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Match holder

Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1880-1920

GUSN

GUSN-19235

Description

Tin match holder painted red; 2 cylinder shaped holders on backboard w/ hole for hanging; holders have scalloped bottoms and tops.

Details

Descriptive Terms

match holders
painting (coating)
tin (metal)
Tin
Painted
HOLDER, MATCH

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4.75 x 4.5 x 0.75 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.996

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