Matchbox
- Object Name:
- Matchbox
- Object ID:
- 2017.014.003
- Date:
- 1860-1864
- Description:
- Brass matchbox with floral scrollwork design. One end slides out to reveal matches, but is stiff. Hole in same end, 0.15" diameter. Interior contains some unidentified white compound, does not appear to be grease. Shield, center on one side, "FRANCIS PATENT / AP. 30. 61 & JAN. 1862".
- Material:
- Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-0.25 W-1.5 L-2.7 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.
The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley
- People:
- Stone, Andrew J. (1828-1864)
- Subjects:
- Civil War, Match holder, Matches
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