Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

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

2,6 cm

Largeur

2,3 cm

Hauteur

6,8 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Technologie domestique

Catégorie

Contrôle de l'environnement

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Marble

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Michigan

Ville

Gladstone

Contexte

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Période

FIRST HALF OF 2OTH 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 DESIGN WAS WATERPROOF TO PROTECT MATCHES INSIDE FROM MOISTURE FOR OUTDOOR USE BY FISHERMEN, HUNTERS ETC.

Technique

MARBLE'S WATERPROOF MATCH HOLDER WAS FIRST MADE IN 1900 & WAS STILL IN PRODUCTION UNTIL 1930S; IT IS MADE TODAY IN HONG KONG.. IT WAS PATENTED IN 1900 BY WEBSTER L. MARBLE OF GLADSTONE, MI, WHOSE COMPANY SPECIALIZED IN AXES, KNIVES & OTHER ITEMS FOR OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS (REF. 2).

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

INCISED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE READS "MARBLE'S/ GLADSTONE/ MICH., U.S.A."

Manque

COMPLETE

Fini

NICKEL PLATED

Décoration

S/O