Matches

Date Made: 1790 - 1820

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: France: Île-de-France, Paris

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Credit Line: Gift of Virginia W. Hillyer

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.376792Catalog Number: 376792Accession Number: 136485

Object Name: matchesOther Terms: Match Box; Fire Making Apparatus

Physical Description: tinned sheet iron (case material)wire, iron (hinge material)copper (label or tag material)pine (splints material)sulphur (coating material)lead (vial, stopper material)Measurements: overall: 3 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in x 7/8 in; 8.255 cm x 4.445 cm x 2.2225 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-a6f6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_308635

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