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David McLean

Glasgow match factory that made iconic Swan Vestas the focus of new exhibition

A new exhibition has launched that examines the history of the former Bryant & May match factory in Maryhill.

Strike! Stories of Bryant & May, which is being held over the summer months at Maryhill Burgh Halls, will collect people's oral histories and memories of the famous plant at Ruchill, which iconic brands Swan Vestas and Scottish Bluebell.

It includes work by Wyndford-based artist and volunteer at Maryhill Burgh Halls, Rabia Saleem, who has produced art inspired by the 1888 match strikes of London, that saw unskilled women coming together to demand better working conditions.

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