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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
More Information
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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