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- Accumulation
- As opposed to "collection," refers to an amassed
group of covers or boxes which have not been organized into any
logical fashion.
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- Action Match - Universal cover withby flared edges at the
saddle when opened.
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- Adverap
- Universal cardboard holder for a cigarette pack.
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- AMCAL
- Associated Matchcover Clubs of California convention.
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- Ambassador
- Diamond Match Co. 30-strike trademark.
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- American Ace - Universal Match Co. box trademark.
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- Americana - Category of covers having American history/scenic
scenes.
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- Approved Match
No. 7 - Early Diamond Match Co.
manumark (1910-1918).
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- Aristocrat - Universal Match Co. 30-strike trademark (28
matches).
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- Atlas 45
- Atlas trademark for 30-strike with 45 matches.
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- Atlas Four Color - Current Atlas’s trademark for its color
photo covers; introduced in 1965. 673 listed as of 7/99.
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- Auctions, Bulletin - a type of mail auction handled through a
club’s bulletin.
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- B
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- B. P. O. E.
- See Elks
Back (Back Panel) - on the outside of a cover, the portion
between the saddle and striker on Reverse-Strike covers, or between
the saddle and manumark on Front-Strike covers.
-
- Back Striker (Back Strike) - see Reverse Striker, but this term is normally
used to refer to the early reverse strikers.
-
- Barrel Box - tubular-type boxes w/striker at top or bottom.
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- Base Friction
- Diamond trademark for covers with strikers where the fold normally
is.
-
- Billboard - Universal trademark for one of its 40-strikes.
-
- Blot-R-Match - Union Match Co. trademark for covers with
insides designed to be ink blotters.
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- Bobtailed
- cover which has had striker cut off.
-
- Bridge Sets
- Diamond covers with bridge scoring information on the inside;
1920s-1941.
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- Broken Set
- incomplete set of covers or boxes.
-
- Bryant & May - major British match company dating from mid-1880s
to 1990s.
-
- BS-CCBS
- abbreviation for Universal footer: Be Safe - Close Cover Before
Striking.
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- BW
- standard hobby abbreviation for Best Western.
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- C
-
- C.C.C.
- Civilian Conservation Corps covers.
-
- Caddy
- box of matchbooks (50 per box).
-
- Camel Single 30s - several thousand single 30s issued by bars,
clubs, discos.
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- Cameo
- Universal trademark for its debossed covers; one of the "Fancies".
-
- Canadian Tax Stamps - circular
excise tax imprints on older Canadian covers.
-
- Case
- box of caddies (2500 matchbooks).
-
- Category
- a specific topic or area in which covers/boxes are collected
(i.e., Banks).
-
- CC
- standard hobby abb. for Country Clubs.
-
- CCBS -
abbreviation for footer: Close Cover Before Striking.
-
- Cellopack -
a small packet of matchcovers sealed in plastic wrap; usually
sold as souvenirs.
-
- Centurylite
- Universal trademark for its 100- stick novelty matchbooks.
-
- Checklist
- a listing of companies, locations, etc., rather than matchcovers.
see Index
-
- Classic Collectible Souvenir - Atlas trademark appearing immediately above
striker.
-
- Classique - Universal trademark for Jewel-sized covers
w/wooden matches glued in.
-
- Classique 180
- Universal trademark for its 180-stick boxes
-
- Click Matches - Italian-made matchbooks which open at the
top via curved ends.
-
- Cocktail Sets
- Lion covers from the 1930s? Four distinct designs with 25 dif
recipes.
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- Colgate
- William Colgate, Diamond employee responsible for Diamond Group
I designs
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- Comb
- a row of matches as they appear in a matchbook.
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- COMBINE
- US Navy Ship listing
-
- Combo
- usually a matchcover + postcard from the same business or location.
-
- Congreve -
or "Lucifer;" the first match invented by Englishman
John Walker in 1827. See also Lucifers
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- Conjunctive
- a cover or box that qualifies for more than one category.
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- Contact Set
- covers that form a bigger picture when put side-by-side.
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- Contour - Lion trademark for customized die-cut 20-strikes.
-
- Crowns
- referring to Crown Match Co. covers.
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- D
-
- Dealer Imprints - See Imprints
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- Debossed - opposite of embossed; design is pressed into
cover’s surface, raising parts of the inside (i.e., Cameos)
-
- Detached Striker - covers which have the striker stapled on;
common in some foreign covers.
-
- Diamond Match - Diamond footer.
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- Diamond Quality (DQ) - Diamond footer; 1923-1938.
-
- Die-Cut - referring to covers w/customized shapes; the
sides are not parallel.
-
- Diplomat
- Lion trademark for 30-stick covers.
-
- Display - Lion trademark for its covers having a pop-up
flap on the inside.
-
- Double Length - mid-1950s Universal trademark for covers
which folded out to a double length.
-
- Drunkards Match - Lion trademark for its self-extinguishing
matches; introduced in 1926.
-
- Dupes
- duplicate, or extra, covers
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- E
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- Eagle 20
- Columbia Match Co. trademark for its 20-strikes.
-
- Eagle 24
- Columbia Match Co. trademark for its 24-stick covers.
-
- Eagle 30
- Columbia Match Co. trademark for its 30-stick covers.
-
- Eagles
- see F. O. E.
-
- Easel-Match - Lion trademark for its covers having a cut-out
portion on the back panel which could be pushed out to allow
the cover the stand up. Also "Eez-L’, "Easel Back"
-
- Eddylites
- Eddy trademark; 1977-present.
-
- Elks (B.P.O.E.) - large Fraternal category.
-
- Embossed
- opposite of debossed; raised design on outside of cover; inside
is thus pushed in.
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- Ephemera
- paper collectibles (postcards, documents, etc); matchcovers
are ephemera.
-
- Errors -
covers/boxes which have reached circulation with unintended mistakes.
-
- Extend n’Ad - Universal trademark for its covers that featured
peel-off labels for additional advertising.
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- F
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- F.O.E. (Eagles) - Fraternal Order of Eagles.
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- Fancies
- large, general category for all fancy covers (Foilities, Cameo,
Uniglo, etc.).
-
- Feature
- Lion trademark for covers w/pictures and/or printing on the
match sticks [see also Printed Sticks, Full Book Features, Poster
Feature].
-
- Federals
- Federal Match Co. covers from 1923-1942.
-
- Filigree - Universal
trademark for its covers with a raised, bubbled surface.
-
- Flats
- covers which have never been stapled, held matches, or often
never even creased.
-
- Florentine - Universal trademark for its covers featuring
customized raised-ink designs.
-
- Foilite - Universal trademark for its foil-printed
covers; one of the "Fancies".
-
- For Safety - footer used on various older covers.
-
- Footer
- text at the very bottom tip of a cover.
-
- Freebie Table
- table on which donated covers are put free for the taking.
-
- Front (Front Panel) - this is the portion of the cover that is
between the bottom of the cover (where the footer would be) and
the saddle.
-
- Front Flap (Top Flap) -extreme top flap of the cover, where the striker
is on typical front striker matchcovers.
-
- Front Striker
(Front Strike) - a cover which
has the striker located on the front flap, being visible when
looking at the front of a closed matchbook.
-
- Full Book - a matchbook with all the matches intact;
opposite of a stripped cover.
-
- Full-Frontal - cover with the design continued on the top
flap.
-
- Full-Length - cover which has the design/text running the
full length of the cover; there are two types: 1) horizontal
Full-length; 2) vertical Full-length
-
- G
-
- Gem
- Universal box trademark.
-
- Gem
- covers by Gem Match Co; c. 1935-c. 1941.
-
- General
- category which denotes collector collects in all categories.
-
- General - covers from General Match Co; 1890-c. 1951.
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- Giant
- Lion manumark for its 11-stick, 9 1/16"x3 3/8" covers;
1936-c. 1993.
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- Giant Feature
- Lion trademark for its Giant covers which are also Features.
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- Girlies
- covers with nude/semi-nude/scantily- clad females.
-
- Grant-Mann - Vancouver-based printing company responsible
for very high quality color photos on some Canadian covers.
-
- Green Hat - Albert Pick Hotels trademark; manufactured
by Lion; 1926-c. 1927.
-
- Group I -
covers with no advertising issued in sets by Diamond during the
1930s, each set having a particular topic (i.e, baseball stars,
football stars).
-
- H
-
- H/M/R
- abbreviation for Hotels/Motels/ Restaurants category.
-
- Head
- the dangerous end of a match!
-
- Hillbillies - covers featuring cartoons of Hillbillies.
-
- I
-
- Imprint
- manufacturer’s ID on inside of cover; different from manumark.
-
- Index
- a listing of businesses, locations, etc. within a particular
category (i.e., Airlines Index, Ship Lines Index, etc.); not
to be confused with Lists, which actually list covers.
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- J
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- Jersey
- covers from Jersey Match Co; 1935-
- 1948.
-
- Jewel
- Universal trademark for its 5 1/16"x1 7/8" covers
(looks like a long 30-strike).
-
- Jewelite - Universal trademark for its Jewel- sized,
dye-cut covers (rounded sides).
-
- Jobber
- an independent salesperson, advertising agency, etc. that acts
as a middleman between the manufacturer and the eventual customer.
-
- Jupiter One-Eight - Universal trademark for its made-in-Belgium
covers; glued-in 18 wooden matches.
-
- Jute
- Term describing covers that feature a recycled paper, shopping
bag-type appearance.
-
- K
-
- Kaeser & Blair - Cincinnati advertising specialty company
-
- King Midas - cover from King Midas Match Co. - c. 1939-c.
1944.
-
- Knot Hole - covers having a hole in the front panel.
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- L
-
- Label
- the removable paper on which box advertising is printed (it
can be soaked off).
-
- Leatherette - covers having a leather-like surface.
-
- Lenticular -
Atlas trademark for its 3-D type covers; these covers feature
a design/picture in a plastic panel that moves when the cover
is tilted.
-
- Lindbergh Cover - The 1927 Charles A Lindbergh matchbook issued
for a dinner in Lindbergh's honor.
-
- Lion 30 STICK - Lion Match Co. 30s used c. 1945-c. 1958.
-
- Lists
- listings of actual known covers within specific categories
(i.e., DQ list, Girlie catalog, etc.).
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- Lone Star - cover from Lone Star Match Co; 1955-1956.
-
- Lucifers
- early type of match which gave off poisonous fumes.
-
- Lucky Sticks
- Lion trademark for match sticks w/poker hands printed on them.
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- M
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- Manhattan
- cover from Manhattan Match Co1936-mid-1930s.
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- Manumark
- the text line(s) near the striker on the front flap fold which
identifies the manufacturer or the distributor.
-
- Match Corp. - cover from Match Corp. of America; 1935-1967.
-
- Match Safe
- container for friction matches.
-
- Matchbook - cover with matches; most collectors strip
the matches out; hence, "matchcover".
-
- Matchbox - hard cardboard, wood, or plastic container
of matches as opposed to Matchcovers.
-
- Matchcover -foldable cardboard covering for the matches
in a matchbook; also used to describe a matchbook after the matches
have been stripped out.
-
- Matchorama - Universal trademark for its color photo covers;
1955-1987.
-
- Matchtone - Universal trademark for its covers which
featured a top flap with a different color and surface from the
rest of the cover; 1979-1987.
-
- Mendelson Opera Cover - Once thought to be first matchbook with advertising
on it (1896).
-
- Merchants Industries - a Bellefontaine, OH-based advertising specialty
company.
-
- Merit
- cover from Merit Match Co; c. 1941-c. 1945.
-
- Metallic - Universal trademark for its aluminum- covered
covers; 1940-?; also a category for any such cover, regardless
of manufacturer.
-
- Midget
- Lion trademark for its small 14-strike covers (3 3/16"x1
1/8").
-
- Mirro-Gloss - Universal trademark for its covers glossy,
laminated covers; 1941-?.
-
- MM -
abbreviation for Manumark. see Manumark.
-
- Mounting
- putting covers in albums.
-
- N
-
- N/S
- abbreviation for Non-Stock; see Non-Stock
-
- National Press - Chicago-based printing company; 1930s-c.
1940s.
-
- Nationals - covers from chain businesses or advertising
national products, store sets, etc. with no specific location.
-
- Non-Stock - describing covers that do not use stock designs.
-
- Novelty Covers/Boxes - unusual covers or boxes, usually produced
by advertising companies (i.e., felt covering over cover, other
foreign objects affixed to cover, etc.).
-
- O
-
- Odd-Striker - Lion trademark for covers with striker in
an unusual location and shape; 1942- 1962.
-
- Ohio For Safety - Ohio footer; c. 1920s-c. 1930s.
-
- Overruns
- extra matchbooks over and above what was ordered; usually farmed
out to middlemen or discounted to the original buyer.
-
- Owname
- Owname trademark; 1925-1940s.
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- P
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- Pages
- these are album pages (hand-sewn, slotted, or plastic pages.
-
- Panel
- a section of the outside of a cover (i.e., front panel, back
panel).
-
- Panorama Set
- see Contact Set
-
- Patented Sept. 27, 1892 - Diamond manumark famous as one of the earliest;
1896-1909.
-
- Pearltone
- Superior trademark for its covers with fine horizontal ridges
running the width of the cover [not to be confused with Satin].
-
- Perfect 36 - Diamond trademark for its 36-strike covers;
larger than 30-strike size, but smaller than 40-strike size;
1948-c. 1952.
-
- Perkins Americana - a long series of sets (and a few singles
and variations) by collector Edgar A. Perkins focusing on American
events and locations; saddle carries "Americana" plus
Indian head; 1957- 1977.
-
- Personalities
- see VIPs.
-
- Phillumeny
- the hobby of matchcover collecting.
-
- Piggy Back
- see Sticky Back
-
- Pillow
- Admatch trademark for its boxes with a fold-over flap; 1991-present.
-
- Pocket Wallet
- Lion trademark for its covers having 2 flaps which formed a
pocket for loose matches; very few known; early 1920s.
-
- Pocketbox - Diamond box trademark.
-
- Pocketbox Slim - Diamond box trademark; slightly smaller than
Pocketbox.
-
- Pocketbox Ultra Slim - Diamond box trademark; smaller than Pocketbox
Slim.
-
- Pop-Ups
- see Display
-
- Poster Feature
- Lion trademark for its postcard- width covers (9"x6")
-
- Pressing
- the process of flattening stripped covers, often in some sort
of vise-like device.
-
- Printed Sticks - match sticks with words or simple designs
printed on them; these are not Features.
-
- Pull-Tabs
- see Safe-T-Lite.
-
- PullMatch
- American Pullmatch Co./Canadian Pullmatch Co. trademark for
its matches similar to PullQuick, but matchsticks are flat; 1936-1939.
-
- PullQuick
- Diamond trademark for its auto- ignitable matche. The striker
was on the inside, next to the match heads; when you pulled out
the match, it automatically ignited; matchsticks were round.
-
- Pusey, Joshua
- inventor of the matchbook (1892)[There’s some question
as to an earlier inventor]
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- Puzzly Matches
- Lion trademark for matchbooks whose matches made a picture
when properly put together. c. 1930s.
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- Q
-
- Quality - footer (i.e., Diamond Quality, Empire Quality,
etc.)
-
- R
-
- Rainbow - Universal trademark for its covers featuring
a oily, multi-colored, pearl-like finish (not to be confused
with Pearltone); 1979-1987.
-
- Raised Ink - category of covers having text or designs
raised above the surface by heavy/thick ink.
-
- Rama
- abbreviation for Matchorama
-
- Rathkamp, Henry - one of the original founders of Rathkamp
Matchcover Society.
-
- Rathkamp Matchcover
Society - the national hobby organization;
1941-present].
-
- Resale
- Matches purchased by wholesalers and retail chains for resale
to consumers.
-
- Reverse Striker - referring to a cover which has the striker
on the back panel rather than the top flap.
-
- RF
- abbreviation for Royal Flash
-
- RMS
-see Rathkamp Matchcover Society
-
- Room Hopping
- onvention tradition in which a collector visits other collectors’
rooms and is allowed to take one of each type of cover that is
set out.
-
- Royal Flash - Universal trademark for its 40-strike covers;
1936-1987;
-
- Run
- an industry term referring to the production of a certain commercial
order of covers; measured in cases.
-
- S
-
- Saddle
- the portion of a cover between the two central folds; it divided
the front and back panels.
-
- Safe-T-Flap
- Maryland Match Co. trademark for its covers with a T-shaped
flap overlaying the matches. c. 1935-c.1942.
-
- Safe-T-Lite - Universal trademark for its covers with tear-out
tabs on front and back panels.
-
- Safety First - old footer used by several companies in 1920s
and 1930s.
-
- Salesman’s Books - ref book from the manufacturer that the salesman
could show to a prospective customer.
-
- Salesman’s Samples - see Flats.
-
- Satin
- covers covered by satin threads, giving the cover a cloth-like
appearance.
-
- Scenic
- rather vague category for covers which feature outdoors, countryish-type
scenes; usually in sets.
-
- Scored
- referring to a cover which has the manufacturer’s creases
allowing it to fold at certain points.
-
- Set
- covers which are related to each other (same business, sponsor,
etc.) and are issued at the same time, as opposed to Series;
a set comprises 2 or more covers; most run from 3-12 covers.
-
- Shucking
- see Stripping
-
- Signet
- Universal trademark for its deep-cut Foilite-type covers; the
foil text/design is deep-cut (debossed) into the cover, giving
that portion of it a chiseled look; 1963-1987.
-
- Silktone
- Universal trademark for its Satin-like covers.
-
- Skillet
- matchbox which has the advertising printed directly onto the
box, rather than having a label.
-
- Sleeve
- a salesman’s item (rectangular cardboard holder) holding
several matchbooks which could then be shown or mailed to prospective
customers;
-
- Souvenir
- category for the larger sized covers generally available originally
at souvenir stands (100-strike and larger).
-
- Sovereign
- Bryant & May trademark for 40- strike-sized covers (actually
a little smaller).
-
- Spot Striker
- see Odd Striker
-
- Sticky Back - category for covers with an adhesive strip
on back panel for attachment to cigarette back; also called Piggy
Back; c. 1955-?.
-
- Stock Design - a cover design used on any number of covers.
-
- Stop Lite
- Diamond trademark for its self- extinguishing matches; also
called Drunkards Match.
-
- Striker - the abrasive strip on a matchbook or matchbox
upon which a match is struck.
-
- Stripping
- the process of removing the matches from a matchbook.
-
- Struck
- referring to a cover or box which has had at least one match
struck against the striker.
-
- Super 45
- see Atlas 45
-
- Swapfest -
a smaller form of convention (more localized, held in the same
area each year).
-
- Swapping
- see Trading.
-
- T
-
- Tall
- referring to matchcovers (app.
4 7/8" or slightly longer) that are noticeably longer than
modern ones; also called Xtra-Longs (XL).
-
- Tear-Out Tabs
- see Safe-T-Lite.
-
- Ten-Strike
- Universal trademark for its 10-strike covers; 1934-1987.
-
- Trademarks - the manufacturers’ names for their various
types of covers (i.e., Jewel, Signet, etc.).
-
- Trading Stock
- see Dupes.
-
- True Color - Lion trademark for its color photo covers;
very high quality; 1956-?.
-
- U
-
- Uniglo
- Universal trademark for its covers with a deep, oily texture;
1972-1987.
-
- Uniglo II
- Universal trademark for a later version of the Uniglo covers;
these are thinner; 1985-1987.
-
- Union - cover from Union Match Co; 1926-1938.
-
- United Engr. Corp. - NJ-based advertising/ specialty company;
c. 1930s.
-
- Used
- see Struck
-
- V
-
- Vestas
- A short match made of wood or wax that can be struck on a rough
surface; first recorded use in 1839.
-
- VIPs
- covers that refer to well-known people.
-
- Vertical -
see Full-Length
-
- Vista-Lite
- Western Match Co. (Canadian) trademark for its color photo
covers.
-
- W
-
- Wagon Tongue
- Lion trademark for its covers having a small insert with advertising
that has to be lifted before you can get to the matches.
-
- Want List
- a list of covers, almost always by numbers taken from a catalog
listing.
-
- Willats & Co. - San Francisco-based advertising or printing
company, 1930s-1970s?.
-
- Willens & Co. - Chicago-based advertising or printing company;
c. 1930s-present?
-
- Woodies
- category for covers featuring a woodgrain background.
-
- X
-
- XL -
referring to "extra-length" covers; also called 'tall'
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