File:"Charles Baker and Company's Stores- Match and Pin Box" Matchsafe, ca. 1885 (CH 18532985).jpg
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English: "Charles Baker & Company's Stores: Match & Pin Box" Matchsafe, ca. 1885
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Made by Thomas Turner & Company |
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English: "Charles Baker & Company's Stores: Match & Pin Box" Matchsafe, ca. 1885 |
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English: Rectangular, curved corners and sides, the front inscribed "CHAs BAKER & Cos Stores, Match & Pin Box, Price Two Pence, 271 to 274 High Holborn, 41 & 43 Ludgate Hill, 137 to 140 Tottenham Court Rd St. [T.Turner's manufacturer's trademark stamped on lower left; Rd. 26844 on lower right.] Reverse inscribed "Gentlemens & Boys Superior Clothing, Hosiery, Shirts, Hats, Boots & C. 25 Per Cent Under Usual London Prices to Keep Pace with the Civil Service Stores." Interior match container revealed when inscribed exterior sheath is pulled open at side; both exterior and interior pivot on attached pin at bottom center. Striker recessed on side. |
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| Date | circa 1885 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | plated metal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 5.4 x 3.1 x .9 cm (2 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 3/8 in. ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Product Design and Decorative Arts |
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1982-23-1 |
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| Credit line | Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | T. T. & Co W [Manufacturer's mark] stamped on front of box. (See description and notes.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
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