Match book
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1977
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.1067.017
- MANUFACTURER
- Canada Match Book Ltd.
- MODEL
- Wings Across Time
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 17
- Total Parts
- 26
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Predom. card stock; steel staple; match heads contain phosphorous.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 4.8 cm
- Width
- 3.8 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- 1.0 cm
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Commemorative
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Canada Match
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- The 40th anniversary of the founding of Trans-Canada Air Lines (later Air Canada) was celebrated in 1977.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Promotional; for lighting cigarettes & cigars; commemorates the 40th anniversary of the founding of Air Canada (previously called Trans-Canada Air Lines). - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Lettering on front reads: "40/1937/1977/SUR LES AILES DU TEMPS/WINGS ACROSS TIME/CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING FERMEZ AVANT D'ALLUMER/AIR CANADA"; lettering on back reads: "40/1937/1977/WINGS ACROSS TIME/SUR LES AILES DU TEMPS/20 MATCHES/ALLUMETTES"; lettering along bottom edge reads: "CANADA MATCH BOOK LIMITED TORONTO".
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Predom. white with red & black lettering; red logo; safety matches are tan with red heads.
- Decoration
- Air Canada maple leaf logo replaces the "O" in "40" on both sides.
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Canada Match Book Ltd., Match book, 1977, Artifact no. 1991.1067, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.1067.017/
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