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

6.9 cm

Width

3.9 cm

Height

1.5 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

Canadian Jewelers

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

EARLY 20TH 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.). CANADIAN MADE MATCH HOLDER HAS CANADIAN CREST OF PRE-1905 CONFIGURATION [BEFORE ALBERTA & SASKATCHEWAN JOINED CONFEDERATION] (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 CARRIED IN POCKET FOR PERSONAL USE.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF CANADIAN MADE BRASS MATCH HOLDER IN BRITISH STYLE FROM EARLY 20TH CENTURY. IT HAS ELECTRO-PLATED NICKEL SILVER FINISH & ENAMEL PAINTED EMBLEM (REF. 2).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MARK READING "RH" STAMPED ON BACK OF LID [MARK OF CANADIAN JEWELERS LTD.- SEE REF. 2]/ RAISED LETTERING ON BEZEL READS "E P N S" [ELECTRO-PLATED NICKEL SILVER - SEE REF. 2]

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

ELECTRO-PLATED NICKEL SILVER (SEE MARKINGS)/ MULTICOLOURED CREST

Decoration

MULTICOLOURED PAINTED (ENAMELLED) CANADIAN COAT OF ARMS