Match book

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1990.0534.001

MANUFACTURER: Eddy Match Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Maple Leaf Route
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Card stock matchbook cover contains 19 red-tipped paper (?) matches secured inside by metal staple. Matchbook is predominantly red, blue, blue-grey and off-white; black strike strip on front cover.

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.1 cm
Width: 3.9 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Eddy
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Fly [TCA logo]/ THE MAPLE LEAF ROUTE/ CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING MATCH", "AVERAGE CONTENTS 20 MATCHES", "[TCA logo]/ TRANS-CANADA/ Air Lines/ THROUGHOUT CANADA/ to and from/ GREAT BRITAIN, UNITED STATES,/ IRELAND/ FRANCE, GERMANY/ BERMUDA AND CARIBBEAN/ EDDY MATCH CO. LIMITED/ CANADA B" printed on matchbook exterior.
Missing: One match missing from book.
Finish: Card stock matchbook cover contains 19 red-tipped paper (?) matches secured inside by metal staple. Matchbook is predominantly red, blue, blue-grey and off-white; black strike strip on front cover.
Decoration: TCA logo incorporating stylized maple leaf appears in several locations on cover.

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Eddy Match Co. Ltd., Match book, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1990.0534, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0534.001/

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