Matches Shipping Crate

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Description (Brief):

This shipping crate side originally contained friction matches manufactured by the Fischer Brothers of Seattle, Washington. The crate side bears a sticker warning to keep fire away from the crate.

Referenced Business: Fischer Bros.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Washington, Seattle

See more items in: Work and Industry: Agriculture, Food, Crate Labels, Agriculture

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: L.E. Leininger

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1979.0441.304Catalog Number: 1979.0441.304Accession Number: 1979.0441

Object Name: crate label

Physical Description: ink (crate label material)wood (substrate material)Measurements: crate label: 9 1/2 in x 20 1/2 in; 24.13 cm x 52.07 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-056b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1361943

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