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Matchbox Holder
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; tin;
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0596
- Description
- Metal wall-mounted matchbox holder with an opening at the top and another that curves up from the bottom so that boxes can be filled from the top and funnel through to the lower opening. Printed on the front in blue inside a zig-zag border is “CASH OR CREDIT AT MURDOCH’S Staple and Fancy GROCERIES …
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- Title
- Matchbox Holder
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; tin;
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 7.0 x 7.1 cm
- Description
- Metal wall-mounted matchbox holder with an opening at the top and another that curves up from the bottom so that boxes can be filled from the top and funnel through to the lower opening. Printed on the front in blue inside a zig-zag border is “CASH OR CREDIT AT MURDOCH’S Staple and Fancy GROCERIES and PRODUCE Telephone 129 BANFF, ALBERTA.”
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0596
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- Date
- 1968
- Material
- metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0304
- Description
- A small blue tin with an intricately designed label printed onto the tin with lots of rust. The label reads “EDGEWORTH EXTRA HIGH GRADE PLUG SLICE SMOKING TOBACCO” and a scroll at the bottom that reads “LARUS & BRO.CO. RICHMOND, VA.U.S.A.” The tin lid hinges at the back of the tin, when opened ther…
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- Title
- Tin Box
- Date
- 1968
- Material
- metal;
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 5.5 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- A small blue tin with an intricately designed label printed onto the tin with lots of rust. The label reads “EDGEWORTH EXTRA HIGH GRADE PLUG SLICE SMOKING TOBACCO” and a scroll at the bottom that reads “LARUS & BRO.CO. RICHMOND, VA.U.S.A.” The tin lid hinges at the back of the tin, when opened there is text on the lid, some of the writing is blocked by rust but what can be deciphered reads “To the Consumers of High Grade Tobaccos..We desire to” “your special attention to EDGEWORTH TOBACCO” “the best combination that can be made only finest selection of leaf” “used. Every box of” “is” “not to burn the tongue and to give satisfaction.” “We will cheerfully refund money to any dissatisfied purchaser.” “LARUS & BRO CO., Richmond”. There is also text on the bottom of the tin but it is undecipherable due to rust.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold McBride Mortimer, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0304
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