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

11.9 cm

Width

7.2 cm

Height

7.6 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

Sargent

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Connecticut

City

New Haven

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 BECAME WELL KNOWN FIGURE IN CANADIAN MUSEUM COMMUNITY, WORKED FOR MANY YEARS AT CANADIAN MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATION & WAS FELLOW OF CMA. HE WAS ACTIVE MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL MATCH SAFE ASSOCIATION & AUTHORED SEVERAL BOOKS & ARTICLES ONSUBJECT.

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. THIS TYPE WOULD BE SET ON DESK, TABLE, SHELF ETC. FOR PERSONAL OR HOUSEHOLD USE.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF AMERICAN MADE STAND-ALONE NOVELTY MATCH HOLDER WITH MECHANICAL MATCH RETRIEVAL DEVICE IN FORM OF BIRD, PIVOTED SO THAT WHEN HEAD IS THRUST DOWNWARD, POINTS IN BIRD'S BEAK SPEAR MATCH FROM MAIN BOBY OF HOLDER, WITHDRAWING IT WHEN BIRD IS PIVOTED UPRIGHT. SARGENT ADVERTISED THIS TYPE OF MATCH HOLDER IN CATALOGUES AS BRONZED MATCH SAFE (REF. 2).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BLACK

Decoration

BIRD WITH CAST FEATHERS & FEATURES/ FRIEZE OF TRIANGULAR DESIGNS & RAISED PARALLEL DESIGNS AROUND BASE, RAISED DESIGNS, STIPPLING & PARALLEL LINES ON TOP