Matchbox

Matchbox

Name/Title

Matchbox

Entry/Object ID

1998.50.1

Description

The matchbox is made of silver-colored metal and has a hinged lid. The label on the lid is dark red with yellow lettering and advertises the "South Western Hotel, Windsor / A. Outlaw Proprietress" and the manufacturer's name and address, which may read "D. Harper & Co., 266 8 Holloway...". The bottom of the matchbox has an indented ridge of grooves. Inside the matchbox, the color is brass or gold.

Context

Produced as an advertisement for the South Western Hotel in Windsor, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1998.50

Source or Donor

Knicely, Fay Drake

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Matchbox

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Firemaking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Temperature Control Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

1-1/4 in

Depth

9/16 in

Length

1-7/8 in

Material

Tin

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

South Western Hotel

Related Places

Place

Town

Windsor

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America