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- OBJECT TYPE
- POCKET/ADVERTISING
- DATE
- 1910
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2004.0054.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- England
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- TIN & BRASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 6.0 cm
- Width
- 4.2 cm
- Height
- 1.2 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
- Unknown
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- C. 1910+
- 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 MATCH HOLDER MADE IN BRITAIN FOR CANADIAN MARKET AS IT ADVERTISES CANADIAN FIRM E.B. EDDY CO. LTD. COMPANY FORMED IN 1851 BY E.B. EDDY (1806 -1927) IN HULL, PQ WAS CANADA'S LARGEST MATCH MFR. & IS NOW EDDY MATCH CO. OF PEMBROKE, ON (REF. 2). - Function
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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 MATCH MFG. COMPANY. - Technical
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EXAMPLE OF THREE-PIECE METAL POCKET MATCH HOLDER MADE IN BRITAIN (REF. 2). - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- RAISED LETTERING ABOVE LOGO READS "WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF" & WITHIN LOGO "THE E.B. EDDY COMPANY LIMITED/ FOUNDED/ 1851/ HULL CANADA"/ LETTERING ON OTHER SIDE READS "ALWAYS/ EVERYWHERE/ IN CANADA/ ASK FOR/ EDDY'S MATCHES"/ LETTERING ON BEZEL READS "MADE IN ENGLAND"
- Missing
- COMPLETE
- Finish
- PLATED
- Decoration
- RAISED EDDY LOGO ON ONE SIDE / RAISED BEAD AROUND TOP & BOTTOM EDGES
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