Home made match. 
I wrote an article about making matches for my popular science column: This is a picture of one of them burning.  In the story for this sample (click storybook icon) I give more details and more pictures than appear in the magazine, showing all the steps needed to make matches like this. 
Source: Theodore Gray 
Contributor: Theodore Gray 
Acquired: 20 October, 2005 
Price: Donated 
Size: 1" 
Purity: 5%
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