Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1971.076.027 |
Object Name |
Holder, Match |
Title |
Wall-Mounted Matchbox Holder |
Lexicon category |
2: Building Furnishings |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
Wall-mounted, tin matchbox holder. The matchbox holder is made out of sheet tin (and the front has 3 vertical embossed ridges). Would the three ridges be the "striker" (a surface for striking the match head). No maker's identification. The front lower area has a cut-out area that gives one's fingers access to the matches. Now black-painted, but has an orangy-beige finish still visible on the back side. |
Provenance |
Provenance unknown. Very likely was owned and used historically in Owen Sound, Grey County. Last owned by Frederick Harrison, a descendant of the John Harrison family. . |
Collection |
Household Equipment, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Metal |
Dimensions |
H-15 W-8 D-7.5 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Harrison, John Harrison, Frederick |
Subjects |
Matches Walls |
Function |
An item like this would be hung on a wall near a stove and would hold a partially-opened matchbox so that one could quickly access a sulphur match to use for lighting a fire. |