[Matchbook] White's City: Totem Poles, 20-strike, Yellow Black

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Matchbook] White's City: Totem Poles, 20-strike, Yellow Black - Back: View of back cover
[Matchbook] White's City: Totem Poles, 20-strike, Yellow Black - Back

View of back cover

Name/Title

[Matchbook] White's City: Totem Poles, 20-strike, Yellow Black

Entry/Object ID

2023.2.14

Tags

Matchbook, Paper Ephemera, White's City, Paper, Matches, Cavern, Carlsbad-Cavern, Yellow

Description

Matchbook from White's City, featuring imagery of the 'Totem Poles' in the Big Room of Carlsbad-Cavern in Carlsbad-Cavern National Park. Contained 20 matches. Front Cover: Coloured (yellow, blue, grey, black, red) illustration of cavern entrance. Text at base: "TOTEM POLES, BIG ROOM". Back Cover: Yellow with black line border and black text: "SOUVENIR of White's City at Entrance to CARLSBAD-CAVERN NATIONAL PARK". Saddle: Black with yellow text: "CARLSBAD CAVERNS; WHITE'S CITY, NEW MEXICO". Interior: Plain. Manufacturer: The Ohio Match Co. (Wadsworth, Ohio). Matches: Plain, flat matchsticks; blue match heads. Matches left: 20

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

The Ohio Match Co.

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Wadsworth, Ohio

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

49 mm

Width

39 mm

Depth

9 mm

Material

Cardboard, Match Head Chemicals

Color

White, Yellow, Blue, Black, Gray, Red

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Abrasion, Wear, Creasing

Date Examined

Feb 2, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Surface

Light wear from handling.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

February 2, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 6, 2023