Match book

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1966
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1991.1071.001

MANUFACTURER: Strike-Rite Matches Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
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: 5.1 cm
Width: 4.0 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: Strike Rite
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: London

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Trans-Canada Air Lines changed its name to Air Canada in 1965.
Canada: Unknown
Function: Used to light cigarettes & cigars; promotional.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on front reads: "TCA [on logo]/THE FINEST IN TRAVEL"; lettering along bottom edge reads: "STRIKE RITE MATCHES LTD./LONDON, ONT."; lettering on back reads: "FOR/BUSINESS [picture]/OR PLEASURE/TRANS-CANADA AIR LINES"; lettering on inside flap reads: "TRANS-CANADA AIR LINES/Now Serving:/BURSSELS/SWITZERLAND/FRANCE/GERMANY/UNITED KINGDOM/CANADA/U.S.A./BERMUDA/NASSAU/CARIBBEAN"; lettering at bottom edge of flap reads: "STRIKE ON BACK COVER".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Cover is predom. dark blue with gold lettering & logos; white lettering on TCA logo on flap; white triangular field on back with dark blue letteirng & picture; safety matches inside are tan with light blue heads.
Decoration: TCA maple leaf logo on front flap; picture of passenger jet airplane on back.

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Strike-Rite Matches Ltd., Match book, before 1966, Artifact no. 1991.1071, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1991.1071.001/

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