Meanings of little matchbox in English

One was a grown-up lad, employed in farm work, and the other a little matchbox-maker.

Most mercifully for the poor little matchbox-makers was Miss Macpherson's return ordered at this time.

All she saw was the view; Ellis Island lit up against Hurricane Erebus, and little matchbox cars on either side of Manhattan's veinlike highways.

Among these were three former little matchbox-makers, who had known more sorrow and care during their early years than is sometimes crowded into a lifetime.