Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

TIN WITH BRASS CAPS/SYNTHETIC (CELLULOID) COVER

Dimensions

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

Longueur

5,8 cm

Largeur

3,8 cm

Hauteur

1,2 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

Whitehead Hoag

Pays

United States of America

État/province

New Jersey

Ville

Newark

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Québec

Période

EARLY 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.). THIS EXAMPLE HAS ADVERTISING FOR H. GILCHREST, LIVESTOCK AGENT IN MONTREAL WHO WAS IN BUSINESS FROM 1906 TO 1908. WOODBURN SONS CO. LTD.OF MONTREAL WERE AGENTS FOR WHITEHEAD & HOAG FROM 1901 TO AT LEAST 1909 (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 LIVESTOCK AGENT.

Technique

EXAMPLE OF THREE-PIECE POCKET MATCH HOLDER IN WHICH BODY IS FORMED OF ONE PIECE OF METAL WITH SEPARATE LID & BASE CAP, MOSTLY USED AS FORM OF COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING OR CHEAP SOUVENIRS OF EVENTS OR PLACES. AROUND 1900 METAL PLATES OR CELLULOID OR LEATHER COVERS WERE ADDED TO CARRY ADVERTISING. THIS EXAMPLE HAS DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF MATCH HOLDERS MADE BY WHITEHEAD & HOAG OF NEWARK, NJ INCLUDING PAIR OF RAISED DIMPLES ON EACH EDGE OF BASE CAP & SINGLE RAISED DIMPLE ON FRONT EDGE OF LID. W&H WAS MAKING ADVERTISING MATCH HOLDERS WITH WRAP-AROUND CELLULOID BODY BY 1903. IT WAS PROBABLY MOST PROLIFIC PRODUCER OF THIS TYPE OF BOX & PRODUCTS WERE SOLD AROUND WORLD. IT HAD AGENTS & OFFICES OUTSIDE U.S. INCLUDING OFFICE IN TORONTO IN FIRST DECADE OF 20TH CENTURY (REF. 2).

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

BROWN LETTERING ON ONE SIDE READS "H. GILCREST/ LIVESTOCK/ SALES/ AND/ FORWARDING/ AGENT/ MONTREAL/ RED LETTERING ONE SIDE READS "ADDRESS CABLES../ GILCHRIST MONTREAL" & "WOODBURN SONS CO. LIMITED MONTREAL"; ON OTHER SIDE "PHONES:/ OFFICE, MAIN 1974/ HOUSE, MOUNT. 532"

Manque

COMPLETE

Fini

PLATED METAL/ WHITE COVER

Décoration

RAISED BEADED LINE ALONG EDGE OF BODY BESIDE EACH END CAP/ SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH OF TWO BULLS ON ONE SIDE