User talk:Nonsensecrap

Matches per capita
Records indicate that one company alone (Bryant and May) sold 231,000 boxes of matches in 1850, 10.8 million boxes in 1855, and 27.9 million boxes in 1860.

You said there were 27 million people in the country. If each box of matches contain thirty matches on average (which is a low assumption), then yes, that means that every man, woman and child consumed 30 matches on average in that year. Each day, every day. And that's if we ignore all other match manufacturers. And as you can read on the linked article, B&M did not start exporting until 1880.

The lesson learnt here is: please don't edit Wikipedia based on your own personal assumptions, since these might be wrong. Please check your facts before you edit.

Welcome to Wikipedia by the way, and we look forward to your (well-sourced) contributions. Regards, CapnZapp (talk) 09:46, 5 November 2022 (UTC).