Patent Model - Improvement in Match-Safes
Maker and role
Charles Goldthwait (b.1820, d.1901), Patentee
Production date
Oct 08 1870
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Iron
Measurements
2 1/2 x 2 1/2" (6.4 x 6.4cm)
Description
Goldthwait's patent "relates to a new and useful improvement in boxes or safes for holding matches, and consists in forming a box or safe with separate compartments, and provided with igniting-surfaces, and so as to be tightly closed when not in use..." (Patent Number 108,346)
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Object number
2015.14.1235a-c
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