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Also known as matchstick, sulfur match, sulphur match, safety match, match stick
thumb|Igniting a match on the striking strip of a matchbox
AI overview
A match is a small stick with a chemical coating on its tip that ignites when struck against a rough surface, producing a flame for starting fires. Matches have been an important tool throughout history for reliably creating fire, making them useful for lighting candles, stoves, and other purposes before modern conveniences like lighters and electricity became widespread.
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Key facts
- UK legislation.short_title
- White Phosphorus Matches Prohibition Act 1908
- UK legislation.type
- Act
- UK legislation.parliament
- Parliament of the United Kingdom
- UK legislation.long_title
- An Act to prohibit the Manufacture, Sale, and Importation of Matches made with White Phosphorus, and for other purposes in connection therewith.
- UK legislation.year
- 1908
- UK legislation.citation
- 8 Edw. 7. c. 42
- UK legislation.territorial_extent
- United Kingdom
- UK legislation.royal_assent
- 21 December 1908
- UK legislation.commencement
- 1 January 1910
- UK legislation.repeal_date
- 1 July 1938
- UK legislation.repealing_legislation
- Factories Act 1937