Renseignements généraux

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Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

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Brevets

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Description générale

BRASS

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

6,3 cm

Largeur

2,8 cm

Hauteur

3,0 cm

Épaisseur

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Poids

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Diamètre

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Volume

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Lexique

Groupe

Technologie d'éclairage

Catégorie

Divers

Sous-catégorie

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Fabricant

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Inconnu

Pays

Europe

État/province

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Ville

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Contexte

Pays

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État/province

Inconnu

Période

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Canada

ITEM FROM COLLECTION OF DENIS B. ALSFORD (1929-2004). BORN IN BRITAIN, MR. ALSFORD WORKED AT BRITISH MUSEUM UNTIL EMIGRATING TO CANADA IN 1968, BECOMING WELL KNOWN FIGURE IN CANADIAN MUSEUM COMMUNITY. HE WAS CURATOR OF COLLECTIONS FOR ETHNOLOGY DIVISION OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MAN IN OTTAWA FOR TWENTY YEARS, PLANNED ARTIFACT STORAGE FACILITY IN NEW MUSEUM OF CIVILISATION IN GATINEAU WHICH OPENED IN 1989, & WAS FELLOW OF CANADIAN MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION. HIS COLLECTION OF MATCH HOLDERS NUMBERED OVER ONE THOUSAND; HE WAS ACTIVE MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL MATCH SAFE ASSOCIATION & AUTHORED SEVERAL BOOKS & ARTICLES ON SUBJECT (SEE BIOGRAPHY IN 2004.0024 SUPP. INFO.).

Fonction

CONTAINER FOR MATCHES WHICH COULD BE USED TO LIGHT CANDLES & LAMPS, START FIRES IN STOVES & FIREPLACES FOR HEATING & COOKING, FOR MELTING SEALING WAX FOR LETTERS, & FOR LIGHTING CIGARETTES, PIPES ETC. THIS TYPE WOULD BE CARRIED IN POCKET FOR PERSONAL USE.

Technique

EXAMPLE OF EUROPEAN MADE NOVELTY POCKET MATCH HOLDER INFORM OF PIG. WIDE RANGE OF NOVELTY MATCH HOLDERS WERE PRODUCED IN EUROPE & U.S. IN LATER 19TH C., INCLUDING HUMAN HEADS & BUSTS, ANIMALS, BOOKS, FOOTWEAR, BOTTLES ETC. THIS EXAMPLE HAS HEAD WHICH IS HINGED TO LIFT UPWARDS & STRIKER ON BELLY (REF. 2).

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

NONE

Manque

APPEARS COMPLETE

Fini

GOLD COLOURED

Décoration

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