Match Safe

Date Made: 1878Engraved Date: 1878-10-20

Place Made: United States: California, San FranciscoAssociated Place: United States: California, San Rafael

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Credit Line: Gift of Miss Louise A. Boyd

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.64.0279Catalog Number: 64.0279Accession Number: 250307

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

Physical Description: gold (decoration, interior wash material)quartz (decoration material)brass (support, hinge, interior mechanism material)Measurements: overall: 3/4 in x 2 3/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 1.905 cm x 6.0325 cm x 3.175 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-d61f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_308639

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