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

7.1 cm

Width

4.8 cm

Height

2.1 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

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1930S

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.). THIS EXAMPLE WAS MADE IN CANADA FOR CANADIAN FIRM NORTHRUP & LYMAN CO. LTD. OF TORONTO; NORTHRUP & LYMAN BEGAN DEALING IN PATENT MEDICINES IN 1877 & WAS PRODUCING KELLOGG'S ASTHMA REMEDY BY 1903 (REF.2).

Function

CONTAINER MADE TO HOLD MEDICATION BUT PROVIDED WITH STRIKER SO THAT IT COULD BE USED AS HOLDER FOR MATCHES WHEN EMPTY. MATCHES WERE USED TO LIGHT CANDLES & LAMPS, START FIRES IN STOVES & FIREPLACES FOR HEATING & COOKING, FOR MELTING SEALING WAX FOR LETTERS, & FOR LIGHTING CIGARETTES, PIPES ETC.

Technical

IN BRITAIN & U.S. NUMBER OF COMPANIES MARKETED NON-MATCH PRODUCTS IN BOXES THAT WERE PROVIDED WITH SOME FORM OF STRIKER SO AS TO BE USABLE AS MATCH HOLDER ONCE EMPTIED; THIS EXTENDED LIFETIME OF PRODUCT ADVERTISING ON BOX. PRODUCT WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN THIS BOX WAS REGISTERED UNDER PROPRIETARY OR PATENT MEDICINE ACT No. 15983 OF 1933 (REF. 2). STRIKER IS ON UNDERSIDE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WHITE & BLACK LETTERING ON ONE SIDE READS "Kellogg's/ ASTHMA/ RELIEF/ Northrup & Lyman Co./ Limited/ Toronto Canada" & ON OTHER SIDE "TRAITEMENT/ Kellogg/ CONTRE/ L'ASTHME/ La Cie Northrup & Lyman/ Limitee/ Toronto Canada"/ INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE IN ENGLISH ON ONE NARROW SIDE & "CONTAINS/ STRAMONIUM/ 31%/ LOBELIA/ 7 3/4%", FRENCH ON OTHER SIDE & "No. 15983/ THE PROPRIETARY OR/ PATENT MEDICINE ACT/ MADE IN CANADA:

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

ORANGE & BLACK/ GOLD COLOURED LID

Decoration

PRIMARILY ORANGE & WHITE IMAGE ON MAN INHALING PRODUCT FROM BOTTLE ON EACH SIDE/ VERTICAL WHITE & BLACK STRIPE ON EACH SIDE