Holder, match

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OBJECT TYPE
WALL
DATE
1895
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2004.0055.001
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
11.6 cm
Width
3.0 cm
Height
12.4 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
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
LATE 19TH 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.). HOLDERS OF THIS TYPE WERE MARKETED BY T. EATON & CO. IN THEIR CATALOGUES OF 1895 & 1896, & HOBBS HARDWARE OF LONDON, ON C. 1898 (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 TYPE WOULD BE HUNG ON WALL FOR HOUSEHOLD USE.
Technical
EXAMPLE OF AMERICAN MADE WALL MOUNTED MATCH HOLDER. IT WAS MADE TO INVENTION PATENT OF 1882 HELD BY WILLIAM N. WEEDON OF NEW BEDORD, MA
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
STAMPED LETTERING ON FRONT READING "BURNT", "GOOD" & "SAFETY"/ LARGELY ILLEGIBLE LABEL ON BACK READS IN PART "PATENTED SEPT. 26, 1882; DEC. 5, 1882; MARCH 20, 1883" & "LICENSED BY/ W. DEVOE & CO./ SOLE AGENTS FOR..." & "...S PAIH...ND SA...ARD"
Missing
COMPLETE
Finish
PAINTED LUMINOUS RED
Decoration
CUTOUT LETTERING READING "MATCHES"/ STAMPED FLORAL, ARROW, CIRCLE ETC. DESIGNS ON FRONT

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