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Solo Matchworks

Solo Matchworks is an Austrian match manufacturer based in Vienna, founded in 1903.1 It is part of Deutsche Zündwaren-Monopolgesellschaft.1 It ceased to exist in 1972.1

SOLO Zündwaren- und Wichsefabrik AG war ein im Jahr 1903 gegründeter österreichischer Zündwarenhersteller, dessen Wurzeln bis in die Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts zurückreichen. In seiner Hochzeit belieferte das Unternehmen ganz Mitteleuropa sowie Teile Indiens, Chinas und des Osmanischen Reiches mit den verschiedensten Arten von Zündhölzern.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 1903Founded1
  • IndustryManufacture of explosives1
  • HeadquartersVienna, Austria1

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Safety matches SOLO The Key Austria (front)
Photo: Agnat, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Leadership

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Chair

  1. Ernst Fürth1913–1939
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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Deutsche Zündwaren-Monopolgesellschaft since 1939

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Dec 22, 1972Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Feb 1939Acquired Acquired by Dr. August Oetker KG1
  3. 1939Acquired Acquired by Deutsche Zündwaren-Monopolgesellschaft1
  4. Jan 1, 1903Founded Founded1

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