Match box, Bryant and May Crown Matches
[One only of] Various Boxes (3 x 1/8 x 1 1/2 ins), of thin chip; slide covered with purplish-blue paper; on one side, a strip of sand-paper; exterior covered with plaid paper; on top, bottom, and other side, the Crown on a cushion, with the inscription "Bryant & May's Crown Matches, London. Entered at Stationers' Hall"; each box contains full complement of large, square, impregnated Matches (length 2 5/8 ins), with pinkish heads; introduced 1870; date about 1887.
Details
- Category:
- Firemaking
- Object Number:
- 1937-682/2257
- Measurements:
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overall: 40 mm x 78 mm x 55 mm,
- type:
- box - container
- credit:
- Wilkinson Sword Ltd.