Auction Glossary

ABBREVIATIONS:

 

B-S= Back-Striker (these are early rear-strikers, usually from the 1930s-1940s)

F-S = Front-Striker (these are basically covers older than 1976)

N/S = Non-Stock (these covers do not use a stock manufacturer's/business's design; each is custom-designed)

R-S = Rear-Striker (these are basically covers from 1976-present)

 

SIZES:

 

10s = Ten-strike covers, originally holding 10 matches

12s = Twelve-strike covers, originally holding 12 matches; cslightly wider than 10-strike covers

12-Up = Arrow Match Co. trademark for its 12-strike covers

20s = Twenty-strike covers, originally holding 20 matches

21 "Feature" = Lion trademark for its 21-stick Feature covers; these are 30-stick sized covers

22 "Feature" = Lion trademark for its 22-stick Feature covers; these are 30-stick sized covers

30s = Thirty-strike covers, originally holding 30 matches

33 "Feature" = Lion 40-strike-sized cover, but with 33 matches

40s = Forty-strike covers, originally holding 40 matches

100-Strike = covers with 100 matche.

200-Strike= covers with 200 match sticks

240-Strike = covers with 240 match sticks
Jewel = These covers are a 30-strike width, but longer length

Midget = Lion trademark for its small, 14-strike covers (3 3/16"x1 1/8")

Odd-Sized = Foreign issued covers usually don't conform to US sizes, so they're 'odd-sized'

 

TYPES: See TYPES page

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