But Calcuttans were using matchsticks years before. A collection of imported matchboxes is on display as part of the History and Heritage Exhibition 2025 at an address that might have seen them in use ...

This collection includes 41 Matchboxes from the 1960s, all with their matching boxes. What was the earliest manifestation of your auto enthusiasm? For a whole generation of young gearheads ...

Over 500 million Matchboxes have been made since '53, and more than 40 million are still produced yearly, equating to almost one million a week. Matchbox continues to sell its toy cars on ...