Museum number:
| APM 19.772 |
Subcollection:
| smokers' utensils |
Title:
| match box |
Keyword:
| box with matches |
Description:
| Lucifersdoos met groot formaat met rechthoekig model met schuifdoos, voorzijde "SMOKE SALMON & GLUCKSTEIN LD NAVY CUT", langs de onderzijde een boot op de zee, een vuurtoren in de verte. Keerzijde bovenlangs "SALMON & GLUCKSTEIN LD", verdienstenpenningen en links tekstblok met "VALUE EXTRAORDINARY FOR ALL SMOKERS" en rechts "LARGEST RETAIL TOBACCONISTS IN THE WORLD". |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
| Width | 3.07 in (7.8 cm) | |
| Length | 6.5 in (16.5 cm) | |
| Weight | 107 gram |
Characteristics
| Material | wood |
| Technique | miscellaneous |
| Colour | polychrome |
| Other materials | paper |
| Traces of use | geen |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | London (district) |
| Town | London |
| Maker | Salmon & Gluckstein Ltd. (tobacco manufacturer) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2003 |
| Provenance | 's-Hertogenbosch, Ruud van Thiel |
| Utrecht, Douwe Egberts Pijpenkamer, <1970-2003 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, tentoonstelling "Light your pipe", 19 december 2012 - 14 februari 2013. |
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