Vintage Match Strike Pyrogene Bistro Match Striker Keeper Ash TrayWelcome to Gladding Goods! You can find us on Instagram @GladdingGoods for news and info on upcoming items. :) During the 19th and early 20th century, match strikes or pyrognes were a common feature in French bistros. Often they would sit on a bistro table or bar for customers to use in the preparation of absinthe. A sugar cube on a slotted spoon would be lowered into absinthe. Once dampened by the alcohol mixture the sugar would be set alight using a