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Container with safety matches

Accession Number

651.2008.1

Object Name

Container with safety matches

Created

11/12/2008

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

11/12/2008

Brief Description

Red plastic container with safety matches. Yellow rubber top. Screw off bottom. Black elastoplast tape has been wound round middle. Safety matches inside.

Materials

plastic, rubber, matches

Dimensions

7(h) x 12(circumference) cms.

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

Underneath inscription reads "2 MATCHES SAFETY NO.4 MARK 1 12D/1270"

Colour

red, yellow

Provenance

These matches are waterproof and allegedly can be struck under water - though one wonders what you want to light underwater! They are, of course, great for camping and these ones would seem to be of military origin, probably from some sort of survival kit which Mick Tighe collected during his Royal Marine days.

Acquisition Date

11/12/2008

Condition Check Date

28/04/2009

Normal Location

Bohuntin

Current Location

Bohuntin

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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