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Matchsafe
This is a matchsafe. It is dated ca. 1900 and we acquired it in 1980. Its medium is molded rubber or gutta percha. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
donated by
Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener.
It is credited Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener.
Its dimensions are
Overall: 7.6 x 3 cm (3 x 1 3/16 in.)
It is inscribed
"Rubber and Cotton The Gutta Percha & Rubber MFG. CO. 126 Duane St. New York Randolf St. Chicago" (recto). Fire Hose hose belting packing vaulves & co.(verso)
Cite this object as
Matchsafe; molded rubber or gutta percha; Overall: 7.6 x 3 cm (3 x 1 3/16 in.); Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener; 1980-14-530
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Plastics and Faster, Cheaper, Newer, More: The Revolutions of 1848.
