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