Canton's matchbox labels (20)

Title: Dragon dancing
Type: Safety match
Manufacter: QiaoMing Match Factory
Date: Before 1933
*Note: The bottom is "QiaoMing Match Factory product"

Canton's matchbox labels (19)

Title: Double flags
Type: Safety match
Manufacter: QiaoMing match factory
Date: before 1937
*Note: Yellow grounding

Canton's matchbox labels (18)

Title: Double flags
Type: Safety match
Manufacter: QiaoMing Match factory
Date: before 1938
*Note: The bottom is English "Made in China"






*Note: Small box match

Canton's matchbox labels (17)

Title: Double flag
Type: Safety match
Manufacter: QiaoMing Match Fatory
Date: before 1937
*Note: The bottom is Chinese "Safety match"

History of DongShan Match Co.

Canton DongShan Match Co. was one of the longest and biggest match fatorys in the history of Canton match industry.
In winter 1919 , Prof. Luo Jieruo, Prof. Chen Dachu and Li Yaofeng established DongShan Match Factory in Guangzhou City, Canton Province. The beginning captial was 30,000 Yuan.
When the factory started to make match,they used local materials and self-made equipments.But the quality of matchs were low and unsalable. 1 year later, they began to make matches using materails and equipment imported from Japan.The quality of matchs were improved and salable.
In the period of Guangdong ocuppied by Japanese(1939~1945),the factory stopped production.
In 1946, the factory resumed production.
In 1953, the factory's ownership changed to goverment private joint owner.
In 1964, the factory joined in Guangzhou Qiaoming(Howmin) Match factory.

Labels and trade mark,please see "Canton's matchbox label(1)~(16)"

Canton's matchbox labels (16)

Title: Double monkeys
Type: Safety match
Manufacter: Canton DongShan Match Co.
Date: Before 1955
*Note: The left is "Made by DongShan factor",the right is "Goverment private joint operation"

Canton's matchbox labels (15)

Title: Triangle
Type: Safety match
Manufacter: Canton DongShan Match Co.
Date: Before 1955
*Note: The bottom is the address of the factor

Canton's matchbox labels (14)

Title: Bugler
Type: Safety match
Manufacter: Canton DongShan Match Co.
Date: Before 1925
*Note: The left means "Conscription is the power of nation"

Canton's matchbox labels (13)

Title: Three Happy
Type: Safety match
Manufacter: Canton DongShan Match Co.*
Date: Before 1933
*Note: It is possible of made by DongShan Match Co.

Canton's matchbox labels (12)

Title: Three Happy
Type:Safety match
Manufacter: Canton DongShan Match Co.
Date: Before 1933
*Note: The bottom "Made in Oanton" ,"Oanton" is spelling mistake of "Canton"

Canton's matchbox labels (11)

Title: Four Happy
Type: Safety match
Manufacter: Canton DongShan Match Co.
Date: Before 1933

Canton's matchbox labels (10)

Title: East hill(DongShan)
Type: Safety match
Manufacter: Canton DongShan Match Co.
Date: Before 1933
*Note: "East hill(DongShan)" ,the site of name is the same as the name of the manufacter.

Canton's matchbox labels (9)

Title: Mayon volcano
Type: Safety match
Manufacter: Canton DongShan Match Co.
Date: Before 1933
*Note: "E.SANTOS & Co. Manila.P.I." is the local agent

Canton's matchbox labels (8)

Title: Farmer
Type: Satefy match
Manufacter: Canton DongShan Match Co.
Date: Before 1933
*Note: The bottom " Made By Tung Sang Canton .China","Tung Sang" is also "DongShan"






*Note: Small box match

Canton's matchbox labels (7)

Title: The republic
Type: Safety match
Manufacter: Canton DongShan Match Co.
Date: Before 1925
*Note: Export to South-East Asia

Canton's matchbox labels (6)

Title: Cock
Type: Safety match
Manufacter: Canton DongShan Match Co.
Date: Before 1933

Canton's matchbox labels (5)

Title: Farmer
Type: Safety match
Manufacter:Canton Dongshan Match Co.
Date:Before 1937







*Note: Small box match

Canton's matchbox labels (4)

Title:Horsing
Type:Safety match
Manufacter:Canton Dongshan match Co.
Date:Before 1922
*Note:Rare

Canton's matchbox labels (3)

Title:Dragon dancing
Type:Safety match
Manufacter:Canton Dongshan Match Co.
Date: Before 1933

The first match manufacter in China

Shanghai Match Co. is the first Chinese match manufacter in existing documents.
In 1877, Shanghai Match Co. was established in Yidongtian , Dama road, Shanghai. It began to product matchs by hand. All materials for producting matchs were imported from overseas. The match used "horse" in label and one box of match sold 5 cashs.