In Frutigland, there were once 24 factories that produced matches. In Reichenbach, Wengi, Frutigen, Adelboden, Kandergrund and Kandersteg, many men, women and children earned money for their living in the factories and as homework. After research by the Frutigland Cultural Foundation, the matchstick museum was created.
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