F46

What do you call the kind of matches you can strike anywhere? [Not asked in early Questionnaires; not included in all of the later Questionnaires]

KITCHEN MATCHES 333
MATCHES 87
SULFUR MATCHES 49
FARMER MATCHES 42
WOODEN MATCHES 41
SAFETY MATCHES 40
BARN BURNERS 27
STICK MATCHES 22
FARMER’S MATCHES 17
HOUSEHOLD MATCHES 11
PARLOR MATCHES 11
WOOD MATCHES 10
BOX MATCHES 9
DIAMOND MATCHES 8
BRIMSTONE MATCHES 6
LUCIFERS 6
SAFETY 6
HOUSE MATCHES 5
STRIKE-ANYWHERE MATCHES 5
FRICTION MATCHES 4
REGULAR MATCHES 4
SULFUR 4
BARN MATCHES 3
BIRDSEYE MATCHES 3
BLUE TIPS 3
CORDWOOD MATCHES 3
COUNTRY MATCHES 3
GOFER MATCHES 3
POCKET MATCHES 3
STORE MATCHES 3
BRIMSTONE 2
CHINA MATCHES 2
COWBOY MATCHES 2
EIGHT-DAY MATCHES 2
FARM MATCHES 2
MARRIED MAN’S MATCHES 2
PLANTATION MATCHES 2
STOVE MATCHES 2
STRIKE MATCHES 2
BARN LIGHTERS 1
BIG MATCHES 1
BILL RHOTON MATCHES 1
BIRDSEYE 1
BOOK MATCHES 1
BRIMSTONERS 1
CARD MATCHES 1
CERILLOS 1
COMMON MATCH 1
CORDWOOD 1
COUNTRY BOY MATCHES 1
DOMINO 1
ENVELOPE 1
EVERREADY 1
FIRE STICKS 1
FLINT MATCHES 1
HARD MATCHES 1
HARD-HEADED MATCHES 1
HARD-ROCK 1
HEADLIGHTS 1
HE-MATCHES 1
HOMESTEAD MATCHES 1
LONG MATCHES 1
LONG WOODEN MATCHES 1
LUMBERJACK MATCHES 1
MATCHSTICKS 1
MURDER MATCHES 1
NICKEL BOXES 1
NR 1
OHIO BLUE TIPS 1
OHIO MATCHES 1
OLD COUNTRY MATCHES 1
OLD SULFUR MATCHES 1
OLD-FASHIONED MATCHES 1
OLD-TIMEY MATCHES 1
ONE-WAY MATCHES 1
ORDINARY MATCHES 1
PENNY MATCHES 1
PHOSPHORESCENT 1
PIN MATCHES 1
PIPE MATCHES 1
PORTLAND MATCHES 1
RAT BURNERS 1
RAT MATCHES 1
SEARCHLIGHT MATCHES 1
SELF-LIGHTING 1
SEVEN-DAY MATCHES 1
SHACK MATCHES 1
SNAP MATCHES 1
STINKER MATCHES 1
STRAIGHT MATCHES 1
STRIKE-ANYWAY MATCHES 1
STRIKIN’ MATCHES 1
STRIKING MATCHES 1
SWEDE MATCHES 1
THREE-TORCH 1
TIMBER MATCHES 1
TORCH MATCHES 1
WOODEN SULFUR MATCHES 1

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