Match Safe Patent Model

Patent Date: 1875-07-06

Inventor: Hicks, Oliver H.

Location: Currently not on view

Associated Place: United States: Maryland, Baltimore

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.331188Catalog Number: 331188Patent Number: 165,329Accession Number: 88881

Object Name: match safesafe, matchOther Terms: Tinder Box; Fire Making Apparatus

Physical Description: tinned sheet iron (overall material)wire, iron (hinge material)asphaltum (finish material)paint (finish material)paper, emery (striking surface material)Measurements: overall: 1 5/8 in x 4 1/2 in x 7 1/4 in; 4.1275 cm x 11.43 cm x 18.415 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-a642-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_308630

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