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1860-1900
GUSN-10614
Row of matches cut part way for easy use 23 in each and wrapped in paper. They are dipped in yellow and brown substance to form the matches.
matches (fire-making equipment)
wood (plant material)
matches (fire-making equipment)
Wood
Dipped
Match
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
2 1/2 x 2 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1992.502
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