Match Safe

Date Made: ca 1880

Maker: Bradley & Hubbard

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, Meriden

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Credit Line: Gift of Dr. E. A. Chapin

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.383346Catalog Number: 383346Accession Number: 166276

Object Name: match safeOther Terms: Match Box; Fire Making Apparatus

Physical Description: iron (overall material)enamel (decoration material)gilt (decoration material)Measurements: overall: 1 1/8 in x 3 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in; 2.8575 cm x 9.525 cm x 6.35 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-7964-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_307729

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