Australia country info
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 |
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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 | ||