General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CERAMIC

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

7.9 cm

Height

6.9 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

Knowles

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

East Liverpool

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

EARLY 20TH 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.).ARTICLES ON SUBJECT.

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 MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED FOR USE IN PUBLIC BUILDING SUCH AS HOTEL.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF AMERICAN MADE CONICAL CERAMIC MATCH HOLDER WITH RIBBED SIDES TO FORM STRIKING SURFACE. TECHNIQUE OF CREATING RIBBED SURFACE IN CERAMICS WAS PATENTED BY EDWARD LOYSEL IN 1861. KNOWLES, TAYLOR & KNOWLES WAS PERHAPS BEST KNOWN FOR ITS LOTUS WARE, FINE DELICATE BONE CHINA PRODUCED 1889-1996. BEFORE & AFTER THIS PERIOD, K T & T PRODUCED MUCH THICKER CHINA WARE FOR HOTEL TRADE, SUCH AS THIS EXAMPLE (REF. 2).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BROWN LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE READS "K T & K/ CHINA"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

GLAZED WHITE

Decoration

N/A