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Type of Object
Matchbox
Place of Manufacture
London (England)
Date of Manufacture
1850-1880
Physical Details
Rectangular tin matchbox with wood matches. Box has a hinged lid with welded corners, and the lid is decorated with a large stamp, naming the maker and showing his maker's mark. Total of 27 matches.
Dimensions
2.2 cm. x 7.2 cm. x 4.6 cm.
Topical Subject
Matchboxes
Accession Number
1983.86.32
Genre
matchboxes
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by VCU. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.
Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Match Box with Matches, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00123.jpg