初探台灣火柴產業文物的蒐藏研究：以勝利火柴工廠為例

Preliminary Study on the Collections of the Taiwan's Match Industry: Take Victory Match Manufacturing Factory as an Example

勝利火柴有限公司曾是國內最後一家完整製造火柴的工廠，本研究以該公司僅存的2台火柴梗排版機、猴標商標證明書、火柴商品等文物，及廠房和生產機具照片、印製火柴圖案稿件等資料，來探討我國發展火柴工業興衰的歷程，及典藏該批文物的歷史意義，進而闡述火柴潛在的文化價值，獲得的成果如下：一、記錄火柴的製作工藝：從勝利公司保存的火柴設備及生產製作的影像紀錄，可增加展示火柴商品的趣味性，及保存製作火柴技術的真實性，進而記錄台灣火柴產業發展的歷程。二、挖掘本地火柴業發展特色：台灣從1939年「台灣燐寸株式會社」於台中設立火柴廠開始，到2009年勝利火柴工廠全面停止生產，此擁有70年的火柴產業史，有著日人留下的資產、本土業者及來自大陸火柴業者等不同時期的特色。三、找到火柴文物的意義與價值：勝利火柴工廠見證不同時期火柴的生產及製作方式、該產業代工及產銷的特性，與廠家推出自家火柴商品招攬顧客的手法。四、挖掘火柴的懷舊及文化特色：火柴的圖案題材內容包羅萬象，有各家不同猴子造型之經濟火柴，及有民俗色彩、藝術畫作、懷舊復古等廣告火柴，反映不同時期人們真實生活的寫照。

The Victory Match Manufacturing Ltd. is the last match manufacturer in Taiwan. Its remaining artifacts and archives were donated to the museum which included two matchstick arraying machines, three certificates of the trademark “Monkey”, some types of match products, pictures of factory and operating machines, drafted printouts, etc. This study discussed the growth and decline of the match industry in Taiwan and the historical values of these collected artifacts. From elaborating the potential cultural values of matches, common past memories were awakened and some helpful findings for the museum were also found as followed: 1. The technology of making matches was successfully recorded. The procedures of operating arraying match sticks machines had been recorded as future resources for exhibiting match industry which can help to create an enjoyable environment for visitors to explore its history. 2. The special characteristics of the history of Taiwan's match industry were found. The history of Taiwan's match industry has seventy years. It started from the first match factory, established at Taichung, to last one, Victory Match manufacturing Factory. The factory owners came from some different backgrounds. 3. The significance of the match collections was identified. The match collections from the Victory Match Manufacturing Factory witnessed the technology of making matches in various periods. 4. The special cultural properties of matches were found. There were many various types of pictures and designs for match boxes. Some of them were with different monkey trademarks used to light a fire. Besides the purpose of burning, many match boxes were used for advertising by using designs of folk colors, fine arts and traditional styles. They reflected our real lives in the past time.