Match book

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1977
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.1067.006

MANUFACTURER: Canada Match Book Ltd.
MODEL: Wings Across Time
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 6
Total Parts: 26
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Predom. card stock; steel staple; match heads contain phosphorous.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 4.8 cm
Width: 3.8 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 1.0 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Canada Match
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: The 40th anniversary of the founding of Trans-Canada Air Lines (later Air Canada) was celebrated in 1977.
Canada: Unknown
Function: Promotional; for lighting cigarettes & cigars; commemorates the 40th anniversary of the founding of Air Canada (previously called Trans-Canada Air Lines).
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on front reads: "40/1937/1977/SUR LES AILES DU TEMPS/WINGS ACROSS TIME/CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING FERMEZ AVANT D'ALLUMER/AIR CANADA"; lettering on back reads: "40/1937/1977/WINGS ACROSS TIME/SUR LES AILES DU TEMPS/20 MATCHES/ALLUMETTES"; lettering along bottom edge reads: "CANADA MATCH BOOK LIMITED TORONTO".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Predom. white with red & black lettering; red logo; safety matches are tan with red heads.
Decoration: Air Canada maple leaf logo replaces the "O" in "40" on both sides.

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Canada Match Book Ltd., Match book, 1977, Artifact no. 1991.1067, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1991.1067.006/

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