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OBJECT TYPE
WALL
DATE
1930–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2004.0030.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
United States of America

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length
8.4 cm
Width
8.0 cm
Height
15.6 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
Unknown
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
North America
State/Province
Unknown
Period
1930S-1940S
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 BOXES OF 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 MOUNTED ON WALL FOR HOUSEHOLD USE.
Technical
EXAMPLE OF AMERICAN MADE TIN PLATE WALL HOLDER FOR LARGE BOXES OF MATCHES, OF TYPE USED IN MOST NORTH AMERICANHOMES INTO 1950'S WHEN ELECTRIC RANGES BECAME VERY COMMON. BY 1930S HOLDER WAS BEING MADE IN SIMPLEST FORM: OPEN AT TOP & AT TROUGH, WITH SLOTS ON EITHER SIDE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO STRIKERS, & OFTEN PAINTED DESIGN OF FLOWERS (REF. 2).
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
NONE
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish
INTERIOR, BACK & UNDERSIDE PAINTED ORANGE/ EXTERIOR FRONT & SIDES PAINTED PALE YELLOW
Decoration
PARTIALLY OBSCURED GREEN & RED FLOWER & LEAF DESIGN PAINTED ON FRONT

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Unknown Manufacturer, Holder, matchbox, between 1930–1950, Artifact no. 2004.0030, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.0030.001/

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