WATERTIGHT MATCHBOX.
P.A. Gable.
NEW YORK, Oct. 11.
The War Department has developed a floating matchbox, enabling troops to strike lights in the most adverse weather. In tests the boxes were water- soaked for over a month without its affecting their contents — 20 matches. The box also contains a small emergency compass.
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Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 240, 12 October 1942, Page 5
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52WATERTIGHT MATCHBOX. Marlborough Express, Volume LXXVI, Issue 240, 12 October 1942, Page 5
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