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[[File:BlishensSafetyMatches.jpg|right|thumb|220px|An unfolded Blishen's Safety Matches box.]] |
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| − | '''Blishen's Safety Matches''' was a brand of [[Muggle]] [[match]]es. Introduced in [[1840s|1847]], they were manufactured in the [[European Union]], conforming to the regulation [[EN1783:1997SAW]]. Boxes contained an average of 85 matches and warned users to "keep away from children," "store in a dry place," and "strike gently away from body. The company's mailing address was POBOX 2002 N7 6RG.<ref>[[Harry Potter Wizard's Collection]] — ''Label Collection'' book {{see image|File:BlishensSafetyMatches.jpg}}</ref> |
+ | '''Blishen's Safety Matches''' was a brand of [[Muggle]] [[match]]es. Introduced in [[1840s|1847]], they were manufactured in the [[European Union]], conforming to the regulation [[EN1783:1997SAW]]. Boxes contained an average of 85 matches and warned users to "keep away from children," "store in a dry place," and "strike gently away from body." The company's mailing address was POBOX 2002 N7 6RG.<ref>[[Harry Potter Wizard's Collection]] — ''Label Collection'' book {{see image|File:BlishensSafetyMatches.jpg}}</ref> |
[[Frank Bryce]] used this brand of matches to light his stove so he could heat a kettle on [[20 August]], [[1994]], the night he was murdered.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''</ref> |
[[Frank Bryce]] used this brand of matches to light his stove so he could heat a kettle on [[20 August]], [[1994]], the night he was murdered.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''</ref> |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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Revision as of 21:05, 14 July 2015
An unfolded Blishen's Safety Matches box.
Blishen's Safety Matches was a brand of Muggle matches. Introduced in 1847, they were manufactured in the European Union, conforming to the regulation EN1783:1997SAW. Boxes contained an average of 85 matches and warned users to "keep away from children," "store in a dry place," and "strike gently away from body." The company's mailing address was POBOX 2002 N7 6RG.[1]
Frank Bryce used this brand of matches to light his stove so he could heat a kettle on 20 August, 1994, the night he was murdered.[2]
Behind the scenes
- In reality, the UPC number of this box's barcode actually corresponds to a Japanese box of 700MB CD-R discs.[3]
- The notes on the side of this box are an altered version of those found on a modern box of Swan Vestas,[4] a popular UK match brand, which has been around since 1883.[5]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter Wizard's Collection — Label Collection book
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter Wizard's Collection — Label Collection book (see this image)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- ↑ UPC Database
- ↑ Swan Vestas pictures on Lunar Caustic blog
- ↑ "Swan Vesta" on Wikipedia