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

Dimensions

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

Longueur

6,3 cm

Largeur

5,1 cm

Hauteur

1,3 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Technologie d'éclairage

Catégorie

Divers

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Whittall

Pays

Canada

État/province

Québec

Ville

Montréal

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Inconnu

Période

CIRCA 1920 TO 1930

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.). BRITISH COCOA MFRS. FRY, CADBURY & ROWNTREE ALL PRODUCED LITHOGRAPHED TINS TO HOLD ENOUGH COCOA FOR ONE CUP. THIS EXAMPLE WAS MADE IN MONTREAL FOR CANADIAN MARKET (REF. 2).

Fonction

CONTAINER MADE TO HOLD COCOA SAMPLE BUT PROVIDED WITH STRIKER SO THAT IT COULD BE USED AS HOLDER FOR MATCHES WHEN EMPTY. MATCHES WERE USED TO LIGHT CANDLES & LAMPS, START FIRES IN STOVES & FIREPLACES FOR HEATING & COOKING, FOR MELTING SEALING WAX FOR LETTERS, & FOR LIGHTING CIGARETTES, PIPES ETC.

Technique

IN BRITAIN & U.S. NUMBER OF COMPANIES MARKETED NON-MATCH PRODUCTS IN BOXES THAT WERE PROVIDED WITH SOME FORM OF STRIKER SO AS TO BE USABLE AS MATCH HOLDER ONCE EMPTIED; THIS EXTENDED LIFETIME OF PRODUCT ADVERTISING ON BOX. CORRUGATED STRIKER ON LOWER PART OF BOX IS TYPICAL OF STRIKERS FOUND ON MANY REUSUABLE PRODUCT BOXES (REF. 2).

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

BLACK LETTERING ON EDGE OF TIN READS "A.R. WHITTALL CAN. CO. LTD."/ GOLD LETTERING ON LID READS "The Largest/ Seller in/ Canada", "Made/ where/ Purity is/ the first/ consideration" & "200 Years of Excellance"/ RAISED "FRY'S/ COCOA" STAMPED ON BOTTOM/ BLACK PRINTED "DIRECTIONS" FOR USE INSIDE LID

Manque

APPEARS COMPLETE

Fini

LID WITH PRIMARILY RED & BLACK LITHOGRAPH/ BOTTOM GOLD COLOURED

Décoration

YELLOW & RED IMAGE OF CAN OF COCOA ON FRONT