[Matchbook] McCullough Tool Co., 20-strike, Blue Green

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Matchbook] McCullough Tool Co., Blue Green - Front: View of front
[Matchbook] McCullough Tool Co., Blue Green - Front

View of front

Name/Title

[Matchbook] McCullough Tool Co., 20-strike, Blue Green

Entry/Object ID

2023.6.28

Tags

Matchbook, Matches, Paper, Paper Ephemera, McCullough Tool Co., Blue, Green, Calgary, Edmonton, Brooks, Slave Lake, Red Deer, Valleyview, Estevan, Swift Current, Alberta, Saskatoon, Canada

Description

Matchbook bearing branding for McCullough Tool Co., manufacturer of oil well tools and specialties. Contained 20 matches. Front Cover: Blue top/green bottom base. McCullough logo in centre (black oval with initials). Curved white text above: "MCCULLOUGH TOOL CO.". Black text below logo: "CALGARY - BROOKS; EDMONTON - RED DEER; SLAVE LAKE; VALLEYVIEW, ALTA.; ESTEVAN - SWIFT CURRENT, SASK." Back Cover: Blue base. White cursive test at top: "Radiation (SCINTILLOMETER) Well Logging". Below, a green square box with black drop-shadow, containing the following black text: "JET & BULLER PERFORATING; JET SPECIALITIES; WIRE LINE BRIDGING PLUGS; MAGNA-TECTOR; BACK OFF SHOTS". In white cursive at the bottom of the green square: "Fishing Tools". Saddle: Blue base. Black text "24 HOUR SERVICE". Interior: Plain Manufacturer: Strike Rite Matches Ltd., London, Ontario. Matches: Plain matchsticks; green match heads. Matches left: 20

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

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

52 mm

Width

40 mm

Depth

7 mm

Material

Paper, Match Head Chemicals

Color

Blue, Green, Black, White

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Fair

Condition Detail

Creasing, Dent, Residue, Soiling/Grime, Rust, Frayed / Fraying, Wear

Date Examined

Mar 3, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Cleanliness

Overall grime on covers. Front cover has residue from fried droplets of a liquid. Grime on upper front cover

Surface

Wear from handling.

Materials

Significant denting and bumping around edges from contact with other objects. Fraying of the card material in corners. Creasing horizontally along saddle and corners of saddle. Light rusting on staple. The tops of 9 matchheads on the right are heavily worn and chipped, down to the stick.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 3, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 9, 2023