[One only of] Two Match Boxes

PART OF:: Bryant and May collection of fire-making appliances.

Made:: 1851 in Greater Manchester

[One only of] Two Boxes (2 3/4 x 2 1/8 x 7/8 ins)

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[One only of] Two Boxes (2 3/4 x 2 1/8 x 7/8 ins)
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[One only of] Two Boxes (2 3/4 x 2 1/8 x 7/8 ins), each of thin chip; oval, with slip-on lid; bottom sanded in red; on one side, a white paper label, printed in blue, "Dixon, Son, and Evans (late Dixon & Nightingale), Chemical Lights, Newton Heath, Manchester", with large view of the Great Exhibition of 1851 in centre; each box contains almost full complement of impregnated, square, wooden Matches (length 2 1/4 ins), with small reddish-brown heads; date probably 1851. England.

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Category:: Firemaking

Object Number:: 1937-682/2250

Measurements:: overall: 69.85 mm x 53.98 mm x 22.23 mm,

type:: match - fire-making equipment

credit:: Wilkinson Sword Ltd.

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