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OBJECT TYPE: POCKET/ADVERTISING
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2004.0034.001

MANUFACTURER: Caron Bros.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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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: 5.5 cm
Width: 3.6 cm
Height: 1.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Environment control
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Caron
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
Period: C. 1920S+
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.). EXAMPLE OF CANADIAN MADE ADVERTISING PIECE, PROMOTING CON JONES, OWNER OF POOL ROOMS & TOBACCO STORES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM 1905 INTO 1930S. CARON BROS. WERE MANUFACTURING JEWELLERS FROM C. 1902 TO C. 1920 WHEN THEY BEGAN DIVERSIFYING PRODUCTS (REF.2).
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 EXAMPLE, OF TYPE CARRIED IN POCKET FOR PERSONAL USE, ADVERTISED BRITISH COLUMBIAN TOBACCO VENDOR.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF RECTANGULAR BRASS POCKET MATCH HOLDER. WITH LONGITUDINAL HINGE, STRIKER ON SIDE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED LETTERING READING "CON JONES/ SELLS FRESH TOBACCO"/ IMPRESSED LETTERING READS "CARON BROTHERS MONTREAL"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: GOLD COLOURED
Decoration: RAISED IMAGE OF TWO MEN, ONE WITH HAND OVER MOUTH OF OTHER, WITH LETTERING READING "DON'T ARGUE"/ RAISED LINE AROUND EDGE OF LID

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Caron Bros., Holder, match, circa 1920, Artifact no. 2004.0034, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.0034.001/

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