BACKGROUND: Matches were an indispensable personal item carried by almost everyone, besides just tobacco smokers, to ignite fires, light candles, etc., etc., A large variety of commemorative and decorative items were available for purchase during the Third Reich and period newspapers and magazines quite often have advertisements for the sale of these type of items. One of these commemorative items was a slip-on matchbox cover for the standard sized matchbox.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Two packages of safety matches that measures approximately 5cm x 3.5cm x 2cm. Makers marked, "Haushaltsware". The package is also marked with the "Deutsche Zündwaren-Monopolgesellschaft" (Monopoly for Safety Matches) logo. Matches are included.