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Match Safe

Object Details

Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
date made
1880 - 1910
Credit Line
Gift of Myrtle Z. Hough
Physical Description
tinned sheet iron (overall material)
wire, iron (hinge pin material)
Measurements
overall: 2 1/4 in x 3 3/8 in x 4 3/4 in; 5.715 cm x 8.5725 cm x 12.065 cm
Object Name
match safe
matchsafe
Other Terms
Match Safe; Fire Making Apparatus
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