Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

ALUMINUM

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

7,4 cm

Largeur

3,5 cm

Hauteur

1,4 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Technologie domestique

Catégorie

Contrôle de l'environnement

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Western Aluminum

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Illinois

Ville

Chicago

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Nouvelle-Écosse

Période

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.).ARTICLES ON SUBJECT. THIS EXAMPLE ADVERTISED CANADIAN FOOTWEAR VENDOR G.A. MELONEY OF NORTH SYDNEY, NS, WHO OPERATED FROM 1910 INTO 1970'S (REF.2).

Fonction

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 FOOTWEAR VENDOR.

Technique

EXAMPLE OF AMERICAN MADE NOVELTY PIECE OF ALUMINUM, A RARE COMBINATION. SIMILAR PIECE WAS ADVERTISED IN CATALOGUE OF WESTERN ALUMINUM CO. C. 1900. CORRUGATED HEEL IS HINGED FOR ACCESS TO MATCHES & SERVES AS STRIKER AS WELL (REF. 2).

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

RAISED LETTERING ON SOLE READS "G.A. MELONEY/ EVERYTHING IN/ FOOT WEAR/ NORTH SYDNEY"

Manque

APPEARS COMPLETE

Fini

METALLIC

Décoration

UPPER PARTS PRESSED INTO FORM OF SHOE