Matchbox

matches

Name/Title

Matchbox

Entry/Object ID

2015.19.15

Description

Round clear plastic tube with a screw-on plastic cap. The tube is filled with unused matches with green heads and a red head tip. The cap is molded with the number, "42A6932", and the bottom of the tube is molded with number, "42A6931".

Context

Used by Lt. Col. James Alan Partridge during World War II

Acquisition

Accession

2015.19

Source or Donor

Roy, Ruth Partridge

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of James Alan Partridge & Isabel MacLeod Partridge

Made/Created

Date made

1942 - 1945

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

Height

2-7/8 in

Diameter

1 in

Material

Plastic, Wood

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Partridge, James Alan (1915-2014)

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

World War II