Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

2

Ou

S/O

Brevets

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Description générale

WOOD (LIGNUMVITAE)

Dimensions

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

Longueur

S/O

Largeur

4,5 cm

Hauteur

9,1 cm

Épaisseur

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Poids

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Diamètre

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Volume

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Lexique

Groupe

Technologie d'éclairage

Catégorie

Divers

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Inconnu

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

Inconnu

Contexte

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Période

C. 1835+

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.).

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 TYPE WOULD BE SET ON DESK, TABLE, SHELF ETC. FOR PERSONAL OR HOUSEHOLD USE.

Technique

EXAMPLE OF EARLY MATCH HOLDER FROM PERIOD WHEN HOLDERS HAD LIDS TO PROTECT USER FROM EASILY COMBUSTIBLE EARLY MATCHES. THOUGH UNMARKED, IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN MADE BY HENRY BERRY OF LONDON, ENG, WHO PRODUCED MATCH HOLDERS FROM 1820S. THIS EXAMPLE MAY HAVE ORIGINALLY BEEN INTENDED TO HOLD MATCH SPLINTS & VIAL OF SULPHURIC ACID TO IGNITE THEM & BEEN MODIFIED BY REMOVAL OF ACID CONTAINER & ADDITION OF MATCH SOCKET & SANDPAPER STRIKER WHEN FRICTION MATCHES CAME INTO USE. IT HAS SCONCE FOR SMALL CANDLE & SOCKET FOR MATCH, ENABLING IT TO BE USED TO PROVIDE SMALL LIGHT, OR HOLD MATCH TO MELT SEALING WAX FOR LETTERS. (REF.2)

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

NONE

Manque

COMPLETE

Fini

WOOD PAINTED BLACK

Décoration

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