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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0058
- Description
- A match box in the shape of a fly. The wings lift up to reveal storage space. The piece is slightly tarnished.
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- Title
- Match Holder
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 6.2 x 8.8 cm
- Description
- A match box in the shape of a fly. The wings lift up to reveal storage space. The piece is slightly tarnished.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0058
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0138
- Description
- A shallow matchbox, with a hinged lid, that still contains the original matches "Wax Vestas". The matches are damp-proof and will burn for more than a few seconds. The lid depicts a gaff-rigged sloop sailing into the wind with another ship on the horizon. The scene also includes birds and a shore…
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- Title
- Match Holder
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 3.3 x 4.7 cm
- Description
- A shallow matchbox, with a hinged lid, that still contains the original matches "Wax Vestas". The matches are damp-proof and will burn for more than a few seconds. The lid depicts a gaff-rigged sloop sailing into the wind with another ship on the horizon. The scene also includes birds and a shoreline bluff. Both ends of the box bear the words “Jahncke’s Patent”. A grater-like striking surface panel is on the bottom of the box.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0138
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