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OBJECT TYPE
NOVELTY
DATE
1890–1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2004.0025.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Europe

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length
2.3 cm
Width
1.8 cm
Height
5.1 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Lighting Technology
Category
Miscellaneous
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Europe
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Canada
ITEM FROM COLLECTION OF DENIS B. ALSFORD (1929-2004). BORN IN BRITAIN, MR. ALSFORD WORKED AT BRITISH MUSEUM UNTIL EMIGRATING TO CANADA IN 1968, BECOMING WELL KNOWN FIGURE IN CANADIAN MUSEUM COMMUNITY. HE WAS CURATOR OF COLLECTIONS FOR ETHNOLOGY DIVISION OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MAN IN OTTAWA FOR TWENTY YEARS, PLANNED ARTIFACT STORAGE FACILITY IN NEW MUSEUM OF CIVILISATION IN GATINEAU WHICH OPENED IN 1989, & WAS FELLOW OF CANADIAN MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION. HIS COLLECTION OF MATCH HOLDERS NUMBERED OVER ONE THOUSAND; HE WAS ACTIVE MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL MATCH SAFE ASSOCIATION & AUTHORED SEVERAL BOOKS & ARTICLES ON SUBJECT (SEE BIOGRAPHY IN 2004.0024 SUPP. INFO.).
Function
CONTAINER FOR MATCHES WHICH COULD BE USED TO LIGHT CANDLES & LAMPS, START FIRES IN STOVES & FIREPLACES FOR HEATING & COOKING, FOR MELTING SEALING WAX FOR LETTERS, & FOR LIGHTING CIGARETTES, PIPES ETC.
Technical
EXAMPLE OF EUROPEAN MADE NOVELTY POCKET MATCH HOLDER IN FORM OFOUTHOUSE. WIDE RANGE OF NOVELTY MATCH HOLDERS WERE PRODUCED IN EUROPE & U.S. IN LATER 19TH C., INCLUDING HUMAN HEADS & BUSTS, ANIMALS, BOOKS, FOOTWEAR, BOTTLES ETC. (REF. 2).
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
NONE
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish
GOLD COLOURED
Decoration
N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Holder, match, between 1890–1900, Artifact no. 2004.0025, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.0025.001/

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