box, match
human history
match box and fusee match
Made from metal, wood, and potassium chlorate. A small rectangular metal box with a hinged lid. The exterior has a impressed image of a match stick and a impressed rectangle boarder. Inside the box is a guard compartment to contain objects inside. 1 match inside made from wood and potassium chlorate for the black coloured head. Textured line along short side of box for striking matches
Accession number: 1968.42 Last Update: 30 Sept 2025
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1968.42
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28 Jul 1967
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col.1720 (colonial)
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