The Archivist Matches Darling, You Are Fabulous - 100 Non Toxic Matches

The Archivist was founded in 1998. As the name might suggest; the archives of the Natural History Museum is where we first began. Although the archives have changed the enthusiasm for hunting for images has not gone. Collaborating with artists all over the world, we have created the finest range of British Letterpress Cards, Prints and lest we forget our luxury matches.
Ink and Paper have always been central ingredients to the business and now that we are the proud owners of Britain’s largest dedicated Letterpress printing facility, we have the wherewithal to take our famous quality and innovation to even higher levels. You, our customers are fabulously sophisticated and are rightly demanding of not only quality but integrity in manufacture and we are with you on this exciting journey where ‘unfettered consumerism’ is replaced by ‘conscious giving’.

All Archivist matches are are completely plastic free! The outer film wrap is compostable, so just put it in your food bin. All their products are either 100% recyclable or biodegradable.
The matches are also toxin free; unlike other matches that contain harmful toxins like sulphur or zinc oxide.

We place people and the planet at the heart of what we do. Making sure we tread as lightly as we can on the Earth has been a steep learning curve and although we are far from perfect, we are trying…
A card or matchbox is nothing without the paper it is printed on; so we are happy to announce that we only use sustainably sourced wood. What’s more, all of our packaging is FSC accredited.
We are plastic free! All our cellos are biodegradable, so just put them in your food bin.
Toxin free; unlike other matches ours don’t contain harmful toxins like sulphur or zinc oxide.
All our products are either 100% recyclable or biodegradable.