Holder, match & ashtray

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OBJECT TYPE
STAND-ALONE
DATE
1870
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2004.0053.001
MANUFACTURER
Zimmerman, E.G.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Hanover, Federal Republic of Germany

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length
N/A
Width
11.1 cm
Height
8.8 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
Zimmerman
Country
Federal Republic of Germany
State/Province
Unknown
City
Hanover

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
LATE 19TH C.
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
HOLDER FOR MATCHES & ASHTRAY: ASHTRAY USED TO HOLD USED MATCHES, CIGARETTES & ASH ETC.; MATCHES COULD BE TO LIGHT CANDLES & LAMPS, START FIRES IN STOVES & FIREPLACES FOR HEATING & COOKING, FOR MELTING SEALING WAX FOR LETTERS, & FOR LIGHTING CIGARETTES, PIPES ETC.; FOR COMMERCIAL USE
Technical
EXAMPLE OF CAST IRON DUAL PURPOSE ITEM MADE IN GERMANY, EARLY EXAMPLE OF HOLDER LIKELY MADE FOR COMMERCIAL USE IN HOTELS ETC. RATHER THAN DOMESTIC USE. HEXAGONAL HOLDER SIDES ALL HAVE STRIKING SURFACE (REF. 2).
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
CAST LABEL ON UNDERSIDE READS "VERLAG BEI/ E.G. ZIMMERMAN/ IN HANAU"/ INCISED "12803" ON UNDERSIDE
Missing
COMPLETE
Finish
BLACK
Decoration
RAISED CURVILINEAR DESIGN AROUND TOP EDGE OF ASHTRAY

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