Holger Drachmann and the matches
The danish
poet and painter
Holger Drachmann
also had his vices
in relation to
matches. His
consumption of matches
was so well known
that he on his
60th birthday got several
large packages of
matches. These include a gift
sent from Gosch's
match factory, - a huge
stack of
50,000 matchsticks
and a letter as a
gift and tribute
- perhaps to remind
Drachmann of
the many matches he has taken from
other people.
