Match book
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1966
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.1071.003
- MANUFACTURER
- Strike-Rite Matches Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 3
- Total Parts
- 3
- 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
- 5.1 cm
- Width
- 4.0 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
- Strike Rite
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Trans-Canada Air Lines changed its name to Air Canada in 1965.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Used to light cigarettes & cigars; promotional. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Lettering on front reads: "TCA [on logo]/THE FINEST IN TRAVEL"; lettering along bottom edge reads: "STRIKE RITE MATCHES LTD./LONDON, ONT."; lettering on back reads: "FOR/BUSINESS [picture]/OR PLEASURE/TRANS-CANADA AIR LINES"; lettering on inside flap reads: "TRANS-CANADA AIR LINES/Now Serving:/BURSSELS/SWITZERLAND/FRANCE/GERMANY/UNITED KINGDOM/CANADA/U.S.A./BERMUDA/NASSAU/CARIBBEAN"; lettering at bottom edge of flap reads: "STRIKE ON BACK COVER".
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Cover is predom. dark blue with gold lettering & logos; white lettering on TCA logo on flap; white triangular field on back with dark blue letteirng & picture; safety matches inside are tan with light blue heads.
- Decoration
- TCA maple leaf logo on front flap; picture of passenger jet airplane on back.
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Strike-Rite Matches Ltd., Match book, before 1966, Artifact no. 1991.1071, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.1071.003/
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