  |
  |
  |
  |
  |
  |
 |
An Efficient and Safe Factory |
In 1897 the British Trade Journal described the factory as efficient and well equipped for the period. They reported that the materials for making matches, vestas and boxes could be handled in proper sequence and with the least possible danger of accidents. The factory was well ventilated, and two steam engines generated power for splint making, box making and hot air drying machines.
One of the biggest departments at this time was the match-boxing department, employing two hundred women to fill the boxes by hand. Local raw materials were used as much as possible, but most of the aspen wood used came from Russia.
|
Extensive factory rebuilding occurred in 1911 at a time when there were only ten other match factories in the United Kingdom. Further new buildings were erected in 1919 after the war years of restriction and shortages. |
|
Click here for more resources relating to Match Making.
Gloucester Made > Match Making > An Efficient and Safe Factory