Matchbox, strip pine

Matchbox, strip pine, oval shaped, detachable lid, painted lilac coloured strikes on top of lid and bottom of base, full of Congreve matches, by I.N.E., German, 1832-1890

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655268
Materials:
box, wood, box, paper, label, matches, wood, matches, sulphur and matches, phosphorus
Measurements:
overall: 58 mm x 41 mm x 24 mm, .015 kg
type:
match boxes