Match Safe Patent Model

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Object Details

inventor

Frankish, Charles

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1875

patent date

1876-07-18

ID Number

DL.331189

catalog number

331189

patent number

179,850

accession number

88881

Object Name

match safe

Other Terms

Match Safe; Fire Making Apparatus

Physical Description

tinned sheet iron (casing, base, lever material)

sheet brass (match clasps material)

asphaltum (exterior finish material)

paper, emery (striking paper material)

Measurements

overall: 6 3/8 in x 4 5/8 in; 16.1925 cm x 11.7475 cm

place made

United States: Kansas, Topeka

associated place

United States: Kansas, Topeka

United States: Illinois, Chicago

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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-f5e5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_307760