[Matchbook] Fred McDuff, 40-strike, Blue Red Yellow

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Matchbook] Fred McDuff, 40-strike, Blue Red Yellow - Back: View of back
[Matchbook] Fred McDuff, 40-strike, Blue Red Yellow - Back

View of back

Name/Title

[Matchbook] Fred McDuff, 40-strike, Blue Red Yellow

Entry/Object ID

2023.2.1

Tags

Matchbook, Fred McDuff, Paper Ephemera, Paper, Matches, Red, Blue, Yellow, Oilfield, Seminole, Oklahoma, Drilling, Oil Field

Description

Matchbook bearing branding from Fred McDuff, dealers of used oil field equipment (Oklahama). Contained 40 matches. Front Cover: Blue-on-blue imagery of two oil rigs inside a vertical oval on left. Text (yellow and white) beside reads: "FRED MCDUFF; USED ROTARY DRILLING RIGS WORLDS LARGEST DEALER" Across lower is a red bar with text (white) reading: "PHONE 1138 SEMINOLE, OKLA". Back Cover: Blue-on-blue imagery of six oil rigs, with a red horizontal oval in the top-left. Text inside oval (yellow and white): "FRED MCDUFF; LARGEST USED OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT DEALER IN THE WORLD!" Below the oval is the blue text: "PHONE 1138; Seminole, Oklahoma". Saddle: Text (yellow): "FRED MCDUFF". Red dot on either side. Interior: Full-colour interior. Blue-on-blue imagery of two oil rigs inside a vertical oval on right. On left-side reads the text (yellow and white): "FRED MCDUFF; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; FOR THE OIL FIELDS OF THE WORLD; Seminole, Okla." Manufacturer: Universal Match Corp., St. Louis. Matches: Plain-coloured, flat stick, with blue heads. Matches left: 40

Collection

'Pocket Day-Timer' Matchbook Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Matchbook
Paper Ephemera

Acquisition

Accession

2023.2

Acquisition Method

Found

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Universal Match Corp

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

St. Louis, Missouri

Country

United States of America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Matchbook

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Firemaking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Temperature Control Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Dimensions when closed

Height

51 mm

Width

76 mm

Depth

9 mm

Material

Cardboard, Match Head Chemicals

Colors

Color

Blue, Yellow, Red, White

Color Notes

Primary colour is blue, text in yellow and white, elements of red.

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Abrasion, Creasing, Wear, Frayed / Fraying

Date Examined

Feb 2, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Surface

Cardboard is worn from handling, with bumped corners and some creasing. Print worn of in places.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

February 1, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 6, 2023