Match
- Object Name:
- Match
- Object ID:
- 1960.213
- Description:
- Matches in Tin Plate Box. Box painted metal. Sheet-metal box lid with turned-down corners with back edge turned down and rolled over wire. Section missing. Sheet metal near center where tab is folded over wire and is part of bottom section of box. This creates hinge at back edge of lid. On back right corner of lid is a small diameter sheet-metal cylinder soldered vertically in place. Outside diameter is 0.13". Height: 2.74". Bottom section of box has folded-up sides that are soldered at corners. Top edge is creased inward slightly to allow cover to slide over it. Narrow strip of sheet metal soldered horizontally at back edge of box. On right end is thin strip of rough brown material applied to surface. This may be a striking area. for matches.
Matches medium brown wood. These are in form of wood sheets. 2" split between matches. Tips are slightly pointed with triangular sections cut out between them to form sides of tips. Small amount of red chemical on end of each match. Several groupings of these matches that are unbroken apart.
Loose paper tag in box "Sulphur Matches / First Made in New Hampshire". - Material:
- Metal
Wood - Dimensions:
- H-0.9 L-2.9 D-1.9 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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