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Ongerup and Needilup district Museum > Records

Match Bos metal

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Overview

oblong shaped box with hinged lid. lid has a raised border. very dark dirty color. container has 25 x 3cm long cream colored matches, all with red heads.
bottom of tin has a section of ruff area to strike matches on

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-126-88.15

Item type

Domestic Objects

Material

Tin Alloy

Width

4.3000 cm

Height or length

7.5000 cm

Inscriptions and markings