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OBJECT TYPE: SAFETY MATCHES
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0230.001

MANUFACTURER: EDDY MATCH CO. LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Pembroke, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 &.2 PAPER MATCH BOOK COVER & MATCHES, SULFER MATCH TIPS, METAL STAPLES, CELLOPHANE WRAPPER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 11.4 cm
Width: 4.8 cm
Height: 1.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: EDDY
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Pembroke

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: A SMALL PIECE OF WOOD OR OTHER MATERIAL (CARDBOARD) TIPPED WITH A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE WHICH PRODUCES FIRE WHEN RUBBED ON A ROUGH OR CHEMICALLY PREPARED SURFACE/ USE BY AUTORMATIC ELECTRIC AS AN ADVERTISEMENT
Technical: TYPE EXAMPLE OF THE ADVANCEMENT IN MATCH MAKING
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 &.2 FRONT: `A E CANADA',.1 BACK: `GT&E International'; TOP END: `AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC [GT&E LOGO]/ (CANADA) LIMITED'; BOTTOM: `EDDY MATCH COMPANY LIMITED, TORONTO'/.2 BACK: `GENERAL [TELEPHONE SYMBOL]/ SYSTEM'; TOP: `AUTOMATIC ELECTIC [GENERAL SYSTEM LOGO]/ (CANADA) LIMITED'; BOTTOM: `EDDY MATCH COMPANY LIMINTED, TORONTO'
Missing: .2 CELLOPHANE WRAPPER IS RIPPED IN SEVERAL PLACES & COMPLEATLY MISSING FROM ONE END
Finish: .1 &.2 MATCH BOOK COVERS GREY, ON FRONT RED PRINTING WITH BLACK OUTLINE; ON BACK AND ENDS BLACK PRINTING/ ON BACK NEAR BOTTOM,BLACK STRIP TO LIGHT MATCHES ON/.1 &.2 COVERED IN CLEAR CELLOPHANE RAPPER, WITH A GOLD STRIP AROUND CENTER FOR EASY REMOVAL,.2 CELLOPHANE IS YELLOWISH, DIRTY & RIPPED, MATCH BOOK COVER IS DIRTY, STAPLES HAVE RUSTED
Decoration: NONE

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EDDY MATCH CO. LTD., Match, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1990.0230, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0230.001/

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