[BCMA] A Matchbook Dilemma

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Hi Tammy,
I am no chemist, but I would think it would be effective to paint the
little heads with some clear urethane (Varathane) or clear nail polish to
keep them from accidentally igniting. I wasn't able to find a precedent for
this so you might want to proceed with care! Further, I think that these
are safety strike matches as opposed to strike anywhere matches meaning the
friction strip has a chemical that induces the reaction. Without this, they
are unlikely to ignite, made even more so by the age. BTW...Thanks for your
workshop at the conference. We are currently working your process through.

On Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 8:50 AM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. <
bcma at lists.vifa.ca> wrote:

> Hi, everyone,
>
> We have recently acquired a scrapbook that, among many other things, has a
> few matchbooks glued into it - complete with matches. My instinct tells me
> that matches in a paper scrapbook is just a bad idea, but on the other
> hand,
> they have been in there for the better part of 50 years and nothing
> terrible
> has happened. Do I need to worry about them? They're not a hugely
> significant part of the scrapbook itself - just little souvenirs collected
> on international vacations, but the plane tickets and similar documents are
> also there, so altogether it kind of speaks to the novelty of international
> travel. I've thought about just cutting the heads off the matches, but it's
> not often we see thin, flat wooden matches like that so I also hate to
> destroy them...
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Tammy
>
>
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