Brymay Safety Matches by fishers

Brymay Safety Matches

We've posted a ghost sign before ( http://365project.org/fishers/365/2014-09-10 ) and Dad did too on his solo project ( http://365project.org/if1/365/2012-11-07). During my recent visit to London I discovered another one in West Norwood. This is for the company Bryant and May, which sold matches. In 1853 they were selling 8 million boxes a year.

Their company is famous for the Matchstick Girls' strike of 1888, which resulted in better pay and working conditions for the workers, who worked with dangerous white phosphorous.

Under this ghost sign, another is also emerging. If you look closely at the top, in white, the word 'Westminster' is slowly revealing itself. I wonder what the whole thing will look like in a few more decades! - Lucy
That's really interesting - well spotted, Lucy.
December 12th, 2014  
You can't obliterate nostalgia! I remember this company.
December 12th, 2014  
I thought they were still in existence! The paint they made years ago was obviously much better quality than we can buy today... I suspect it contained all sorts of substances that are banned today!
December 12th, 2014  
Surprised that the sign has survived. Excellent detective work and most interesting capture.
December 12th, 2014  
Great find and capture of this advertorial mural . Thanks for the interesting history info.
December 12th, 2014  
Neat find and capture
December 12th, 2014  
Great find
December 12th, 2014  
I'm always looking for these old painted signs. They seem to be getting rarer, which is a shame. This is a nice example with interesting notes, too. Fav
December 12th, 2014  
Great find and capture
December 12th, 2014  
Interesting find
December 13th, 2014  
Great find.
December 13th, 2014  
Super capture.
December 13th, 2014  
What an interesting capture!
December 13th, 2014  
Lee
I love seeing these old advertisings, Good spot.
December 16th, 2014  
@dolphin Thank you Molly - Lucy
December 18th, 2014  
@ivan Apparently they were absorbed into Wilkinson Sword, so they're not completely gone! - Lucy
December 18th, 2014  
@vignouse You're probably right there Richard. This was protected on one side by a billboard for some years, but now it's removed it looks a lot better! - Lucy
December 18th, 2014  
@tonydebont Thanks Tony - Lucy
December 18th, 2014  
@pyrrhula Thanks Ferry - Lucy
December 18th, 2014  
@seattlite Thank you Gloria - Lucy
December 18th, 2014  
@ceilidh Thank you Margaret - Lucy
December 18th, 2014  
@pistonbroke Thanks Pete - Lucy
December 18th, 2014  
@bizziebeeme Thank you - Lucy
December 18th, 2014  
@juliac Thanks Julia - Lucy
December 18th, 2014  
@lhart Thanks Lynne - Lucy
December 18th, 2014  
@thresheg Thank you Graham - Lucy
December 18th, 2014  
@hshdebbie Thanks Debbie - Lucy
December 18th, 2014  
@gamelee Thanks Lee - lucy
December 18th, 2014  
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