Matchbox
1892 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Metal matchbox covered in black leather. 'LIGHT' is stamped on the lid. With a push button catch and a hinged striker plate, and two inner compartments for 6 wax vestas T.1O to T-1984.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Leather and metal |
| Brief description | Metal matchbox covered in leather, Parkins and Gotto, England, 1892 |
| Physical description | Metal matchbox covered in black leather. 'LIGHT' is stamped on the lid. With a push button catch and a hinged striker plate, and two inner compartments for 6 wax vestas T.1O to T-1984. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'LIGHT' (Stamped in gold on the lid) |
| Credit line | Given by Miss I.B. McClure |
| Object history | Part of a ladies dressing bag T.1 to T.1EEE-1984 (59 parts). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.1N-1984 |
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| Record created | July 14, 2011 |
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