Tin box containing spills

Made:
1851-1900

Tin box containing spills, matches, cigar tips, matchbox label etc., long and oblong with hinged lid, yellow and lacquer covered, English, 1851-1900

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655254
Materials:
tin (lacquered) and lining, lead
type:
box

Parts

14 paper spills coiled into small funnels and dipped in some brown substance at ends

14 paper spills coiled into small funnels and dipped in some brown substance at ends

14 paper spills coiled into small funnels and dipped in some brown substance at ends

Measurements:
max.: length 78 mm
max.: diameter 7 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
A655254 Pt1
type:
spills
Spill made from the stem of a plant

Spill made from the stem of a plant

Spill made from the stem of a plant, soft porous with cave-like exterior

Measurements:
length 108 mm
diameter 5 mm
Materials:
wood, plant stem
Object Number:
A655254 Pt2
type:
spills
Wool and cotton wick

Wool and cotton wick

Wool and cotton wick, tubular with black and yellow cherron pattern on outside, woven cotton

Measurements:
length 120 mm
diameter 9 mm
Materials:
wool and cotton
Object Number:
A655254 Pt3
type:
wicks
Matchbox label for I.N.E. congreve matches

Matchbox label for I.N.E. congreve matches

Matchbox label for I.N.E. congreve matches, rectangular showing coat of arms and inscription, white and black lettering

Measurements:
length 49 mm
width 31 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
A655254 Pt4
type:
labels
Collection of 18 "strike anywhere" matches

Collection of 18 "strike anywhere" matches

Collection of 18 "strike anywhere" matches, long narrow splints of chipboard with sulphur and phosphorus tips, 2 broken

Measurements:
length 73 mm
width 4 mm
thickness 2 mm
Materials:
wood, chipboard , sulphur and phosphorus
Object Number:
A655254 Pt5
type:
matches
3 wooden congreve matches

3 wooden congreve matches

3 wooden congreve matches, square in section, tipped with sulphur and phosphorus

Measurements:
length 48 mm
width 3 mm
Materials:
wood , sulphur and phosphorus
Object Number:
A655254 Pt6
type:
matches
2 wooden matches

2 wooden matches

2 wooden matches, square in section, long sticks with sulphur tipped heads (one almost covered in it)

Measurements:
length 63 mm
height 3 mm
Materials:
wood and sulphur
Object Number:
A655254 Pt7
type:
matches
Spill made from a dry coiled leaf tied near tip

Spill made from a dry coiled leaf tied near tip

Spill made from a dry coiled leaf tied near tip, funnel shaped

Measurements:
length 76 mm
diameter 10 mm
Materials:
leaf
Object Number:
A655254 Pt8
type:
spills
Several small pieces of woollen wick

Several small pieces of woollen wick

Several small pieces of woollen wick, six strands in all

Measurements:
max.: length 45 mm
max.: length 15 mm
Materials:
wool
Object Number:
A655254 Pt9
type:
wicks
3 cigar tips

3 cigar tips

3 cigar tips, small wooden sticks coated in sulphurous substances with striking tips, English, 1845-1880

Measurements:
length 17 mm
head: diameter 5 mm
Materials:
wood and sulphur, ? material
Object Number:
A655254 Pt10
type:
cigar tips
Half a wooden spill known as a sulphur match with sharpened point and sulphur tip

Half a wooden spill known as a sulphur match with sharpened point and sulphur tip

Half a wooden spill known as a sulphur match with sharpened point and sulphur tip

Measurements:
length 70 mm
width 7 mm
thickness 2 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A655254 Pt11
type:
spills
2 paper matches

2 paper matches

2 paper matches, strips with brown coated tops, one broken with tip only

Measurements:
length 51 mm
width 5 mm
thickness 2 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
A655254 Pt12
type:
matches
Tin box containing spills

Tin box containing spills

Tin box containing spills, matches, cigar tips, matchbox label etc., long and oblong with hinged lid, yellow and lacquer covered, English, 1851-1900

Measurements:
height 23 mm
length 161 mm
width 45 mm
Materials:
tin (lacquered) and lining, lead
Object Number:
A655254/13
type:
boxes

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