[Matchbook] McCullough Services/NL Industries, 30-strike, Yellow

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Matchbook] McCullough Services/NL Industries, Yellow - Front: View of front
[Matchbook] McCullough Services/NL Industries, Yellow - Front

View of front

Name/Title

[Matchbook] McCullough Services/NL Industries, 30-strike, Yellow

Entry/Object ID

2023.6.25

Tags

Matchbook, Matches, Paper, Paper Ephemera, McCullough Tool Co., NL Industries, Baroid, Yellow, Red, Edmonton, Alberta

Description

Matchbook bearing branding for McCullough Tool Co., manufacturer of oil well tools and specialities. Contained 30 matches. Front Cover: Yellow base. In black text across top "MCCULLOUGH SERVICES". Centered are the large initials "NL" in black, with red circle in the space of the "L". Inside the red circle is a fine white ring, a white line art of an oil rig, and through the middle a black band with white text "BAROID". Below the initials is "INDUSTRIES" in black text. Back Cover: .Photographic image of a yellow and red McCullough branded truck, printed in full colour. Saddle: Yellow base, plain. Interior: Red text: "McCullough" followed by a list of products and services. Manufacturer: Strike Rite Matches Ltd., London, Canada Matches: Plain matchsticks; pink match heads. matches left: 30

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Matchbook
Paper Ephemera

Acquisition

Accession

2023.6

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Strike Rite Matches Ltd.

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

London, Ontario

Country

Canada

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Match

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Matchbook

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Firemaking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Temperature Control Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Height

49 mm

Width

51 mm

Depth

8 mm

Material

Paper, Match Head Chemicals

Color

Yellow, Black, Red, White, Green, Blue, Gray

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Creasing, Bumping, Residue, Soiling/Grime

Date Examined

Mar 3, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Cleanliness

Blue/green spot of residue/grime on upper-left of front cover. Speckles of brown on lower-right of front cover. Yellow residue on striker (back cover). Dark spots on interior.

Materials

Dent over "N" of front cover. Strong creases on corners of saddle, in the middle of saddle, and upper-left of back cover.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 3, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 6, 2023