This list gives you all the known match factories which there were in Australia, since starting match producing. It gives also information about the Excise marks which were used by the different kind of match factories.
Name Period Other info Australian Match Mfg Co. 1969 – 1976 Excise mark: 10/5 Barnes & Taylor 1870 – 1871 Name later changed to Taylor Bros. E.L. Bell & Co. 1911 – 1927 – R. Bell & Co. 1894 – 1909 Name later changed to Bryant & May / Bell & Co. Bryant & May / Bell & Co. 1909 – 1922 Name later changed to Bryant & May / Brymay Bryant & May / Brymay 1922 – today Excise mark: 1/3, E2994 A. Blitz 1856 – ? No labels known A. Chabot 1850 – ? No labels known Commonwealth Match Works 1912 – 1942 Excise mark: 2/3 C.F. Duncan & Co. 1913 – 1975 Excise mark: 1/4 Federal Match Co. PTY Ltd 193? – 1975 Excise mark: 1/4 Hanna match 1969 – today Excise mark: 2/4 Matches (Aust) Ltd. 1927 – 1952 Excise mark: 2/4 Plyfiber Match Co. 1952 – 1962 Excise mark: 2/4 Safety Matches 1928 – 193? Excise mark: 3/4 Taylor Bros. 1871 – 1872 – W.A. Match Co. 1930 – today Excise mark: 15/1, H263 I. Wortman 1842 – 1844 Name later changed to A. Wortman A. Wortman 1844 – 1856 Name later changed to A. Blitz Samples of Excise marks
