Signs, emblems or abbreviations found on Indian Labels
| A.B. | Andley Bros |
| ACK | Sri Nivas Match Industries |
| A.G.J. | Syed Match Works |
| AMCO | Ammadam Match Co. Paralam Ammadam |
| AMCO | Annathai Match Co. |
| AMCO | Assam Match Co. |
| A.M.F. | Ahmedia Match Factory |
| AMP | Puthiavan Match Works |
| AMS | Haribar Match Factory |
| AMW | Alagurajan Match Works |
| AMW | Alwar Match Works |
| AMW | Amudhan Match Works |
| AMW | Angalamman Match Works |
| AMW | Annamalai Match Works |
| AMW | Arimpur Match Works |
| ANJA | Anja Match Works |
| ANNA | Premier Matches |
| A.S.K. | Sankareswari Match Works |
| ATOM | Atto Match |
| AVP | Sokkam Match Works |
| BDK | Bangiya Match Co. |
| BHARAT | Lakshimi Match Industries |
| BHOPAL | Hamidad Match Mfg Co. |
| BIMCO | Bright Indian Match Co. |
| BMC | Balaji Match Co. |
| BMF | Badruddin Match Factory |
| BMI | m/s Bullion Match Industries |
| BMW | (no frame) |
| BMW | A.E. Matcheswala |
| BMW | Balaji Match Works |
| BMW | Bharathi Match Works |
| BMW | Bombay Match Works |
| BMW | Brilliant Match Works |
| CHW | Taiyab & Co. |
| CIMCO | Central Indian Match Co. now Sundaravel Match Industries P. Ltd. |
| CIWM | Cottage Match Works |
| CKLN | Coochin Match Factoy |
| CKMM | Sri Kalliswari Match Works |
| CKP | Rajrathna Match Syndicate |
| CKR | Rajratna Match Syndicate |
| CMF | – |
| CMSA | B.D. Karajalaya |
| CMTF | – |
| CMW | Calcutta Match Works |
| CN Ltd | Cochin Match Ltd |
| DATAR | Datar Match Factory |
| DINDIGUL | National India Match Co. |
| DMC | Durga Match Co. |
| D.M.Co.Ltd | – |
| DMF | Datar Match Factory |
| DMF | Durga Match Factory |
| DMF | Krishna Match Agency |
| DMI | Dada Match Industry |
| DMW | Dhandayuthapani Match Works |
| D.P.B.G. | Krishna Match Works |
| EMCO | Ananda Match Co. |
| EMCO | Diamond Match Co. |
| EMCO | Eastern Match Co. |
| EMCO | Universal Match |
| EMW | The Eswaran Match Works |
| FAMCO | Famous Match Co. |
| GEM | Gem Match Works |
| GIMCO | – |
| GITHH | Githanchali Match Works |
| GMCO | Gopi Match Works |
| GMCo | Gopi Match Co. |
| GMI | Gudiyattam Match Industries |
| GMW | Ganesh Match Works |
| GMW | Gangatharan Match Works |
| GMW | Gnaha Guru Jothi Match Works |
| GMW | Gomathi Match Works |
| GOPURAM | Gopuram Match Co. |
| GRT | Guddalore Match Factory |
| HAMCO | Hamida Match Mfg. Co. |
| HIMF | – |
| HMC | Arasilango Match Industries |
| HMC | Haribar Match Factory |
| HMC | Sankar Match Works |
| HMF | – |
| HMF | Haribar Match Factory |
| H.M.F. | Habib Match Factory |
| H.M.I. | Hindustan Match Industry |
| HNC | Hrasilango Match Industry |
| HTC | Sri Nivas Match Industry |
| HYM | Husain Yaver Match Works Co. |
| IDP | Madhavan Match Works |
| IMACO | India Match Company |
| IMCO | Indian Match Co. |
| IMCOLtd | Indian Match Co.Ltd |
| IMI | Indian Match Industry |
| IMW | Iqbal Match Industry |
| INDCO | The Meenampatti Match Workers Co-op |
| INDCO | The Sattur Match Workers Co-operative cottage Industrial Society |
| INDCO | Tiruchendur Match Workers Co-op |
| INMCO | International Match Co. |
| INMCO.SY | International Match Co. |
| JAMCO | Jacy Match Co. |
| JAYA | Jayarani Match Industry |
| JAYAM | Jayam Match Works |
| JIMCO | Jothi Match Co. |
| JMF | – |
| JMF | Jameela Match Factory |
| JMI | Jeyarani Match Industry |
| JMI | wala Match Industry |
| JMW | Jayajothi Match Works |
| JWMW | Jupiter Match Works |
| JWMW | Sri Ravi Match Co. |
| JWMW | Welcome Match Co. |
| K.A.P. | Sugar Match Factory |
| KAULSON | Kaulson Match Factory |
| KCMW | Sri Kaliswari Colour Match Works |
| KIMCO | Keela-Iral Match Co. |
| KINW | – |
| K.K.K. | Saradha Match Works |
| KM.Co | East India Martch Co. “Kovilpatti E.I.” |
| KMCO | Kolhapur Match Industries Ltd. |
| KMF | Kerala Match Factory |
| KMW | – |
| KMW | Kannan Match Works |
| KMW | Krishna Match Works |
| KMW | Kumar Match Works |
| K.S.M. | contained within a frame |
| K.S.P. | Durairaj Match Works |
| KSSA | Manoranjitha Match Works |
| LIMCo | Luck Match Industry Co. |
| LION | Shanti Match Works |
| LUCK | Luck Match Industry Co. |
| MACM | Muthuramalingham Match |
| M.A.C.R. | Vincent Match Works |
| MATCHFARE | contained within the design |
| MCP | Sankar Match Works |
| METCo | Mohan KUmar Match Works |
| MHE | – |
| MIPCO | Bharath Match Works (Agent Mohd Iqbal Pirmohd) |
| MMC | Mahbubia Match Co. |
| MMC | Raja Match Works |
| MMC | Ranga Match Works |
| MMC | Roxi Match Works |
| MMC | Venkatasalapathy Match Works |
| MMCO | Mahathma Match Co. |
| MMCo | Hyderabad |
| MMF | Mahlakshi Match Factory |
| MMI | Mahaboon Match Industry |
| MMI | Modern Match Industries |
| MMI | The Mysore Match Industries |
| MMW | Madras Match Works |
| MMW | Marothi Match Works |
| MMW | Modern Match |
| MMW | The Madras Match Works |
| MMWL | Madras Match Works Ltd |
| MSA | Sripalaiandaver Match Factory |
| MSMW | Mangala Sundari Match Works |
| MUSLIM | Muslim Cambay Match Works |
| MYNACH | Mysore Match Co. Ltd |
| NAMACO | National Idia Match Works |
| NAMAWO | – |
| NARI | Shembagam Match Works |
| NDR | (no frame) |
| NDR | Nadar Match Works |
| NIMCO | New India Match Company |
| NIMW | New India Match Works |
| NJNI | New Jothi Match Industry |
| NMCo | Mahbusia Match Co. |
| NMDCO | Dhanasekharan Match Industry |
| NMDCO | Maneswari Match Works |
| NMDCO | Uraparra Match Industry |
| NMF | Nizamia Match Factory |
| NMFCO | Amutha Match Works |
| NMICO | The Nellore Match Workers Co-op |
| NMW | (no frame) |
| NMW | National Match Works |
| NMW | Netarji Match Works |
| NMW | Seihara Match Industry |
| NMW | The National Match Works |
| NO. 13 | Ahmedia Match Factory |
| NORTON | Norton Match Works |
| NRM | New Rajasthan Match Factory |
| NTC | Rajendra Match Works |
| NTC | Sri Muthuakshmi Match Works |
| NTC | Sri Nivas Match Industry |
| OMCO | Osmania Match Mfg Co. |
| OMW | Oriental Match Works |
| ORIENT | Pandiaraj Match Works |
| ORIENT | Ranga Match Works |
| ORIENT | Thirumalai Match Works |
| ORIENT | Gowri Match Works |
| PASONS | Krishna Match Works |
| PIMCO | Prabudha India Match Co. |
| PIONEER | Pioneer Match Works |
| PKVS | Gomathi Match Works |
| PMF | Pown Match Factory |
| PMF | Prime Match Factory |
| PMF | South India Match Factory |
| PMF | The Ponani Match Factory |
| PMW | Pandiaraj Match Works |
| PMW | Pomani Match Works |
| PONNANI | Kerala Match Factory |
| PRATAP | Addyan Safety Matches |
| P.T.Co | Sivakasi Matches Ltd |
| QA | Annathai Match Co. |
| RAJ | Shenba Garaj Match Works |
| RAJA | Tile & Match Works |
| RAMI | The Ramnad Match Industries |
| REGAL | Regal Match Industries |
| RKMW | Ravikumar Match Industry |
| RMI | Rajan Match Industry |
| RMI | Ramagiri Match Industry |
| RMW | Raajendram Match Works |
| RMW | Radha Match Works |
| RMW | Raja Match Works |
| RMW | Rajakumar Match Works |
| RMW | Rathna Match Works |
| R.T.L. | Karnak Match Works |
| RTMC | Jayajothi Match Works |
| S.A.M.W. | South Arcot Match Works |
| S.BMCO | – |
| SEVAL | Nava India Match Works |
| SGMW | – |
| SIMCO | Southern India Match Co. |
| S.I.M.F. | South India & Plywood Factory |
| SINDCO | Small Match Producers Service Indl Co-op Society Ltd |
| SINDCO-2 | Elayrampannai Match Producers Service Indl. Co-op Society Ltd (Selvarj Match Works) |
| SJCMF | St. Johns Cottage Match Factory |
| SJMI | Srijayalakshmi Match Industry |
| SMF | Radna Krishna Match Works |
| SMF | Samsudin Match Factory |
| SMF | Sariswathi Match Factory |
| SMF | Sri Shunmuga Match Factory |
| SMF | Sugar Match Factory |
| SMI | The Sivakasi Match Industry |
| SMMCO | Kanjany Match Factory |
| SMMCO | South Malabar Match Co. |
| SMMW | Sri Meenakshi Match Works |
| SMTC | Shri Shi Match Trading Co. |
| SMW | Sankareswari Match Works |
| SMW | Srisathyanaryana Match Works |
| SMW | Standard Match Works |
| SNA | Essanae Match Industry |
| SOMCO | Sattur Original Match Co |
| SRMW | Sriram Match Works |
| SSUR | Maruthi Match Works |
| STANDARD | Standard Match Works |
| STC | Supply Transport Co. |
| STCO | Amirtharaj Match Works |
| SULONIA | Sulonia Match Works |
| T & CO | Central India Match Co. |
| TAMCO | Thirumagal Match Industries |
| TDCA | Cottage Match Works |
| TEKACO | Cutch Match Works |
| TMW | Tamiland Match Works |
| TMW | Thangamalai Match Works |
| TVMW | Tirupathi Venkateswara Match Works |
| UA & S | – |
| VASAN | Vasan Match Works |
| VKB | Kerala Match Factory |
| VKPM | Thiruaalai Match Factory |
| VMC | Venkatramana Match Co. |
| VMCO | Vijaya Match Co. |
| VMCO | Vishnu Match Works |
| VMF | Vasavi Match Factory |
| VMICS | Venkateshwara Match Indl. Co-op Society Ltd |
| VMW | – |
| VMW | Venkatachalam Match Works |
| VMW | Victorie Mtach Works |
| VT | Tamiland Match Works |
| V.T. | Tamiland Match Works |
| W.B.M.F. | – |
| WESTCO | Westcoast Industry Ltd. |
| WIMCO | Western India Match Co. |
| WMCO | – |
| YESPI | Yespi Match Factory |
| ZMF | Zenith Match Factory |
Translation from words found on Indian labels
| Name | Language | Meaning |
| AMAR JOHTI | hindi | Imortal Flame |
| ASHRAFI | – | Golden Coin |
| BAGH | devanagari | Tiger |
| BAIJEE | hindi | Dancing Girl |
| BAKRI | hindi | She Goat |
| BANDUK | – | Gun |
| BARADARI | urdu | Summer House |
| BIJLI | devanagari | Electric |
| BOMBARAM | tamil | Top |
| CHANK | hindi | Conch |
| CHAUKHAT | devanagari | Diamond |
| CHAVI | – | Key |
| CHHATARI | urdu | Umbrella |
| DEEP | devanagari | Lamp |
| DEEPAK | hindi | Light |
| DULHAN | devanagari | Bride |
| GAI CHHAP | devanagari | Cow Brand |
| GANNA | hindi | Sugar Cane |
| GIRI | hindi | Mountain |
| GOLEY MARKA | urdu | Circle Brand |
| HINDMATA | hindi | Mother India |
| JANMASTMI | hindi | Birdthday of Lord Krishna |
| JAWAN | hindi | Youth or Soldier |
| JODI MAAN | tamil | Pair of Deer |
| KAK | tamil | Crow |
| KALIKATAI PRASTUT | devanagari | Made in Calcutta |
| KAPAS | gujarati | Cotton |
| KISAN | devanagari | Farmer |
| KODARI | hindi | Axe |
| KUBUTAR | marathi | Pigeon |
| KUDAI | tamil | Umbrella |
| KUIL | – | Cuckoo |
| KYE | tamil | Hand |
| LAL KILLA | devanagari | Red Fort |
| LANGAR | tamil&teluga | Anchor |
| LATOO | hindi | Top |
| LOTA | urdu | A receptical for water |
| MAHAL | hindi | Palace |
| MALI | gujarati | Gardener |
| MARAKOTHI | tamil | Wood-pecker |
| MEDA | tamil | Ram |
| MEENAN | sanskrit | Fish |
| MIRCHI | – | Chilly |
| MURASU | tamil | Drum |
| MUSAFIR | hindi | Traveller |
| NANDI | – | Name of God Shiva’s Bull |
| NEELA CHICHYA | devanagari | Blue Bird |
| NERUBPUKKOZHI | tamil | Ostrich |
| PAMBU | tamil | Snake |
| PANCHKAT | gujarati | Five Diamonds |
| PANCH PANKH | gujarati | Five Wings |
| PANPATTY | – | Betel Leaf |
| PARUATHAM | tamil | Mountain |
| PASA MALAR | tamil | Flower of affection |
| PASU | tamil | Cow |
| PITAIYBER | hindi | A kind of yellow cloth |
| PRAMUKH | hindi | First, Foremost, Chief |
| PUDU RAYIL | tamil | New Railway |
| PULI | tamil | Tiger |
| RATHAM | tamil | Chariot |
| ROSHNI | devanagari | Light |
| SELVA YANAI | tamil | Divine Elephant |
| SHANKA | hindi | Conch |
| SHIKARI | hindi | Hunter |
| SIPAHI | hindi | Soldier |
| SIRUTHAI | tamil | Leopard |
| SONE KA HATHI | devanagari | Elephant of Gold |
| SONERI WAGH | gujarati | Golden Tiger |
| SUDAR | tamil | Flame |
| TARAJU | devanagari | Balance |
| TEEN PAN | hindi | Three Hearts |
| TIRSUL | – | Trident |
| TOAP KHANA | hindi | Arsenal |
| UDANA RANI | devanagari | Flying Rani |
| VEL | tamil | Spear |
| VETTAI SINGAM | tamil | Lion Hunt |
