[Matchbook] Texaco, 20-strike, Red Grey

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

[Matchbook] Texaco, 20-strike, Red Grey - Back: View of Back
[Matchbook] Texaco, 20-strike, Red Grey - Back

View of Back

Name/Title

[Matchbook] Texaco, 20-strike, Red Grey

Entry/Object ID

2004.14.141

Tags

Texaco, Matchbook, Paper, Paper Ephemera, Matches, Red, Gray, Grey, Texaco Canada Resources Ltd.

Description

Matchbook bearing branding for Texaco. Contained 20 matches. Front Cover: White base, with bands of colour at the top and bottom. From top: A band of red, a band of white, a band of grey, a large section of white, lower-centre a band of grey, a band of white, a band of red, striker, and a band of grey. In the large section of white are the round Texaco logo and red "TEXACO" text. Back Cover: White base. At the top are red, white, and grey bands, then a large section of white, followed by grey, white, red, white, and grey bands. In the large white section, is the grey text: "TEXACO CANADA RESOURCES LTD.". Saddle: White base with red "TEXACO" text followed by a small red round Texaco logo. Interior: Plain. Manufacturer: Eddy Match Co. Ltd., Toronto, Ontario. Matches: Plain matchsticks; white match heads. Matches left: 20

Collection

Carol Haggerty Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Matchbook
Paper Ephemera

Acquisition

Accession

2004.14

Source or Donor

Carol and Elmer Haggerty, Doris Burak

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Eddy Match Co.

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Toronto, Ontario

Country

Canada

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

Height

48 mm

Width

38 mm

Depth

9 mm

Material

Cardboard, Paper, Match Head Chemicals

Color

White, Red, Gray

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Dent

Date Examined

Feb 14, 2023

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Cleanliness

Light discolouration from handling and potentially fading from light exposure.

Materials

Minor denting from contact with other objects.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

February 14, 2023

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 6, 2023