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1920-1950
GUSN-19126
Cardboard box, primarily green and red; image of 3 roses on face of box. Strike pad has worn off. Box opens by sliding inner piece.
matchboxes
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
Unidentified Paper
MATCHBOX
Printed on side of box: ""The Ohio Match Co./ Wadsworth, Ohio/ Strike-Anywhere Matches""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
The Ohio Match Co. (Maker)
Wadsworth, OH, USA
1.5 x 5 x 2.75 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.912
Ohio (United States)
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